"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 emphasise the importance of algal biotechnology as a
sustainable platform to replace the conventional fossil-based
economy. With this focus, Volume 2 summarizes up-to-date literature
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 in the Department of
Chemistry, Umea University, Umea, 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.
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