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Microalgae-based biofuels and bioproducts : from feedstock cultivation to end-products /

Microalgae-Based Biofuels and Bioproducts: From Feedstock Cultivation to End Products compiles contributions from authors from different areas and backgrounds who explore the cultivation and utilization of microalgae biomass for sustainable fuels and chemicals. With a strong focus in emerging indust...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gonzalez-Fernandez, Cristina (Editor ), Mu�noz, Raul (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kindlington, United Kingdom : Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in energy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Microalgae-Based Biofuels and Bioproducts: From Feedstock Cultivation to End-Products; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Photobioreactors for the production of microalgae; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Requirements of photosynthetic microorganisms; 1.2.1. Light availability; 1.2.2. Nutrients supply; 1.2.3. Culture conditions; 1.2.4. Mixing; 1.3. Raceway ponds; 1.3.1. Overall design; 1.3.2. Evaluation of open raceways; 1.4. Tubular photobioreactors; 1.4.1. Overall design; 1.4.1.1. Serpentine photobioreactors; 1.4.1.2. Manifold photobioreactors
  • 1.4.1.3. Helical photobioreactors1.4.2. Evaluation of tubular systems; 1.5. Flat-plate photobioreactors; 1.5.1. Overall design; 1.5.2. Evaluation of flat-plate photobioreactors; 1.6. Thin-layer systems; 1.6.1. Overall design; 1.6.2. Evaluation of sloping platforms, raceways, and cascades; 1.7. Comparative analysis; 1.8. Modeling and control of photobioreactors; 1.9. Future trends; References; Chapter 2: Heterotrophic and mixotrophic microalgae cultivation; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Market demand and societal challenges; 2.2.1. Market potential of heterotrophically grown algae products
  • 2.2.2. Opportunities for mixotrophic microalgae cultivation2.3. Heterotrohic and mixotrophic microalgae cultivation technologies; 2.3.1. Preventing contaminations with extremophiles and other means; 2.3.2. Biofouling and biofilm cultivation; 2.3.3. Strategies for heterotrophic and mixotrophic microalgae large-scale cultivation; 2.3.4. Down-stream processing; 2.4. Heterotrophic and mixotrophic microalgae species and related consortia; 2.4.1. Heterotrophic microalgae species; 2.4.2. Mixotrophic microalgae and related consortia; 2.5. Conclusion; References
  • Chapter 3: Microalgae cultivation in wastewater3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Wastewater characteristics: Implications on microalgae cultivation; 3.3. The cooperation between microalgae and bacteria; 3.4. Pollutant removal mechanisms in microalgae-based wastewater treatment; 3.4.1. Carbon and nutrient removal; 3.4.1.1. Carbon removal; 3.4.1.2. Nutrient removal; 3.4.1.3. Heavy metal removal; 3.4.1.4. Pathogen disinfection; 3.4.1.5. Emerging contaminant removal; 3.5. Environmental and operational parameters for an efficient wastewater treatment in algal-bacterial photobioreactors
  • 3.5.1. Environmental parameters: Temperature, light intensity, pH, dissolved oxygen and water evaporation rate3.5.2. Operational conditions: Mixing, hydraulic retention time and light penetration; 3.6. Microbial population dynamics; 3.7. Implementation in photobioreactors; 3.7.1. High rate algal ponds; 3.7.2. Guidelines of design HRAP; 3.7.2.1. Pond area; 3.7.2.2. Pond depth and HRT; 3.7.2.3. Power input; 3.7.2.4. Closed photobioreactors; 3.7.3. Real scope of implementation; References; Chapter 4: Applications of genome-scale metabolic models of microalgae and cyanobacteria in biotechnology