Algal biomass that is represented mainly by commercially grown algal strains has recently found many potential applications in various fields of interest. Its utilization has been found advantageous in the fields of bioremediation, biofuel production and the food industry. This paper reviews recent developments in the analysis of algal biomass with the main focus on the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and partly Laser-Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma techniques. The advantages of the selected laser-based analytical techniques are revealed and their fields of use are discussed in detail.

CEITEC Central European Institute of Technology Brno University of Technology Technická 3058 10 Brno 61600 Czech Republic

Institute of Physical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Brno University of Technology Technická 2896 2 Brno 61669 Czech Republic

Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Academy of Science of the Czech republic v v i Královopolská 147 Brno 612 64 Czech Republic

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