Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy

<p>Algae are mysterious and fascinating organisms that hold great potential for discovery and biotechnology.</p><p>—Dr. Thierry Tonon Department of Biology University of York</p><p>Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.</p><p>—A.P.J. Abdul Kalam</p><p>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.</p><p>FEATURES</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Discusses in detail recent developments in algae cultivation and biomass harvesting </li> <p> </p> <li>Provides an overview of genetic engineering and algal-bacteria consortia to improve productivity</li> <p> </p> <li>Presents applications of algae in the area of wastewater treatment and resource recovery</li> <p> </p> <li>Provides case studies and technoeconomic analysis to understand the algal biorefinery</li> </ul><p>Shashi Kant Bhatia PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering Konkuk University Seoul South Korea.</p><p>Sanjeet Mehariya PhD is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemistry Umeå University Umeå Sweden.</p><p>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.</p>