What are Algal Oils?
Green algae are metabolically very versatile and produce important renewable biomass compounds directly from sunlight. They build up the glucose polymer cellulose as part of their cell walls, store starch as food reserve, and more importantly, accumulate significant amounts of oils and fatty acids as energy storage. The oils produced by algae are chemically very similar to the oils produced by oilseed crops and are stored in the form of triacylglycerides (TAGs).
