Abstract
Among the new alternatives of energy sources, microalgae and cyanobacteria, microorganisms that grow rapidly in the aquatic environment, has the characteristic to accumulate biocompounds wit can be converted into biofuels and produce value-added biocompounds. Specifically, the cyanobacterium Spirulina maxima synthesize pigments such as chlorophyll, phycocyanin, and carotenoids, in additio…