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1 online resource |
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Energy science, engineering and technology series |
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Energy science, engineering and technology series.
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| Contents |
MICROALGAE FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND CO2 SEQUESTRATION ; MICROALGAE FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND CO2 SEQUESTRATION ; CONTENTS; PREFACE; MICROALGAE FOR CO2 SEQUESTION AND BIOFUEL PRODUCTION ; 1.1. MICROALGAE; Diatoms ; Green Algae ; Golden-Brown Algae ; Prymnesiophytes ; Eustigmatophytes; Blue Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) ; 1.2. PHOTOSYNTHESIS ; 1.2.1. The Light Reaction ; 1.2.2. Dark Reactions; 1.3. SOME IMPORTANT SPECIES FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION ; 1.3.1. Neochloris oleoabundans ; 1.3.2. Scenedesmus dimorphus ; 1.3.3. Nannochloropsis salina ; 1.3.4. Botryococcus Braunii |
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1.3.5. Dunaliella species 1.3.6. Chlorella Species ; REFERENCES ; CULTIVATION OF MICROALGAE ; 2.1. MICROALGAL NUTRITION AND MEDIA ; Carbon Sources ; Nitrogen Sources ; Phosphorus Sources ; Other Elements ; 2.2. OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING MICROALGAL CELL GROWTH ; Temperature ; Light; pH ; The CO2/O2 Balance ; Salinity ; Mixing ; Sterility and Species Control ; 2.3. CULTIVATION SYSTEMS ; 2.3.1. Natural Habitats ; 2.3.2. Open Ponds ; 2.3.3. Closed Systems: Photobioreactors ; 2.3.4. The Hybrid Photobioreactor/Open Pond Cultivation System ; 2.4. DESIGN OF PHOTOBIOREACTOR |
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2.4.1. Choice of Materials and Dimensions 2.4.2. Gas Exchange: Aeration and Mixing ; 2.4.3. Temperature Control ; 2.4.4. Mixing ; 2.4.5. Cleanability ; 2.4.6. Prevention of Biofilm Formation ; 2.5 TYPICAL PHOTOBIOREACTORS ; 2.5.1. Tubular Photobioreactors ; 2.5.2. Flat Panel Photobioreactors ; 2.5.3. Cylindrical Column Photobioreactors ; 2.5.4. Photobioreactor Internally Illuminated with Optical Fibre ; 2.5.5. Membrane Photobioreactors ; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: TYPICAL MEDIA FOR MICROALGAE ; CO2 BIO-MITIGATION BY MICROALGAE ; 3.1. INTRODUCTION; 3.2. MICROALGAL CO2 FIXATION PATHWAYS |
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3.3. SOURCES OF CO2 3.4. OCEAN FERTILIZATION ; 3.5. MICROALGAL BIOMASS HARVESTING AND DRYING ; 3.6. STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CO2 SEQUESTRATION USING MICROALGAL FARMING; 3.6.1. Combined CO2 Bio-Mitigation with Biofuel Production; 3.6.2. Biorefinary: The High-Value Co-Product Strategy ; 3.6.3. Combination of Microalgal Cultivation with Wastewater Treatment ; 3.7. FUTURE TRENDS ; REFERENCES ; BIOFUELS FROM MICROALGAE ; 4.1. BIODIESEL ; 4. 2. BIO-HYDROGEN ; 4.3. BIOETHANOL ; 4.4. BIO-OIL AND BIO-SYNGAS; 4.5. THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS ; 4.5.1. Gasification |
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4.5.2. Pyrolysis 4.5.3. Liquefaction ; REFERENCES ; ENHANCEMENT OF LIPID PRODUCTION USING BIOCHEMICAL, GENETIC AND TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ENGINEERING APPROACHES; 5.1. INTRODUCTION ; 5.2. AN OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL LIPID BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAY; 5.2.1. The Committing Step ; 5.2.2. Acyl Chain Elongation ; 5.2.3. Triacylglycerol (TAG) Formation; 5.3. LIPID PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT: THE BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING (BE) APPROACHES ; 5.4. LIPID PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT: THE GENETIC ENGINEERING (GE) APPROACHES ; 5.4.1. Overexpression of TAG Biosynthesis Pathway Enzymes |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Microalgae -- Biotechnology
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Biomass energy.
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Carbon sequestration
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Biomass energy
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Carbon sequestration
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Microalgae -- Biotechnology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wang, Bei, 1963-
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| LC no. |
2020676780 |
| ISBN |
9781611226379 |
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1611226376 |
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1616681519 |
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9781616681517 |
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