Fuels, chemicals and materials from the oceans and aquatic sources

Fuels, Chemicals and Materials from the Oceans and Aquatic Sources provides a holistic view of fuels, chemicals and materials from renewable sources in the oceans and other aquatic media. It presents established and recent results regarding the use of water-based biomass, both plants and animals, fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Kerton, Francesca M. (Editor), Yan, Ning, 1982- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
SeriesWiley series in renewable resources
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781523114849
1523114843
9781119117179
1119117178
9781119117186
1119117186
9781119117162
9781119117193
1119117194
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Overview of ocean and aquatic sources for the production of chemicals and materials
  • Production and conversion of green macroalgae (Ulva spp.)
  • A new wave of research interest in marine macroalgae for chemicals and fuels : challenges and potentials
  • Kappaphycus alvarezii : a potential sustainable resource for fertilizers and fuels
  • Microalgae bioproduction : feeds, foods, nutraceuticals, and polymers
  • Innovations in crustacean processing : bio-production of chitin and its derivatives
  • Recent progress on the utilization of chitin/chitosan for chemicals and materials
  • Characterization and utilization of waste streams from mollusc aquaculture and fishing industries
  • Fish processing waste streams as a feedstock for fuels.