1st Edition

Algal Biotechnology Current Trends, Challenges and Future Prospects for a Sustainable Environment

Edited By Nivedita Sahu, S. Sridhar Copyright 2024
402 Pages 81 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

402 Pages 81 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

402 Pages 81 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book initiates with a general introduction to microalgae and algal biotechnology with subsequent discussions on all the significant aspects of applied biotechnology, bioremediation, nano applications, multidimensional usages of algae as a biofertilizer, and a source of bioactive compounds and phytochemicals. Major themes of the book include algae and the environment, bioremediation using... Read more

 THEME I Algae and the Environment

1.  A Role of Algae in an Aquatic Ecosystem 

P.V. Subba Rao, C. Periyasamy, K. Suresh Kumar, and P. Srinivasa Rao

2.  Phytoplankton as Bioindicators

M . Aruna

3.  Bioplastic Production from Algae and Impact on Environment

Ashutosh Tripathy, Prama Rani, and Jastin Samuel

4.  Economic Potential of algae for Enhancing Blue Economy

Ramachandran Uma and G. Rani

5.  Mass Mortality of Kappaphycus alvarezii and Its Subsequent Impact on Marine Phytoplankton Diversity: A Consequence of Climate Change

Subir Kumar Mandal, Ganesh Temkar, J. Malarvizhi, N. Monisha, G. Ajay, M. Gobalakrishnan, and K Eswaran

6.  Algal-Derived (By) Products as an Immunostimulant in the Aquaculture Industry

Kannan Mohan, Durairaj Karthick Rajan, Abirami Ramu Ganesan, and Munisamy Shanmugam

THEME II Bioremediation Using Algae

7.  Biological Fuel Cells with Oxygenic Photosynthetic Microorganisms for Wastewater Treatment: State of the Art and Perspectives in Biocathode

Serban N. Stamatin, Matei-Tom Iacob, Cristina Moisescu, Ana-Valentina Ardelean, Adrian Ghinea, Sanda Voinea, Ioan Stamatin, and Ioan I. Ardelean

8.  Phycoremediation: A Prospective Technique for Human Welfare

B. Sankaran

9.   Biosorption of Heavy Metal by Algae to Meet Clean Environment: The Need of the Hour for a Sustainable Future

Biswajita Pradhan, Sairendri Maharana, Srimanta Patra, Rabindra Nayak, Chhandashree Behera, Prajna Paramita Bhuyan, Soumya Ranjan Dash, and Mrutyunjay Jena

10.  Bioremediation of Hexavalent Chromium Using Microalgae

Pritikrishna Majhi, Bidhu Bhusan Mukut, and Saubhagya Manjari Samantaray

11.  Role of Microalgae in Value Addition and Bioremediation of Wastewater 

Samadhan Yuvraj Bagul, Pandiyan K, Khadke GN, and Dolly Wattal Dhar

12.  Microalgae for Plastic Biodegradation and Bioplastics Production

Jyothi K, Krishna Prasad M, Nivedita Sahu, and Sundergopal Sridhar

THEME III Algal-Omics and Applications

13.  Nuclear Characteristics and Chromosome of Green Algae: A Review

Iccha Purak Singh

14.  Current Strategies of Stress Tolerance in Microalgae and Plants

D. Mubarak Ali, Y. Saurabh, R. Sathya, S. Hemalatha, and N. Thajuddin

15.  Metabolic Engineering of Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to Enhance Fuel Precursor Accumulation

K. Jothibasu, J. Tharun Kumar, D.W. Dhar, and Suchitra Rakesh

16.  Review of Algal Nanotechnology: Guidelines to Research Scholars

G. Rani and Ramachandran Uma

17.  Microalgae-Based Nanoparticles and Biocomposites for Biomedical Applications

Rajamohamed Beema Shafreen

18.  Recent Biotechnological Advances in Understanding the Omega-3 Fatty Acid Accumulation in Algal Lipids

Ayushi Dalmia and Ajay W Tumaney

THEME IV Large-Scale Bioprocesses for Algal Cultivation: Constraints and Challenges

19.  Neural-Network Approach in Seaweed Research: An Emerging Field for Prediction and Modelling Critical Parameters

Vaibhav A. Mantri, Dineshkumar Ramalingam, Mudassar Anisoddin Kazi, and M. Vignesh

20.  Constraints and Challenges on Large-Scale Cultivation of Economically Important Algae

V. Veeragurunathan, R. Dineshkumar, Apoorva Bhayani, and P . Gwen Grace

21.  Harnessing the Blue-Green Gold: Scaling-Up and Bio-Integrations

Sai Kishore Butti, M. Madhumala, Nivedita Sahu, and Sundergopal Sridhar

22.  Algal Cultivation for Fuel Production

Saeed Fatima, Sajja S Chandrasekhar, Bapanipally Govardhan, Nivedita Sahu, and Sundergopal Sridhar

Biography

Nivedita Sahu received her Ph.D. degree on Marine Algal Biotechnology from the Dept. of Botany, University of Delhi in 2004. She has expertise in algal biology, cultivation, and algal polysaccharides and her research area of interest is Applied Phycology and Industrial Microbiology. She is currently working as Principal Scientist at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in algae-based membrane integrated technology for water and wastewater treatment. To her credits, she has 01 Patent, 01 Book, 04 Book Chapters,10 prestigious awards and 25 research papers published in various journals.

S. Sridhar is a Chemical Engineer from College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, who has been working as a Scientist in Membrane Separation Processes at the CSIR- IICT, Hyderabad for the past 24 years. He has developed several technologies for chemical industries besides contributing immensely to rural welfare through water purification projects and academic development via \extensive HRD and laboratory development in several schools and colleges. Dr. Sridhar has published 162 research papers in reputed international journals which are widely cited by peers more than 9000 times in high-impact journals with an h-index of 47. He has 12 foreign patents to his credit besides 40 Book Chapters and 200 papers in various symposia/conference proceedings. Dr. Sridhar has trained 400 B.Tech./M.Tech & M.Sc. students from different universities and institutes for project work apart from guiding 8 scholars for Ph.D. Dr. Sridhar’s students have been awarded 50 prizes for meritorious work and the best oral paper/poster presentation made under his guidance in various conferences/symposia.