This new two-volume book describes the current advances and emerging issues in the use of algal biomass in the fields of bioenergy, food science, pharmaceutical drugs, and environmental engineering, with special emphasis on metabolic engineering and synthetic biological involvement to ameliorate efficacy of algal biomass towards sustainable solutions.
The volumes explore the most recent advances and prospects of micro- and macroalgae in the fields of biotechnology, microbiology, metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, biochemical engineering, and systems biology for the creation of algal cell factories. The books cover a broad spectrum of algal biomass technology for value-added products and for the recycling of environmental pollutants. The volumes focus on metabolic engineering and synthetic biological involvement to improve the efficacy of algal biomass for sustainability, placing detailed emphasis on micro- and macroalgae functional diversity toward production, harvesting, and application. An updated and comprehensive theory on the use of algal biomass toward improving value-added product synthesis, application, and scaling up toward industrial sustainability is also included.
Volume 2 focuses on sustainable biorefinery methods based on algae for the treatment of wastewater, for desalination, for bioenergy production, for lignocellulosic waste biomass utilization, and for environmental bioremediation. It also covers the connections between traditional and cutting-edge technologies, emphasizing the production of all types of algal biomass (including macro- and microalgae), with a focus on the bioengineering component. This volume places emphasis on two key areas: engineering implications and biological sciences implications.
Together, these volumes provide a wealth of practical information on algal biomass technology and research that will be of interest and use to researchers, scientists, industry professionals, and faculty and students in fields that include microbiology, biotechnology, food technology, bioengineering, metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, pharmaceutical sciences, agricultural technology, and environmental sciences.
Describes advances and issues in use of algal biomass. Focuses on sustainable biorefinery methods based on algae for treatment of wastewater, desalination, bioenergy production, lignocellulosic waste biomass utilization, and environmental bioremediation.
1. Biomass Valorization: A New Perspective in Algal-Based Sustainable
Biorefineries
2. Biomass Production, Harvesting, and Utilization of
Microalgae
3. Mechanistic Eradication of Ciprofloxacin from Pharmaceutical
Wastewater by Algal Biomass: Current Prospective, Strategies, and Challenges
4. Sustainable Use of Algae in Desalination
5. Tailoring Algal Biomass for
Bioenergy Generation
6. Ameliorating Algae-Based Biofuel Generation and
Lignocellusic Biomass Degradation by Bioengineering
7. Sustainable
Utilization of Algal Biomass for Environmental Bioremediation
8. Multifaceted
Applications of Algal Biomass for Bioremediation of Heavy Metals in Polluted
Areas
9. Sustainable Use of Algal Biomass for Bioplastic Production
Dipankar Ghosh, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Biosciences at JIS University, Kolkata, India. His research interest is in microbial engineering and algal biotechnology. He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and reviews in esteemed international journals as well as multiple book chapters with reputed publication houses that include Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, AAP, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, and Nova Science Publishers. He earned his PhD at the University of Montreal, Canada, having received a PBEEE doctoral merit scholarship from the Govt. of Canada. He did research as postdoctoral research associate and research fellow at Imperial College, London, UK; Pusan National University, South Korea; University of Turku, Finland; and IIT Kharagpur, India.
Onkar Nath Tiwari, PhD, is a Principal Scientist and Principal Investigator of DBT-ICAR projects at the Centre for Conservation and Utilization of Blue Green Algae, Division of Microbiology, ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute. He has received honorary fellowships and best paper awards and has chaired several international events and conferences. He has visited several countries for research and academic activities, including the Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, and institutions in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Romania, Japan, and China. He has managed three funded research projects (Government of India) and has completed seven mega projects, with each project worth more than 100 lakhs (over $10 million in USD). He has published over 150 papers and book chapters.
