**1.2. Biofuels derived from microalgae**

A plethora of biofuels are derived from microalgae by virtue of their unique potential (**Figure 2**). The biofuels include alcohols, which are produced through fermentation, processing of algal biomass through dual approach of hydrolysis and fermentation, traditional method of transesterification, gasification of biomass or Fischer-Tropsch synthesis [4].
