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Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae Advances in Engineering and Biology /

This comprehensive book details the most recent advances in the microalgae biological sciences and engineering technologies for biomass and biofuel production in order to meet the ongoing need for new and affordable sources of food, chemicals and energy for future generations. The chapters explore n...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Moheimani, Navid R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), McHenry, Mark P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), de Boer, Karne. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bahri, Parisa A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies, 2
Subjects:
Renewable energy resources.
Microbiology.
Renewable and Green Energy.
Applied Microbiology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16640-7
Table of Contents:
  • Past, present and future of microalgae cultivation developments
  • Application of Various Immobilization Techniques for Algal Bioprocesses
  • Potentials of exploiting heterotrophic metabolism for biodiesel oil production by microalgae
  • Culture systems incorporating heterotrophic metabolism for biodiesel oil production by microalgae
  • Wastewater as a source of nutrients for microalgae biomass production
  • Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment for Biofuel Production: Processes, Species and Extraction Methods
  • CO2 environmental bioremediation by microalgae
  • Prospective applications of synthetic biology for algal bioproduct optimization
  • Molecular Genetic Techniques for Algal Bioengineering
  • Towards Applications of Genomics and Metabolic Modeling to Improve Algal Biomass Productivity
  • Genetic Engineering for Microalgae Strain Improvement in Relation to Biocrude Production Systems
  • Harvesting of microalgae by means of flocculation
  • Industrial-scale microalgae pond primary dewatering chemistry for energy-efficient auto-flocculation
  • Harvesting and downstream processing - and their economics
  • Potential of Converting Solar Energy to Electricity and Chemical Energy
  • The anaerobic digestion of microalgae biomass, “Life-cycle Environmental Impacts of Biofuels and Co-products”
  • Economic and energy modelling for large scale algae production.

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