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Biofuels from algae /

Biomass, Biofuels and Biochemicals: Biofuels from Algae, Second Edition provides information on strategies for commercial microalgae based biofuel production, including their cultivation, pre-treatment and conversion methods. The book discusses methods for producing microalgal biomass in large scale...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pandey, Ashok (Editor ), Chang, Jo-Shu (Editor ), Soccol, Carlos Ricardo (Editor ), Lee, D. J. (Duu-Jong) (Editor ), Chisti, Yusuf (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2019]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Biomass, biofuels and biochemicals.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Biomass, Biofuels and Biochemicals: Biofuels from Algae; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to algal fuels; 1 Introduction; 2 Sunlight as the Source of Algal Fuels; 3 Potential Advantages of Microalgae Over Higher Plants; 4 Algal Culture: Production of Biomass; 5 Potential Fuels From Algae; 5.1 Biomass; 5.1.1 Thermochemical processing of biomass to fuels; Pyrolysis; Gasification; Hydrothermal liquefaction; 5.2 Algal Crude Oil; 5.2.1 Biodiesel; 5.2.2 Diesel, gasoline and jet fuel; 5.3 Fuel Alcohols; 5.3.1 Starch accumulation in microalgae
  • 5.3.2 Biomass pretreatment to release fermentable sugars5.3.3 Fermentation of biomass hydrolysate; 5.3.4 Other routes to algal ethanol; 5.3.5 Economics of microalgal ethanol; 5.3.6 Fuel alcohols from macroalgae; 5.4 Biogas; 5.4.1 Microalgal biomass (whole biomass, or oil-extracted spent biomass); 5.4.2 Seaweed biomass; 5.5 Biohydrogen; 5.6 Syngas and Biooils; 6 Hurdles to Commercialization; 7 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2: Culture media for mass production of microalgae; 1 Introduction; 2 Microalgae Nutritional Requirements; 2.1 Microalgae Basic Composition
  • 2.2 Microalgae Nutrition-Macro and Microelements3 Culture Media; 3.1 Composition and Suitability of Classical Media; 3.2 Mass Culture Media Composition; 3.3 Heterotrophic Growth; 4 Residual Waters as Culture Media; 4.1 Municipal Wastewaters as Culture Media; 4.2 Agroindustrial Wastewater as Culture Media; 4.3 Composition Amendment; 5 Nutrient Recycling; 5.1 Analysis and Nutrient Amendment; 5.2 Microbiological Quality and Asepsis; 6 Sources, Stocks and Their Properties; 6.1 Chemicals and Fertilizers; 6.2 Solubility and Stock Cultures; 6.3 Water Treatment; 7 Conclusions and Perspectives
  • 7.1 Integrated Biofuel and Food/Feed Production7.2 Biorefineries; 7.3 Nutrient-Rich Wastewaters; 7.4 In situ Nitrogen Fixation; 7.5 Selected Microalgal Cultures; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Microalgal strain selection for biofuel production; 1 Introduction; 2 Challenges for Increased Biofuel Productivity, and Process Economics Related to Strain Selection; 2.1 Biomass Production; 2.2 Biomass Harvesting; 2.3 Accumulation of Carbohydrates and Lipids by Microalgae; 3 Screening of Oleaginous Microalgae; 4 Screening of Carbohydrate-Rich Microalgae
  • 5 Genetic Manipulation of Microalgae for Biofuel Production6 Isolation of Microalgae; 7 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 4: Potential carbon fixation of industrially important microalgae; 1 Introduction; 2 Microalgal Metabolism; 3 Photosynthesis; 3.1 Microalgae Culture Fundamentals; 4 Carbon Dioxide Fixation By Microalgae; 4.1 Carbon Dioxide Role in Photobioreactors; 4.2 Methods for CO2 Fixation Quantification; 4.3 Carbon Fixation of Industrially Important Microalgae; 4.3.1 Chlorella vulgaris; 4.3.2 Botryococcus braunii; 4.3.3 Arthospira (Spirulina) platensis; 4.3.4 Dunaliella sp.