1st Edition

Algal Biomass Technology and Research Sustainable Solutions in Diverse Industries, Volume 1: Algal Biomass for Food, Agriculture, and Pharmaceutical Applications

Edited By Dipankar Ghosh, Onkar Nath Tiwari Copyright 2026
292 Pages 10 Color & 18 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

292 Pages 10 Color & 18 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

This new two-volume work describes the advances and emerging issues in the use of algal biomass and the prospects of micro- and macroalgae in 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... Read more

1. Algal Biomass: Potential Feedstock for Value-Added Molecules

Sabyasachy Parida, Satyabrata Dash, Bijayananda Sahoo, Shubham Pradhan, Keshab Chandra Mondal, and Biswajit Rath

2. A Review of Potential Aspects of Algal Biomass

Jahnavi Bandla, Gorja Ashok, V. Muralidharan, Ramesh Alluri, and Kondi Vanitha

3. Role of Phytohormones in Accelerated Algal Biomass Generation

Md. Nazneen Bobby, O. N. Tiwari, Kamalendu De, Ayushee Kumari, Raj Shree, and Dipankar Ghosh

4. A Perspective of Process Parameters on Algal Biomass Generation

Sougata Ghosh, Bishwarup Sarkar, and Sirikanjana Thongmee

5. Scope and Future Prospects of Algal Biomass Toward Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, and Agricultural Biotechnology

M. Indira and O. N. Tiwari

6. Sustainable Usage of Algal Biomass for Food Processing and Nutraceutical Production

Susmita Ghosh, Tanmay Sarkar, and Runu Chakraborty

7. Utilization of Algal Biomass for the Food Industries

K. Peer Muhamed Noorani, T. Shakena Fathima, M. R. Asraf Sithikka, B. Dhanveer Ahamed, and N. Thajuddin

8. Impact of Algae Biomass for Pharmaceutical Application

M. K. Vijaya Lakshmi, S. Jaya Priya, A. Madhiha Thareem, V. Mahalakshmi, R. Vidhyakalarani, and Shanmugam Vinodhini

9. Algal-Based Nanoparticles as an Alternative Antimicrobial Agent

Lalit Mohan, Sahrish Majeed, Menal Jain, Arihanta Sharma, Sunila Hooda, and Navjyoti Chakraborty

10. Algal Biomass: A Potential Feedstock for Carotenoids Production

J. I. S. Khattar, D. P. Singh, and Alka Rajput

Biography

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.