In recent years, the algal biorefinery is seen as a promising alternative to fossil derived products that reduce the environmental pollution, product costs and support circular bioeconomy. However, the upstream algal cultivation and downstream processing are the energy intensive processes and are considered as bottlenecks in promoting algal biorefinery. Improving the biomass productivity and bioproduct developments are still underway, while a number of novel bioprocess and bio-reactor engineering technologies were developed recently. Therefore, this book provides extensive knowledge of microalgae refineries. This book is divided into two volumes (Vol. I & Vol. II), which presents complete coverage of microalgae refineries. Therefore, Vol. I offers complete coverage of the algal bioproducts process, including biotechnological applications and environmental effects of microalgae cultivation. While Vol. II, provides various industrial applications and future prospects of algal biorefinery for sustainable development of circular bioeconomy. With contributions from world experts, focuses on microalgae from an organism perspective to deliver a complete picture from evolution to bioproducts. The edited book provides a concise introduction to the science, biology, technology, and application of algae. It covers downstream and upstream steps of the algal refinery for the production of algal biomass, which has several social benefits.
This book offers complete coverage of microalgae refineries, including biology, production techniques, biotechnological applications, economic perspectives of applications, and environmental effects of microalgae cultivation. It also summarizes the strategies and future perspectives of microalgal refineries with circular bioeconomy concepts.
Volume 1: Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy: Algal
Products and Processes
1. Marine Macroalgal Biorenery: Recent Developments
and Future Perspectives
2. Valorization of Algal Spent Biomass into Valuable
Biochemicals and Energy Resource.
3. Algal Role in Microbial Fuel Cells
4.
Potential of Microalgae for Protein Production
5. Microalgae for Pigments and
Cosmetics
6. Microalgae for Animal and Fish Feed
7. Algal-Sourced
Biostimulants and Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil
Enrichment: Algae for Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners
8. Recent Trends in
Microalgal Renery for Sustainable Biopolymer Production
9. Algae as a Source
of Polysaccharides and Potential Applications
10. Algae as Food and
Nutraceuticals
11. Cyanobacterial Phycobiliproteins Biochemical Strategies
to Improve the Production and Its Bio Application Volume 2: Algal
Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy: Industrial Applications and Future
Prospects
1. Genetic Engineering in Improving the Output of Algal Biorenery
2. Recent Development in Microalgal Cultivation and Biomass Harvesting
Methods
3. Application of Microalgae for CO2 Mitigation and Sequestration of
Flue Gas
4. Microalgae-Based Nutrient Recovery from Urban Wastewater
5.
Microalgal Metal Remediation from Industrial Wastewater
6. Application of
Microalgae for Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Aqueous Matrices
7.
C1-Proteins Prospect for Production of Industrial Proteins and Protein-Based
Materials from Methane
8. Microalgal Consortia and Their Biotechnological
Applications
9. Algae from Extremophilic Conditions and Their Potential
Applications
10. LCA: A Tool to Develop Sustainable Microalgal Bioreneries
11. Commercial Operation of Algal Technology: A Case Study and
Techno-Economic Analysis
Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan (OPK) is currently working as a research assistant professor at University of Houston, Texas, USA.
Sanjeet Mehariya, PhD, is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment, Sapienza - University of Rome, Italy to produce nutraceuticals from oleaginous microalgae.
Shashi Kant Bhatia is working as an Associate Professor in Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
