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Microalgal Biomass for Bioenergy Applications
- 1st Edition - September 21, 2023
- Editors: Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Devarajan Thangadurai
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 9 2 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 9 2 8 - 4
Microalgal Biomass for Bioenergy Applications presents current methods, practical applications, and research trends on diverse biofuel products from microalgae. This comprehen… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMicroalgal Biomass for Bioenergy Applications presents current methods, practical applications, and research trends on diverse biofuel products from microalgae. This comprehensive book provides analyses of microalgal biology, chemical and molecular engineering techniques to scale-up algal biomass processes and biofuels conversion, and economic feasibility of value-added bioenergy co-products from a variety of microalgal strains. Sections cover microalgal biomass availability, suitability, potential for biofuel applications, scientific and methodical aspects of biomass harvesting, sustainable and commercial applications of microalgal biofuels, including LCA, and the technological limitations and future perspectives on microalgal biofuels.
Each section offers in-depth knowledge on the fundamental and practical aspects with reference to biofuels and bioenergy production from microalgae. This book will be a valuable update for students, researchers and industry professionals working in bioenergy, and will be of interest to microbial and environmental scientists and phycologists interested in practical applications for microalgae.
- Reviews all aspects of microalgal biodiversity and its structure in context of cultivation, conversation, harvesting and advantages over other conventional biomass
- Examines key steps and integrated approaches to enhance biofuels production from microalgae
- Explains the fundamentals, practical aspects, and scale-up techniques for the production of biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel, biohydrogen and biobutanol from microalgal biomass
- Includes breakthroughs, recent advances and challenges in microalgal biomass processing as feedstock for renewable biofuels
- Analyzes chemical and molecular engineering techniques to scale-up algal biomass processes and biofuels conversion, and the economic feasibility of value-added bioenergy co-products from a variety of microalgal strains
- Cover image
- Title page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- About the editors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section I Bioprospecting Microalgae: Availability, Suitability and Potentiality for Biofuel Applications
- Chapter 1 Microalgal biofuels: From biomass to bioenergy
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Challenges faced in the commercialization and processing of algae fuels
- 1.3 Types of biofuels
- 1.4 Overview of algae fuels
- 1.5 Conversion of biomass to biofuel
- 1.6 Anaerobic digestion process
- 1.7 Pretreatment of algae biomass for biogas production
- 1.8 Biofuels from microalgae biomass
- 1.9 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2 Microalgal based biofuels: Sources, benefits, and constraints
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The global energy situation: past, present, and future
- 2.3 Microalgae-based fuel production
- 2.4 Comparing different energy sources
- 2.5 Costs and energy return for microalgae energy
- 2.6 Discussion and conclusion
- References
- Section II From Biomass to Biofuel: Conversion Technologies and Process Development in Microalgal Bioenergy Sector
- Chapter 3 Microalgal farming for biofuel production: Extraction, conversion, and characterization
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Algae
- 3.3 Microalgal farming for biofuel production
- 3.4 Lipid analysis methods
- 3.5 Algal biofuel
- 3.6 Genetic manipulation of microalgae for biofuel production
- 3.7 Indian scenario of algal biofuel production
- 3.8 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 4 Microalgal biodiesel properties based on fatty acid profiles: Modeling, design, and optimization of production conditions
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Microalgae lipids and fatty acid composition
- 4.3 Biodiesel properties influenced by the fatty acid profile
- 4.4 Biodiesel from microalgae: an approach based on design model and optimization
- 4.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 5 FAME analysis of microalgal biomass from waste stabilization ponds for biofuel purposes
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Waste stabilization ponds as sources of microalgae
- 5.3 Extraction of microalgae lipids
- 5.4 FAME potential in microalgae oil
- 5.5 Current aspects of biodiesel from microalgae
- 5.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6 Microalgal liquid, solid, and gaseous biofuels: Cultivation and production strategies for biofuel accumulation
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Microalgae as an alternative for biofuel production
- 6.3 Strategies of cultivation for biomolecules accumulation
- 6.4 Liquid biofuels
- 6.5 Gaseous biofuels
- 6.6 Solid biofuel
- 6.7 Challenges, opportunities, and future trends
- 6.8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7 Chemical, biochemical, and thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass into biofuel generation
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Biochemical conversion of algal feedstock to fuel
- 7.3 Thermochemical conversion of algal feedstock to fuel
- 7.4 Chemical process of algal feedstock conversion to fuel
- 7.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8 Biofuel recovery from microalgal biomass through hydrothermal liquefaction
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Algae biomass for fuel
- 8.3 Thermochemical conversion of algal biomass
- 8.4 HTL—nonethnic fuel extraction technique
- 8.5 HTL kinetics and bio-oil upgradation
- 8.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9 Hydrothermal gasification of microalgal biomass for bioenergy applications
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Microalgae: bioenergy resource
- 9.3 Hydrothermal gasification
- 9.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10 Microalgae-derived biofuel production via nanocatalysis
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Microalgae cultivation for biofuels
- 10.3 Role of nanotechnology in biofuel
- 10.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11 Biodiesel production from microalgal resources: Harvest and postharvest technologies
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Potential of algae for various applications
- 11.3 Algal biodiesel production
- 11.4 Cultivation systems and growth optimization
- 11.5 Algae harvest and postharvest technologies
- 11.6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Section III Microalgal Biofuels: Renewable, Sustainable, and Commercial Applications
- Chapter 12 Biofuels from diatoms: A sustainable bioenergy source in post-fossil fuel era
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Why do we need microalgal biofuel?
- 12.3 Global scenario of research and development for microalgal biofuel production
- 12.4 Scope of diatoms as major biofuel producers
- 12.5 Cultivation designs and methodologies for up-scaling of diatom fuel production
- 12.6 Advances in downstream processes
- 12.7 Application of genetic engineering and synthetic biology in oleaginous diatoms
- 12.8 Conclusion and future outlook
- References
- Chapter 13 Microalgae as sustainable feedstock for biofuel production and value-added co-products
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Microalgae cultivation
- 13.3 Microalgae harvesting
- 13.4 Lipid extraction
- 13.5 Transesterification
- 13.6 Applications
- 13.7 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 14 Microalgal-based biodiesel and its lifecycle assessment
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Microalgal biodiesel production
- 14.3 Lifecycle assessment
- 14.4 Lifecycle impact assessment
- 14.5 Conclusion
- References
- Section IV Phycofuel Processing Technology: Technological Limitations and Future Perspectives
- Chapter 15 Biofuels from microalgae: Growing conditions, cultivation strategies, and techno-commercial challenges
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Growing and harvesting microalgae for fuel applications
- 15.3 Microalgae as fuel for future
- 15.4 Challenges in commercializing algal biofuels
- 15.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 16 Developments, challenges, and future perspectives in renewable bioenergy production using microalgae
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Recent developments in bioenergy production from microalgae
- 16.3 Nano additives in biofuel production
- 16.4 Challenges in microalgae—biofuel production
- 16.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 17 Cutting-edge approaches for overcoming challenges in microalgal biodiesel production
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Current status
- 17.3 Different technical challenges of biodiesel production from microalgae
- 17.4 Scale-up of microalgae-based biodiesel technology
- 17.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 18 Genetic engineering of microalgae for production of biofuels: Recent progress and practical limitations
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Tools and techniques
- 18.3 Case studies in microalgae with reference to biofuel production
- 18.4 Risk assessment, biosafety, and regulatory issues at the global level
- 18.5 Challenges and limitation
- 18.6 Future perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 466
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 21, 2023
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443139277
- eBook ISBN: 9780443139284
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