Overview
- Important assessment of the state of the art in algae cultivation and processing
- Finding the latest advances in algal products
- For identifying the research needs relating to algal biorefineries
- For LCA and environmental impact of algal chemicals and fuels
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Algal Growth, Products and Optimization
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Biorefinery Design and Processing Steps
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About this book
Algae offer potential to produce renewable chemicals and fuels using solar energy and carbon dioxide from atmosphere or in flue gases while simultaneously reducing the generation of greenhouse gases. Since these can be grown on marginal lands with micronutrients and macronutrients often present in waste streams, algae-based chemicals and fuels do not compete with foods. Still large-scale production of algae-based fuels and chemicals faces considerable technological and economical challenges and it would by necessity require a biorefinery approach wherein all the possible algal components are converted into value-added compounds. The present series on algal biorefineries represents a forum for reporting the state of the art of different technologies as well as the latest advances in this field. The volume II of this series complements the volume I in terms of the current state of the art. Different chapters in this volume address diverse issues ranging from genetically modifies algaeto new products to life-cycle analysis of algal products.
Reviews
“The contributors are well known scientists in their field under the leading authority of truly famous scientists acting as Editors. The chapters are written very clearly, having a very generous bibliography and useful illustrations.” (Prof. Ioan I. Ardelean, Bulletin of Micro and Nanoelectrotechnologies, Vol. 7 (3-4), 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Algal Biorefineries
Book Subtitle: Volume 2: Products and Refinery Design
Editors: Aleš Prokop, Rakesh K. Bajpai, Mark E. Zappi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20200-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-20199-3Published: 28 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36667-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-20200-6Published: 19 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 557
Topics: Biomedicine general, Applied Microbiology, Engineering Design, Eukaryotic Microbiology, Renewable and Green Energy, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution