Microalgal biotechnology : potential and production
With the high interest in renewable resources, the field of algal biotechnology has undergone a huge leap in importance. This book treats the biological fundamentals of microalgal biotechnology in physiology and molecular biology. It provides an overview of applications and products as well as a sur...
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| Other Authors | , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Berlin ; Boston :
Walter de Gruyter,
2012.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9783110225020 3110225026 9781680152005 1680152009 3110225018 9783110225013 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xix, 266 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: discovering microalgae as source for sustainable biomass
- Phylogeny and systematics of microalgae: an overview
- Balancing the conversion efficiency from photon to biomass
- Algae symbiosis with eukaryotic partners
- Genetic engineering, methods and targets
- Algenics: Providing microalgal technologies for biological drugs
- Raceways-based production of algal crude oil
- Cellana LLC: Algae-based products for a sustainable future
- Principles of photobioreactor design
- Knowledge models for the engineering and optimization of photobioreactors
- Construction and assessment parameters of photobioreactors
- Autotrophic, industrial cultivation of photosynthetic microorganisms using flue gas as carbon source and Subitec's flat-panel-airlift (FPA) cultivation system
- Case study: Microalgae production in the self-supported ProviAPT vertical flat-panel photobioreactor system
- Case study: Biomass from open ponds
- Case study: Spiral plate technology for totally dewatering algae alive.