Some microalgae species like Botryococcus braunii or Schizochytrium sp. can contain up to 80%
of their dry weight of lipids (Deng et al., 2009). These species can produce a yield of lipids by
acre up to 770 times higher than oleaginous plants (colza, sunflower, etc.) and their high
scale production allows to consider developing high-yield biodiesel (Chisti, 2007). Another
advantage of using microalgae to produce biodiesel is that microalgae can double from 1 to
3 times in 24 hours (Khan et al., 2009). Consequently, the microalgae biomass can be
harvested more than once a year. Microalgae can potentially be used also in food, cosmetic,
fertilizing and many other industries