Algae Biotechnology: Decarbonization, Resource Recovery, and Bioproducts provides a thorough compilation of chapters that focus on carbon capture using microalgae, photosynthetic resource recovery, and the biotransformation of algae biomass into energy and bioproducts. Highlighting unique opportunities for algae-based carbon capture and bioprocessing, the book offers valuable insights for entrepreneurs and industrialists. It presents contemporary and robust approaches to algae bioprocessing, showcasing its potential applications in various industries. The book also describes the challenges and opportunities of large-scale algae cultivation for decarbonization, clean biomass processing routes, and sustainable production and consumption practices using microalgae.
It emphasizes resource recovery, recycling, and carbon-neutral approaches, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals related to carbon capture, clean energy, and sustainable production. By providing up-to-date information on advancements in algae cultivation technologies, the book aims to educate readers on the role of microalgae in achieving energy sustainability and addressing global environmental challenges.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xix 8. About the editors - p. xxvii 9. Preface - p. xxxi 10. Chapter 1. Algae-based carbon capture: Potential, challenges, opportunities - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Integration of algae-based carbon capture with major carbon emission systems - p. 17 12. Chapter 3. Carbonomics of large-scale algae cultivation for industrial and environmental applications - p. 41 13. Chapter 4. Algae-based resource recovery: Potential, challenges, and opportunities - p. 67 14. Chapter 5. Strain improvement for algae-based resource recovery and recycling - p. 97 15. Chapter 6. Large-scale algae-based recycling of heavily contaminated wastewater - p. 135 16. Chapter 7. Integration of algae-based resource recovery with wastewater treatment systems - p. 149 17. Chapter 8. Biotransformation of wastewater-grown algal biomass to biogas - p. 171 18. Chapter 9. Biotransformation of wastewater-grown algal biomass to liquid fuels - p. 191 19. Chapter 10. Transformation of wastewater-grown algal biomass to industrial biopolymers - p. 213 20. Chapter 11. Employing wastewater-grown biomass to reclaim the nutritional value of damaged soils - p. 243 21. Chapter 12. Algae biomass as a feedstock for the biological transformation into value-added products - p. 289 22. Chapter 13. Algal phenomics to develop elite algae strains to meet industrial robustness - p. 309 23. Chapter 14. Algae biotechnology for global space exploration and terraforming the planets - p. 331 24. Chapter 15. Development of algal industry 4.0 for efficient cultivation, resource recovery, and bioproducts production - p. 355 25. Chapter 16. Algae biotechnology for sustainable development goals: Policy-making and global cooperation initiatives - p. 375 26. Chapter 17. Large scale algae cultivation: Economic, environmental, legal aspects, and policy framework - p. 403 27. Index - p. 425
Algae Biotechnology: Decarbonization, Resource Recovery, and Bioproducts provides a thorough compilation of chapters that focus on carbon capture using microalgae, photosynthetic resource recovery, and the biotransformation of algae biomass into energy and bioproducts. Highlighting unique opportunities for algae-based carbon capture and bioprocessing, the book offers valuable insights for entrepreneurs and industrialists. It presents contemporary and robust approaches to algae bioprocessing, showcasing its potential applications in various industries. The book also describes the challenges and opportunities of large-scale algae cultivation for decarbonization, clean biomass processing routes, and sustainable production and consumption practices using microalgae.
It emphasizes resource recovery, recycling, and carbon-neutral approaches, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals related to carbon capture, clean energy, and sustainable production. By providing up-to-date information on advancements in algae cultivation technologies, the book aims to educate readers on the role of microalgae in achieving energy sustainability and addressing global environmental challenges.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xix 8. About the editors - p. xxvii 9. Preface - p. xxxi 10. Chapter 1. Algae-based carbon capture: Potential, challenges, opportunities - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Integration of algae-based carbon capture with major carbon emission systems - p. 17 12. Chapter 3. Carbonomics of large-scale algae cultivation for industrial and environmental applications - p. 41 13. Chapter 4. Algae-based resource recovery: Potential, challenges, and opportunities - p. 67 14. Chapter 5. Strain improvement for algae-based resource recovery and recycling - p. 97 15. Chapter 6. Large-scale algae-based recycling of heavily contaminated wastewater - p. 135 16. Chapter 7. Integration of algae-based resource recovery with wastewater treatment systems - p. 149 17. Chapter 8. Biotransformation of wastewater-grown algal biomass to biogas - p. 171 18. Chapter 9. Biotransformation of wastewater-grown algal biomass to liquid fuels - p. 191 19. Chapter 10. Transformation of wastewater-grown algal biomass to industrial biopolymers - p. 213 20. Chapter 11. Employing wastewater-grown biomass to reclaim the nutritional value of damaged soils - p. 243 21. Chapter 12. Algae biomass as a feedstock for the biological transformation into value-added products - p. 289 22. Chapter 13. Algal phenomics to develop elite algae strains to meet industrial robustness - p. 309 23. Chapter 14. Algae biotechnology for global space exploration and terraforming the planets - p. 331 24. Chapter 15. Development of algal industry 4.0 for efficient cultivation, resource recovery, and bioproducts production - p. 355 25. Chapter 16. Algae biotechnology for sustainable development goals: Policy-making and global cooperation initiatives - p. 375 26. Chapter 17. Large scale algae cultivation: Economic, environmental, legal aspects, and policy framework - p. 403 27. Index - p. 425
