Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products: Fundamentals and Advances in Energy, Food, Feed, Fertilizer and Bioactive Compounds

Handbook of Microalgae-based Processes and Products provides a complete overview of all aspects involves in the production and utilization of microalgae resources at commercial scale. Divided into four parts (fundamentals, microalgae-based processes, microalgae-based products and engineering approaches applied to microalgal processes and products), the book explores the microbiology and metabolic aspects of microalgae, microalgal production systems wastewater treatment based in microalgae, CO2 capture using microalgae, microalgae harvesting techniques, and extraction and purification of biomolecules from microalgae. It covers the largest number of microalgal products of commercial relevance, including biogas, biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, single-cell protein, single-cell oil, biofertilizers, pigments, polyunsaturated fatty acids, bioactive proteins, peptides and amino acids, bioactive polysaccharides, sterols, bioplastics, UV-Screening compounds, and volatile organic compounds. Moreover, it presents and discusses the available engineering tools applied to microalgae biotechnology, such as process integration, process intensification, and techno-economic analysis applied to microalgal processes and products, microalgal biorefineries, life cycle assessment and exergy analysis of biofuels from microalgae. The coverage of a broad range of potential microalgae processes and products in a single volume makes this handbook an indispensable reference for engineering researchers in academia and industry in the field of bioenergy, sustainable development, and high-value compounds from biomass, as well as graduate students exploring those areas. Engineering professionals in bio-based industries will also find here valuable information when planning or implementing the use of microalgal technologies. Covers theoretical background information and results of recent researchDiscusses all commercially relevant microalgae-based processes and productsExplores the main emerging engineering tools applied to microalgae processes, including techno-economic analysis, process integration, process intensification, life cycle assessment and exergy analysis of biofuels INDICE: Part I: Fundamentals 1. Microalgae biotechnology: A brief introduction 2. Introduction to microalgae: Morpho-physiological, structural and metabolic aspects 3. Microalgae culture collections, strain maintenance and propagation 4. Synthetic biology applied to microalgae-based processes and products Part II: Microalgae-based processes 5. The photobioreactors engineering 6. Microalgae production systems 7. Wastewater treatment based in microalgae 8. Carbon dioxide capture and utilization using microalgae 9. Dewatering of microalgal cultures 10. Microalgae harvesting techniques 11. Extraction of biomolecules from microalgae Part III: Microalgae-based products 12. Biogas from microalgae 13. Biodiesel from microalgae 14. Bioethanol from microalgae 15. Biohydrogen from microalgae 16. Biocrude oil from microalgae via Hydrothermal Processing 17. Microalgal single-cell protein 18. Microalgal single-cell oil 19. Microalgal biofertilizers 20. Pigments from microalgae 21. Nutritional quality and bioactive properties of proteins and peptides from microalgae 22. Bioactive polysaccharides from microalgae 23. Sterols from microalgae 24. Bioplastics from microalgae 25. UV-Screening compounds from microalgae 26. Volatile organic compounds from microalgae 27. Microalgae as enzyme biofactories 28. Novel bioactive molecules from microalgae Part IV: Engineering approaches applied to microalgal processes and products 29. Process integration applied to microalgal-based processes 30. Process intensification applied to microalgae-based processes and products 31. Microalgal biorefineries 32. Techno-economic analysis of microalgae-based processes and products 33. Life-cycle assessment of microalgae-based processes and products 34. Exergy analysis applied to microalgae-based processes and products 35. Scale-up of microalgae-based processes

• ISBN: 978-0-12-818536-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 1016
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés