Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae (eBook, ePUB)

Biodiesel and Value-Added Products
Redaktion: Bux, Faizal

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Microalgae are an invaluable biomass source with potential uses that could lead to environmental and economic benefits for society. Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae: Biodiesel and Value Added Products presents the latest developments and recent research trends with a focus on potential biotechnologically related uses of microalgae. It gi

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040192016
• Artikelnr.: 72301643

Autorenporträt

Professor Faizal Bux serves as director at the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology at the Durban University of Technology. He has 17 years of experience in the fields of water and wastewater treatment, bioremediation and biotransformation of industrial effluents for the production of valuable by-products, and biotechnological applications of microalgae including biodiesel. Professor Bux serves on the Management Committee of the International Water Association (IWA) specialist group, Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering. He also serves as a scientific advisor for various NGOs, both in South Africa and internationally, especially with regard to water quality issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Microalgal Cultivation Reactor Systems. Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass.
Lipid Identification and Extraction Techniques. Synthesis of
Biodiesel/Bio-oil from Microalgae. Analysis of Microalgal Biorefineries for
Bioenergy from an Environmental and Economic Perspective Focus on Algal
Biodiesel. Value-Added Products from Microalgae. Algae-Mediated Carbon
Dioxide Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation and Conversion to
Value-Added Products. Phycoremediation by High-Rate Algal Ponds (HRAPs).
Microalgal Biotechnology: Today's (Green) Gold Rush.