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1 online resource (303 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Microalgae as the Central Variable in Imagining a Systemic Society with the Purpose of Abundance -- 1.1 Our Place and Our Time -- 1.2 The Astonishment and the Dazzle -- 1.3 Innovation and Evolution -- 1.4 On the Trail of Solutions -- 1.5 Freedom for Imagination -- 1.6 Is It Possible to Understand Companies as Organic Ones on a Living Planet? -- 1.7 A Systemic "Pedagogy"? -- 1.8 Control of Central Variables -- 1.9 What to Do with Everything We Begin to Understand: The Need for Action on Reality -- 1.10 The Elegance of Nature |
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Chapter 2: Considerations for Cultivating and Processing Botryococcus braunii -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Summary of Biological Properties -- 2.1.2 Strain Selection and Development -- 2.2 Cultivating -- 2.2.1 Outdoor Ponds and Photobioreactors -- 2.2.2 Attached Cultivation with Biofilms -- 2.2.3 Nutrient Requirements and Delivery -- 2.2.4 Recovering Nutrients from Wastewater -- 2.2.5 Effects of Metals and Micronutrients -- 2.2.6 Effects of Media Salinity Conditions -- 2.2.7 Effects of Light and Photoperiod -- 2.2.8 Enhanced Growth with Stimulation -- 2.3 Processing |
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2.3.1 Methods for Harvesting Biomass -- 2.3.2 Pre-treatment for Product Recovery -- 2.3.3 Methods to Extract Hydrocarbons -- 2.3.4 Converting Hydrocarbons to Biofuels -- 2.3.5 Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass -- 2.3.6 Potential for High-Value Products -- 2.3.7 Technoeconomic Analysis of Feasibility -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Biofertilizers from Microalgae -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Biofertilizers, Bioinoculants, and Biostimulants -- 3.2.1 Fungi- and Bacteria-Based Biofertilizers -- 3.2.1.1 Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi -- 3.2.1.2 N-fixers |
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3.2.1.3 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) -- 3.2.2 Microalgal Biomass: An Emergent Biofertilizer Feedstock -- 3.3 Production of Microalgae for Biofertilizer Production -- 3.3.1 Microalgae as Feedstocks for Biofertilizers -- 3.3.2 Growth of Microalgae on Wastewaters for Nutrient Recycling -- 3.3.3 Large-Scale Production of Microalgae for Biofertilizer Production -- 3.4 Microalgal Biofertilizers -- 3.4.1 Biofertilizer Production -- 3.4.2 Application of Biofertilizers to Soil -- 3.4.3 Effect of Microalgae-Based Biofertilizers on Plant Growth -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References |
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Chapter 4: Harvesting Microalgae: Overcoming the Bottlenecks in Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment Through Industrial-Scale Gravity Sedimentation and Thickening -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Microalgae Harvesting -- 4.2.1 Gravity Separation Theory and Design of Settling Tanks -- 4.2.2 Sedimentation Velocity of Microalgae and Physical Properties of Microalgal Flocs -- 4.2.3 Thickening of Microalgal Biomass -- 4.3 Techno-Economic Assessment of Low-Cost Microalgae Harvesting -- 4.4 Final Considerations -- References |
| Summary |
This book presents recent advances, challenges, and trends in modern microalgal biotechnology. It covers microalgae genetics, bioreactors, modeling, massive scale and industrial cultivation, and environmental, social, and economic aspects of microalgal biotechnology. The book also explores the emerging knowledge about high-value bioproducts from microalgae, e.g., biofuels, biosurfactants, bioremediation, bioplastics/biopolymers, pharmaceuticals, antioxidants (anti-aging), fatty acids, polysaccharides and proteins, feed and superfoods with microalgae. The chapters will be written by prominent professors and researchers from the six inhabited continents of the world, from academic to industrial sectors |
| Notes |
Chapter 5: Mass Balance of the Major Cellular Carbon Pools for the Marine Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana as Regulated by Irradiance, CO2, and Growth Phase |
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Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 6, 2024) |
| Subject |
Microalgae -- Biotechnology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira
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Mitchell, Brian Gregory
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Benemann, John R.
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| ISBN |
9783031612534 |
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3031612531 |
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