Algae Biotechnology: Products and Processes

✍ Scribed by Faizal Bux, Yusuf Chisti (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 344
• Series: Green Energy and Technology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book examines the utilization of algae for the development of useful products and processes with the emphasis towards green technologies and processes, and the requirements to make these viable. Serving as a complete reference guide to the production of biofuels and other value added products from micro and macro algae, it covers various aspects of algal biotechnology from the basics to large scale cultivation, harvesting and processing for a variety of products. It is authored and edited by respected world experts in the field of algal biotechnology and provides the most up to date and cutting edge information on developments in the field. Over the past decade there has been substantial focus and related literature on the application of algal biomass for the generation of novel processes and products. ‘Algae Biotechnology: Products and Processes’ encompasses a holistic approach to critically evaluating developments in the field of algal biotechnology whilst taking into account recent advances and building on the body of knowledge. Aspects of the effects of harmful algae are also discussed, as well as the potential commercial application of algal biotechnology, the techno-economic feasibility of algal biodiesel production and the use of genetic and metabolic engineering for the improvement of yield. Other bioenergy sources such as alcohol fuels, aviation fuels, biohydrogen and biogas are also covered. This book is intended for postgraduates and researchers working in the biofuels and algal industry; it constitutes ideal reference material for both early stage and established researchers.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Microalgae Cultivation Fundamentals....Pages 1-19
Large-Scale Production of Algal Biomass: Raceway Ponds....Pages 21-40
Large-Scale Production of Algal Biomass: Photobioreactors....Pages 41-66
Commercial Production of Macroalgae....Pages 67-76
Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass....Pages 77-89
Extraction and Conversion of Microalgal Lipids....Pages 91-110
Techno-economics of Algal Biodiesel....Pages 111-141
Fuel Alcohols from Microalgae....Pages 143-154
Microalgae for Aviation Fuels....Pages 155-163
Biohydrogen from Microalgae....Pages 165-193
Biogas from Algae via Anaerobic Digestion....Pages 195-216
Food and Feed Applications of Algae....Pages 217-247
Microalgae Applications in Wastewater Treatment....Pages 249-268
Major Commercial Products from Micro- and Macroalgae....Pages 269-300
Harmful Algae and Their Commercial Implications....Pages 301-315
Genetic and Metabolic Engineering of Microalgae....Pages 317-344

✦ Subjects

Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Technology; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology