Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy

"Algae are mysterious and fascinating organisms that hold great potential for discovery and biotechnology." -Dr. Thierry Tonon, Department of Biology, University of York "Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it." -A.P.J. Abdul Kalam In this book, we emphasize the importance of algal biotechnology as a sustainable platform to replace the conventional fossil-based economy. With this focus, Volume 2 summarizes the up-to-date literature and knowledge and discusses the advances in algal cultivation, genetic improvement, wastewater treatment, resource recovery, commercial operation, and technoeconomic analysis of algal biotechnology. FEATURES - Discusses in detail recent developments in algae cultivation and biomass harvesting - Provides an overview of genetic engineering and algal-bacteria consortia to improve productivity - Presents applications of algae in the area of wastewater treatment and resource recovery - Provides case studies and technoeconomic analysis to understand the algal biorefinery Shashi Kant Bhatia, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. Sanjeet Mehariya, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan, PhD, is a Research Scientist and Lecturer (Adjunct) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan (OPK) is currently working as a research assistant professor at University of Houston, Texas, USA. Sanjeet Mehariya, PhD, is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment, Sapienza - University of Rome, Italy to produce nutraceuticals from oleaginous microalgae. Shashi Kant Bhatia is working as an Associate Professor in Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.

1. Marine Macroalgal Biore-nery: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives 2. Valorization of Algal Spent Biomass into Valuable Biochemicals and Energy Resource. 3. Algal Role in Microbial Fuel Cells 4. Potential of Microalgae for Protein Production 5. Microalgae for Pigments and Cosmetics 6. Microalgae for Animal and Fish Feed 7. Algal-Sourced Biostimulants and Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Enrichment: Algae for Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners 8. Recent Trends in Microalgal Re-nery for Sustainable Biopolymer Production 9. Algae as a Source of Polysaccharides and Potential Applications 10. Algae as Food and Nutraceuticals 11. Cyanobacterial Phycobiliproteins - Biochemical Strategies to Improve the Production and Its Bio Application