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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products: Fundamentals and Advances in Energy, Food, Feed, Fertilizer, and Bioa ... -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword by Michael A. Borowitzka -- Part 1: Fundamentals -- Chapter 1: Microalgae biotechnology: A brief introduction -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. A brief history of everything -- 1.3. Algae as human food -- 1.3.1. Microalgae and seafood -- 1.4. Nitrogen for sustainable agriculture -- 1.5. Potential biofuels and other organic chemicals -- 1.6. Carbon sequestration by microalgae |
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1.7. Algae-based treatment of wastewaters -- 1.8. Harmful algae -- 1.9. Commercial production and processing of microalgal biomass -- 1.10. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Morphophysiological, structural, and metabolic aspects of microalgae -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Morphological aspects of microalgae -- 2.3. Cell ultrastructure of microalgae -- 2.3.1. Prokaryotic cells -- 2.3.2. Eukaryotic cells -- 2.4. General considerations on microalgae -- 2.4.1. Prokaryotic microalgae (cyanobacteria) -- 2.4.2. Eukaryotic microalgae -- 2.4.2.1. The green algae (Chlorophyta/Charophyta) |
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2.4.2.2. Euglenophyta -- 2.4.2.3. Haptophyta -- 2.4.2.4. Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) -- 2.4.2.5. The diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) -- 2.4.2.6. Eustigmatophyceae -- 2.4.2.7. The red algae (Rhodophyta) -- 2.5. Metabolic aspects of microalgae -- 2.5.1. Photosynthetic metabolism -- 2.5.1.1. Photosynthetic pigments -- 2.5.1.1.1. Chlorophyll -- 2.5.1.1.2. Carotenoids -- 2.5.1.1.3. Phycobiliproteins -- 2.5.1.2. Photosynthesis -- 2.5.1.3. Respiration -- 2.5.1.4. Nitrogen fixation -- 2.6. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Microalgae culture collections, strain maintenance, and propagation |
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3.1. Living biological collections -- 3.2. The operation of microalgae culture collections -- 3.2.1. Basic laboratory infrastructure -- 3.2.2. Identification of cultures -- 3.2.3. Propagation of cultures -- 3.2.4. Conditions of keeping microalgae in culture collections -- 3.2.5. Strain quality control and routine problems -- 3.2.6. Cryopreservation of microalgae in culture collections -- 3.2.7. Microalgae as models of organisms in genomics, proteomics, and GMO studies-The role of culture collections -- 3.3. Some microalgae culture collections across the world -- 3.4. Concluding remarks |
| Summary |
The Handbook of Microalgae-based Processes and Products provides a complete overview of all aspects involved in the production and utilization of microalgae resources at commercial scale. Divided into four parts (fundamentals, microalgae-based processes, microalgae-based products, and engineering approaches applied to microalgal processes and products), the book explores the microbiology and metabolic aspects of microalgae, microalgal production systems, wastewater treatment based in microalgae, CO2 capture using microalgae, microalgae harvesting techniques, and extraction and purification of biomolecules from microalgae. It covers the largest number of microalgal products of commercial relevance, including biogas, biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, single-cell protein, single-cell oil, biofertilizers, pigments, polyunsaturated fatty acids, bioactive proteins, peptides and amino acids, bioactive polysaccharides, sterols, bioplastics, UV-screening compounds, and volatile organic compounds. Moreover, it presents and discusses the available engineering tools applied to microalgae biotechnology, such as process integration, process intensification, and techno-economic analysis applied to microalgal processes and products, microalgal biorefineries, life cycle assessment, and exergy analysis of microalgae-based processes and products. The coverage of a broad range of potential microalgae processes and products in a single volume makes this handbook an indispensable reference for engineering researchers in academia and industry in the fields of bioenergy, sustainable development, and high-value compounds from biomass, as well as graduate students exploring those areas. Engineering professionals in bio-based industries will also find valuable information here when planning or implementing the use of microalgal technologies |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 03, 2020) |
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Microalgae -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Microalgae -- Biotechnology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Microalgae
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Microalgae -- Biotechnology
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Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780128185377 |
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0128185376 |
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9780128185360 |
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0128185368 |
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