Algae-Based Biomaterials for Sustainable Development

Biomedical, Environmental Remediation and Sustainability Assessment
Herausgegeben:Ngo, Huu Hao; Guo, Wenshan; Pandey, Ashok; Chang, Jo-shu; Lee, Duu-Jong

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Produktbeschreibung

Biomass, Biofuels, and Biochemicals: Algae-Based Biomaterials for Sustainable Development, Biomedical, Environmental Remediation and Sustainability Assessment, a new release in the Biomass, Biofuels, and Biochemicals series, covers algae-based biomaterials-the green and renewable material that can be produced from various micro- and macro-algae species and utilized for several applications, including biomedical healthcare and environmental remediation. The book provides assessments of the current development of algae-based biomaterials, delivering information on diverse feedstocks and technologies for biomaterial production with a perspective surrounding sustainable development.

In addition, circular bioeconomy aspects are included, giving researchers a comprehensive, sustainable development view. This valuable addition to the series delivers a much-needed reference for today's applications in biomedical and environmental remediation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier / Elsevier Science & Technology
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2021-0-02250-1
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 12mm x 191mm x 235mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9780323961424
• ISBN-10: 0323961428
• Artikelnr.: 63481566

Autorenporträt

Prof. Wenshan Guo is a Professor in School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She is also a core member in Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW) at UTS and her research focuses on the innovative water and wastewater treatment and reuse technologies. Her expertise and practical experience cover the areas of water and wastewater engineering such as membrane bioreactor, advanced biological wastewater treatment technologies, physico-chemical separation technologies, solid waste management, environmental assessment and desalination. Her current research is in the areas of green technologies for resource and energy recovery, waste-to-energy, water-waste-energy nexus and climate change mitigation. She has authored 1 book, 19 book chapters, and more than 350 papers. She is currently serving as Editor of Bioresource Technology Report (Elsevier), Associate Editors of Journal of Hazardous, Toxic & Radioactive Waste (ASCE), and Academ

ic Editor of Journal of Chemistry (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Metabolism of algae and metabolic engineering for biomaterial applications
2. Microalgae oil-based drug delivery systems: fabrication and applications
3. Algae based alginate biomaterial: production and applications
4. Algae based carrageenan biomaterial: production and applications
5. Algae-based agarose biomaterials: production and applications
6. Bioprocessing for production and applications of bioplastic from algae
7. Microalgae applications in biomedicine and healthcare
8. Algae-based biomaterial for environmental bioremediation of heavy metals
9. Algae-based biomaterials in 3D printing for applications in medical, environmental remediation and commercial products
10. Algae-based biomaterial for environmental bioremediation of greenhouse gases
11. Circular bioeconomy for resource recovery from wastewaters using algae-based technologies
12. Sustainability assessment for algae based biomaterials
13. Case studies of algae-based biomaterial for biomedicine
14. Algae-based biomaterial for environmental remediation
15. Case studies of algae-based biomaterial for environmental remediation