| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 579 pages) : illustrations |
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Biomass, biofuels and biochemicals |
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Biomass, biofuels and biochemicals
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Biomass, Biofuels and Biochemicals: Biofuels from Algae; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to algal fuels; 1 Introduction; 2 Sunlight as the Source of Algal Fuels; 3 Potential Advantages of Microalgae Over Higher Plants; 4 Algal Culture: Production of Biomass; 5 Potential Fuels From Algae; 5.1 Biomass; 5.1.1 Thermochemical processing of biomass to fuels; Pyrolysis; Gasification; Hydrothermal liquefaction; 5.2 Algal Crude Oil; 5.2.1 Biodiesel; 5.2.2 Diesel, gasoline and jet fuel; 5.3 Fuel Alcohols; 5.3.1 Starch accumulation in microalgae |
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5.3.2 Biomass pretreatment to release fermentable sugars5.3.3 Fermentation of biomass hydrolysate; 5.3.4 Other routes to algal ethanol; 5.3.5 Economics of microalgal ethanol; 5.3.6 Fuel alcohols from macroalgae; 5.4 Biogas; 5.4.1 Microalgal biomass (whole biomass, or oil-extracted spent biomass); 5.4.2 Seaweed biomass; 5.5 Biohydrogen; 5.6 Syngas and Biooils; 6 Hurdles to Commercialization; 7 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2: Culture media for mass production of microalgae; 1 Introduction; 2 Microalgae Nutritional Requirements; 2.1 Microalgae Basic Composition |
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2.2 Microalgae Nutrition-Macro and Microelements3 Culture Media; 3.1 Composition and Suitability of Classical Media; 3.2 Mass Culture Media Composition; 3.3 Heterotrophic Growth; 4 Residual Waters as Culture Media; 4.1 Municipal Wastewaters as Culture Media; 4.2 Agroindustrial Wastewater as Culture Media; 4.3 Composition Amendment; 5 Nutrient Recycling; 5.1 Analysis and Nutrient Amendment; 5.2 Microbiological Quality and Asepsis; 6 Sources, Stocks and Their Properties; 6.1 Chemicals and Fertilizers; 6.2 Solubility and Stock Cultures; 6.3 Water Treatment; 7 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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7.1 Integrated Biofuel and Food/Feed Production7.2 Biorefineries; 7.3 Nutrient-Rich Wastewaters; 7.4 In situ Nitrogen Fixation; 7.5 Selected Microalgal Cultures; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Microalgal strain selection for biofuel production; 1 Introduction; 2 Challenges for Increased Biofuel Productivity, and Process Economics Related to Strain Selection; 2.1 Biomass Production; 2.2 Biomass Harvesting; 2.3 Accumulation of Carbohydrates and Lipids by Microalgae; 3 Screening of Oleaginous Microalgae; 4 Screening of Carbohydrate-Rich Microalgae |
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5 Genetic Manipulation of Microalgae for Biofuel Production6 Isolation of Microalgae; 7 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 4: Potential carbon fixation of industrially important microalgae; 1 Introduction; 2 Microalgal Metabolism; 3 Photosynthesis; 3.1 Microalgae Culture Fundamentals; 4 Carbon Dioxide Fixation By Microalgae; 4.1 Carbon Dioxide Role in Photobioreactors; 4.2 Methods for CO2 Fixation Quantification; 4.3 Carbon Fixation of Industrially Important Microalgae; 4.3.1 Chlorella vulgaris; 4.3.2 Botryococcus braunii; 4.3.3 Arthospira (Spirulina) platensis; 4.3.4 Dunaliella sp |
| Summary |
Biomass, Biofuels and Biochemicals: Biofuels from Algae, Second Edition provides information on strategies for commercial microalgae based biofuel production, including their cultivation, pre-treatment and conversion methods. The book discusses methods for producing microalgal biomass in large scale by outdoor culturing and outlines new technologies for their use. In addition, it explains how modern genetic engineering enables the generation of recombinant strains that generate higher quantities of feedstock. The complete utilization of microalgal biomass, which can also be obtained from valorizing nutrients from wastewater and industrial exhaust gases, can be efficiently converted to energy rich biofuels and high value pharmaceuticals in a well-defined biorefinery |
| Notes |
First edition: 2014 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Biomass energy.
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Algae -- Biotechnology
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Algae -- Biotechnology
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Biomass energy
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pandey, Ashok, editor
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Chang, Jo-Shu, editor
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Soccol, Carlos Ricardo, editor
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Lee, D. J. (Duu-Jong), editor.
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Chisti, Yusuf, editor
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| ISBN |
9780444642141 |
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0444642145 |
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9780444641922 |
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0444641920 |
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