Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy

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This book offers complete coverage of microalgae refineries, including biology, production techniques, biotechnological applications, economic perspectives of applications, and environmental effects of microalgae cultivation. It also summarizes the strategies and future perspectives of microalgal refineries with circular bioeconomy concepts.

In recent years, the algal biorefinery is seen as a promising alternative to fossil derived products that reduce the environmental pollution, product costs and support circular bioeconomy. However, the upstream algal cultivation and downstream processing are the energy intensive processes and are considered as bottlenecks in promoting algal biorefinery. Improving the biomass productivity and bioproduct developments are still underway, while a number of novel bioprocess and bio-reactor engineering technologies were developed recently. Therefore, this book provides extensive knowledge of microalgae refineries. This book is divided into two volumes (Vol. I & Vol. II), which presents complete coverage of microalgae refineries. Therefore, Vol. I offers complete coverage of the algal bioproducts process, including biotechnological applications and environmental effects of microalgae cultivation. While Vol. II, provides various industrial applications and future prospects of algal biorefinery for sustainable development of circular bioeconomy. With contributions from world experts, focuses on microalgae from an organism perspective to deliver a complete picture from evolution to bioproducts. The edited book provides a concise introduction to the science, biology, technology, and application of algae. It covers downstream and upstream steps of the algal refinery for the production of algal biomass, which has several social benefits.

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Volume 1: Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy: Algal Products and Processes 1. Marine Macroalgal Biorefinery: 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 Refinery 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 Volume 2: Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy: Industrial Applications and Future Prospects 1. Genetic Engineering in Improving the Output of Algal Biorefinery 2. Recent Development in Microalgal Cultivation and Biomass Harvesting Methods 3. Application of Microalgae for CO2 Mitigation and Sequestration of Flue Gas 4. Microalgae-Based Nutrient Recovery from Urban Wastewater 5. Microalgal Metal Remediation from Industrial Wastewater 6. Application of Microalgae for Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Aqueous Matrices 7. C1-Proteins Prospect for Production of Industrial Proteins and Protein-Based Materials from Methane 8. Microalgal Consortia and Their Biotechnological Applications 9. Algae from Extremophilic Conditions and Their Potential Applications 10. LCA: A Tool to Develop Sustainable Microalgal Biorefineries 11. Commercial Operation of Algal Technology: A Case Study and Techno-Economic Analysis