1st Edition

Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy Algal Products and Processes

398 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

398 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

398 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

"Algae are mysterious and fascinating organisms that hold great potential for discovery and biotechnology." —Dr. Thierry Tonon, Department of Biology, University of York "Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it." —A.P.J. Abdul Kalam In this book, we emphasize the importance of algal biotechnology as a sustainable platform to replace the conventional... Read more

1. Marine Macroalgal Biorefinery: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives

Nitin Trivedi, Dhanashree Mone, Arijit Sankar Mondal, and Ritu Sharma

2. Valorization of Algal Spent Biomass into Valuable Biochemicals and Energy Resource.

Saravanan Vasanthakumar, K. Greeshma, and Muthu Arumugam

3. Algal Role in Microbial Fuel Cells

Ghadir Aly El-Chaghaby, Sayed Rashad, Meenakshi Singh, K. Chandrasekhar, and Murthy Chavali

4. Potential of Microalgae for Protein Production

Elena M. Rojo, Silvia Bolado, Alejandro Filipigh, David Moldes, and Marisol Vega

5. Microalgae for Pigments and Cosmetics

Nídia S. Caetano, Priscila S. Corrêa, Wilson G. de Morais Júnior, Gisela M. Oliveira, António A.A. Martins, Monique Branco-Vieira, and Teresa M. Mata

6. Microalgae for Animal and Fish Feed

Margarida Costa, Joana G. Fonseca, Joana L. Silva, Jean-Yves Berthon, and Edith Filaire

7. Algal-Sourced Biostimulants and Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Enrichment: Algae for Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners

P. Muthukumaran, J. Arvind, M. Kamaraj, and A. Manikandan

8. Recent Trends in Microalgal Refinery for Sustainable Biopolymer Production

Menghour Huy, Ann Kristin Vatland, Reza Zarei, and Gopalakrishnan Kumar

9. Algae as a Source of Polysaccharides and Potential Applications

Sonal Tiwari, E. Amala Claret, and Vikas S. Chauhan

10. Algae as Food and Nutraceuticals

Chetan Aware, Rahul Jadhav, Jyoti Jadhav, Virdhaval Nalavade, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Yung-Hun Yang, and Ranjit Gurav

11. Cyanobacterial Phycobiliproteins – Biochemical Strategies to Improve the Production and Its Bio Application

Khushbu Bhayania, Sandhya Mishra, and Imran Pancha

Biography

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.