Grand Challenges in Algae Biotechnology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hallmann, Armin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rampelotto, Pabulo H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology,
• Θέματα: Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Microbiology.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Applied Microbiology.; Eukaryotic Microbiology.

In this book, researchers and practitioners working in the field present the major promises of algae biotechnology and they critically discuss the challenges arising from applications. Based on this assessment, the authors explore the great scientific, industrial and economic potential opened up by...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1. Developments in Key Enabling Technologies
• 1. Commercial Microalgal Cultivation Systems
• 2. Operational, Prophylactic, and Interdictive Technologies for Algal Crop Protection
• 3. Heterotrophic growth of microalgae
• 4. Agronomic Practices for Photoautotrophic Production of Algae Biomass
• 5. Advances in Genetic Engineering of Microalgae
• 6. Optimization of microalgae photosynthetic metabolism to close the gap with potential productivity
• 7. Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology Approaches to Enhancing Production of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Microalgae
• 8. Integrated Biorefineries for Algal Biomolecules
• 9. Combining microalgae-based wastewater treatment with biofuel and bio-based production in the frame of a biorefinery
• 10. Microalgal consortia: from wastewater treatment to bioenergy production
• 11. Downstream Green Processes for Recovery of Bioactives from Algae
• Part 2. Framework and Progress of Practical Applications
• 12. Bioactive Compounds from Microalgae and their Potential Applications as Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals
• 13. Metal Pollution in Water: Toxicity, Tolerance and Use of Algae as a Potential Remediation Solution
• 14. Benefits of Algal Extracts in Sustainable Agriculture
• 15. Deriving Economic Value from Metabolites in Cyanobacteria
• 16. European Union Legislation and Policies Relevant for Algae.