1st Edition
Algal Biomass Technology and Research Sustainable Solutions in Diverse Industries, Volume 2: Algal Biomass for Environmental and Sustainable Biorefinery Applications
1. Biomass Valorization: A New Perspective in Algal-Based Sustainable Biorefineries
Rabinder Singh, Chetan Paliwal, Mohammed Rehmanji, Asha A. Nesamma, and Pannaga P. Jutur
2. Biomass Production, Harvesting, and Utilization of Microalgae
Richa Tandon, G. L. Tiwari, and Uma Singh
3. Mechanistic Eradication of Ciprofloxacin from Pharmaceutical Wastewater by Algal Biomass: Current Prospective, Strategies, and Challenges
Sucharita Samanta, Pratiti Pradhan, and Gopinath Halder
4. Sustainable Use of Algae in Desalination
Rohit Das and Buddhiman Tamang
5. Tailoring Algal Biomass for Bioenergy Generation
K. Riazunnisa, Nambi Rajesh, M. Vidya Vani, P. Osman Basha, and P. S. Sha Valli Khan
6. Ameliorating Algae-Based Biofuel Generation and Lignocellusic Biomass Degradation by Bioengineering
Shrestha Debnath, Dipankar Ghosh, Md. Nazneen Bobby, and O. N. Tiwari
7. Sustainable Utilization of Algal Biomass for Environmental Bioremediation
Anjani Devi Chintagunta, Geethika Gayatri Padala, Keerthi Meghana Alaparthi, and N. S. Sampath Kumar
8. Multifaceted Applications of Algal Biomass for Bioremediation of Heavy Metals in Polluted Areas
Sumita Rani Pradhan, Priyanka Raul, Sandipa Tripathi, Mousumi Manna, Debarati Jana, Anuttam Patra, Amiya Kumar Panda, and Chandradipa Ghosh
9. Sustainable Use of Algal Biomass for Bioplastic Production
Khushboo Iqbal, Sujata Balasubramanian, Priyanshu Rana, Kuldeep Jain, Jaagriti Tyagi, Ajit Varma, and Arti Mishra
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.
