DIVERSITY OF ALGAE PRODUCING LIPIDS-A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

Now a a days, energy security and energy demand have become a serious global issue and problem To meet this demand, a number of research is being carried out to look for economically viable and environment-friendly alternatives. The only solution that appears to meet futuristic needs is the use of renewable energy. The prospects of producing carbon-neutral biofuels from microalgae appear bright because of their unique features such as suitability of growing in open ponds required for production of a commodity product, high CO2-sequestering capability, and ability to grow in wastewater/seawater/brackish water and high-lipid productivity.. The objective of this review article is to provide a comprehensive review on various aspects of lipids producing in algae has not yet emerged, Till now algal classes which have lipids are Cyanophyta,Chlorophyta, Cryptophyta, Bacillariophyta, Haptophyta, Dinophyta and Pheophyta.. Major alge which produce lipids are Chlorella, Haematocccus, Nanochloropsis, Chlymydomonas (. Chisti, Y. (2008) Chinnasamy, S (2012) Arumugam,(2014)