Microalgal Biotechnology: Integration and Economy

ISBN-13: 9783110298277 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 340 str.

Clemens Posten; Christian Walter

Opis

With the high interest in renewable resources, the field of algal biotechnology has undergone a huge leap in importance. This book treats integrated approaches to bring the high potential of microalgae into application, accelerate the development of really working production processes and put finally the products on the market. So this book will allow protagonists and decision makers in academia, industry, and politics to get a clear picture of current possibilities and future trends in microalgal biotechnology.

Spis treści

Introduction
Historical view (marine biotechnology, micro and macro algae and cyanobacteria, marine habitats); Potentials and constraints
Biology of micro algae
Taxonomy; Photosynthesis; Autotrophic/mixotrophic/heterotrophic growth; Symbiosis; Extremophiles; Genetic Engineering; Special pathways and metabolisms (differences between plants, terrestrial and marine microorganisms)
Applications and products
Technically relevant strains; Micro algae; Macro algae; Feed and aquaculture; Nutrition; Cosmetics; Pharmaceutical products; Energy; Environment (aspects of CO2, waste water treatment and biosorption); Overview on the state-of-the-art of running industrial processes including economic aspects
Engineering and technical aspects
Light supply; Different technologies of photobioreactors; Open systems; Closed systems; Sterility; Downstream processing

O autorze

Clemens Posten, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe; Christian Walter, Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany.