Prospects and challenges in algal biotechnology /

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Imprint:Singapore : Springer, 2017.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 326 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11389097
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Other authors / contributors:Tripathi, Bhumi Nath, editor.
Kumar, Dhananjay, editor.
ISBN:9789811019500
9811019509
9811019495
9789811019494
9789811019494
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 17, 2017).
Summary:This contributed volume presents the latest research and state-of-the-art approaches in the study of microalgae. It describes in detail technologies for the cultivation of marine, freshwater and extremophilic algae, as well as phototrophic biofilms, cyanobacterial mats and periphytons, including the media requirements and growth rates of different types of algae. The second part of the book is dedicated to the biotechnological applications of algal biomass and secondary metabolites produced by these organisms, and critically discusses topics such as algae-based biofuels and CO2 sequestration. In addition, it reviews the prospects and challenges of algal bioremediation of domestic and industrial wastewaters, including the use of planktonic and self-immobilized algae systems in wastewater treatment, explaining their merits and drawbacks. Lastly, it highlights research methods and approaches related to the production of high-value products and bioactive compounds.
Other form:Printed edition: 9789811019494
Standard no.:10.1007/978-981-10-1950-0