Summary This paper reviews some of the most important aspects of microalgae as a potential source for biodiesel production. Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms that can grow rapidly in a variety of environments because of their unicellular or multicellular structure depending on the species. They have the advantage of self‐reproduction using solar energy and converting it into chemical energy via photosynthesis. This process concludes a full cycle in a few days, obtaining higher lipid yields than terrestrial crops. This review shows several techniques and some methodologies used in the biodiesel production process from microalgae as well as the challenges that must be overcome for large‐scale process and in bio‐refineries. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

El énfasis en lo local y regional ha cobrado especial relevancia en el debate actual sobre los desafíos de nuestra sociedad, principalmente porque en dichos espacios de proximidad, la ciudadanía percibe los impactos de la política pública y del comportamiento de los diferentes actores organizados que intervienen en su formulación e implementación. En esta edición se abordan las implicaciones organizacionales de las políticas públicas para el desarrollo regional en Latinoamérica. El conocimiento organizacional cobra sentido en el marco de la elaboración e implementación de políticas, toda vez que las acciones públicas no pueden ser cabalmente comprendidas sin su dimensión organizativa. Así las cosas, en los dos volúmenes de esta obra se lleva a cabo una reflexión de carácter interdisciplinario entre quienes, desde la perspectiva organizacional, generan conocimiento sobre las políticas públicas regionales. Entonces, se trata aquí de responder a una necesidad ineludible: ofrecer un espacio de reflexión que permita avanzar en el conocimiento de las políticas públicas a través de sus perspectivas organizacionales y territoriales. En resumen, en el volumen I se abordan la educación superior y la gobernanza metropolitana y ambiental, en tanto que en el volumen II se reflexiona sobre la innovación social y tecnológica, el turismo y la gastronomía.

Different issues related to the biology of dinoflagellate were studied through cultures of these organisms. The culture of these organisms can be used to investigate morphological variability, plasticity, and some chemical processes. Moreover, in vitro cultures has been used to obtain data for redefining the taxonomical boundaries of some taxa, Cultures are a good aid in improvement the knowledge of dinoflagellates life cycles. This Dissertation is a research part of the "Biología y Filogenia Molecular de Dinoflagelados del Pacifico Mexicano" proyect. Who is funded by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT). This research provided the biomass of dinoflagellates to obtain molecular profiles, toxins, pigments, and lipids. Isolated organisms were collected in two different localities of the Mexican Pacific Coast: Acapulco, Guerrero and Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán. The collected samples produced 21 strains: among them, Prorocentrum, Ceratium, Ceratocorys, Gymnodinium and Gyrodinium several species. The cultures are not axenic, clonal, or semi-continuous. The light cycles were of 12:12. The cultures were kept at two different temperatures of 18 and 20 °C + 1 °C. The irradiance was of 90.5 μmol m -2 s -1 and 166.8 μmol m -2 s -1 . This is the first research work reporting cultures of Ceratium falcatum, Ceratocorys armata.Finally, this research goes beyond its initial goal by giving a detailed description of the methodology for generating the cultures its scaling and conservation as pure strains.