Handbook of microalgal bioprocess engineering

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-85709-411-7
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 58, 390 Seiten

Reihe: Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy

Microalgal bioprocesses employ microalgae as cellular bioreactors for processing raw materials for the production of valuable products or environmental benefits. With the most efficiency photosynthetic machinery for solar energy capture and CO2 fixation at disposal, microalgae are the only biological species offering the potential for biofuel production for the replacement of fossil fuels globally. They are also regarded by a growing number of experts, although with controversies, as the ultimate resort of human beings in battling the climate change. Last and not the least, microalgae are a rich source of food, animal feed, nutraceutics, pharmaceutics, pigments, and other novel products. While these versatile green cellular bioreactors lend us the weaponry in fighting against the multiple crises facing the world today, it is the obligation of scientists and engineers to develop cost-effective processes to realize the biological potentials of microalgae.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lan, C

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Industrielle Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Microalgae; Metabolic pathways of microalgae; Genetics of microalgae; Cell growth kinetics; Photobioreactor; Transport phenomenon in photobioreactors; Ocean, the ultimate carbon reservoir; Recycling CO2 to biofuels using microalgae; Biodiesel production; Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass to biofuels; Bio-gas production via anaerobic digestion; Hydrogen from microalgae; Tertiary wastewater treatment using microalgae.