Algal biorefinery : an integrated approach /

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Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2015.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11096810
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Other authors / contributors:Dāsa, Dewabrata, editor.
ISBN:9783319228136
3319228137
9783319228129
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 19, 2016).
Summary:This book critically discusses different aspects of algal production systems and several of the drawbacks related to microalgal biomass production, namely, low biomass yield, and energy-consuming harvesting, dewatering, drying and extraction processes. These provide a background to the state-of-the-art technologies for algal cultivation, CO2 sequestration, and large-scale application of these systems. In order to tap the commercial potential of algae, a biorefinery concept has been proposed that could help to extract maximum benefits from algal biomass. This refinery concept promotes the harvesting of multiple products from the feedstock so as to make the process economically attractive. For the last few decades, algal biomass has been explored for use in various products such as fuel, agricultural crops, pigments and pharmaceuticals, as well as in bioremediation. To meet the huge demand, there has been a focus on large-scale production of algal biomass in closed or open photobioreactors. Different nutritional conditions for algal growth have been explored, such as photoautotrophic, heterotrophic, mixotrophic and oleaginous. This book is aimed at a wide audience, including undergraduates, postgraduates, academics, energy researchers, scientists in industry, energy specialists, policy makers and others who wish to understand algal biorefineries and also keep abreast of the latest developments.

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