Microalgal Biomass for Bioenergy Applications

Herausgeber: Sangeetha, Jeyabalan; Thangadurai, Devarajan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Microalgal 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2023
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 1000g
• ISBN-13: 9780443139277
• ISBN-10: 044313927X
• Artikelnr.: 67523760

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I Bioprospecting Microalgae: Availability, Suitability and
Potentiality for Biofuel Applications 1. Microalgal Biofuels: From Biomass
to Bioenergy 2. Microalgal Based Biofuels: Sources, Benefits and
Constraints
SECTION II From Biomass to Biofuel: Conversion Technologies and Process
Development in Microalgal Bioenergy Sector 3. Microalgal Farming for
Biofuel Production: Extraction, Conversion and Characterization 4.
Microalgal Biodiesel Properties Based on Fatty Acid Profiles: Modelling,
Design and Optimization of Production Conditions 5. FAME Analysis of
Microalgal Biomass from Waste Stabilization Ponds for Biofuel Purposes 6.
Microalgal Liquid, Solid, and Gaseous Biofuels: Cultivation and Production
Strategies for Biofuel Accumulation 7. Chemical, Biochemical and
Thermochemical Conversion of Microalgal Biomass into Biofuel Generation 8.
Biofuel Recovery from Microalgal Biomass through Hydrothermal Liquefaction
9. Hydrothermal Gasification of Microalgal Biomass for Bioenergy
Applications 10. Microalgae Derived Biofuel Production via Nanocatalysis
11. Biodiesel Production from Microalgal Resources ¿ Harvest and
Post-Harvest Technologies
SECTION III Microalgal Biofuels: Renewable, Sustainable, and Commercial
Applications 12. Biofuels from Diatoms: A Sustainable Bioenergy Source in
Post-Fossil Fuel Era 13. Microalgae as Sustainable Feedstock for Biofuel
Production and Value-Added Coproducts 14. Microalgal Based Biodiesel and
Its Lifecycle Assessment
SECTION IV Phycofuel Processing Technology: Technological Limitations and
Future Perspectives 15. Biofuels from Microalgae: Growing Conditions,
Cultivation Strategies, and Technical and Commercial Challenges 16.
Developments, Challenges and Future Perspectives in Renewable Bioenergy
Production using Microalgae 17. Cutting-Edge Approaches for Overcoming
Challenges in Microalgal Biodiesel Production 18. Genetic Engineering of
Microalgae for Production of Biofuels: Recent Progress and Practical
Limitations