Algal Biotechnology: Integrated Algal Engineering for Bioenergy, Bioremediation, and Biomedical Applications

Algae Biotechnology: Integrated Algal Engineering for Bioenergy,  Bioremediation, and Biomedical Applications covers key applications of  algae for bioenergy and how to integrate the production of biofuels with  environmental, nutraceutical and biomedical processes and products. The  book emphasizes cost-effective biofuels production through integrated  biorefinery, combining continuous processes and various algae as  feedstock to produce biofuel, bioenergy and various high value  biochemicals. Novel algal culturing technologies and bioprocess  engineering techniques are provided for the optimization of operational  approaches for commercial-scale production, as well as to reduce the  overall costs. New and existing molecular methods for genetic and  metabolic engineering of algae are also presented.

Furthermore,  methods for the optimization of existing biochemical pathways are  explained, and new pathways are introduced, in order to maximize the  potential for biofuels production and related nutraceutical and  biomedical co-products. This book provides an ideal roadmap for  bioenergy researchers and engineers who want to incorporate valuable  nutraceutical and biomedical products and environmental practices into  the production of biofuels.