Microalgal Biotechnology: Integration and Economy / / ed. by Clemens Posten, Christian Walter.

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• MitwirkendeR: Aung, Toe,; Barbosa, Maria J.,; Bassi, Roberto,; Brönstrup, Mark,; Cardol, Pierre,; Carvalho, Ana P.,; Choquet, Yves,; De Marchin, Thomas,; Economou, Chloe,; Eppink, Michel H. M.,; Fonseca, Diana,; Franck, Fabrice,; Goldschmidt-Clermont, Michel,; Grewe, Claudia B.,; Griehl, Carola,; Hankamer, Ben,; Happe, Thomas,; Henderson, Garry,; Hug, Christophe,; Jacobi, Anna,; Khaing, May Yu,; Kwon, Jong-Hee,; Lambertz, Camilla,; Loizeau, Karen,; Lupatsch, Ingrid,; Mathy, Gregory,; Navalho, João,; Niedermeyer, Timo,; Plancke, Charlotte,; Posten, Clemens,; Pulz, Otto,; Purton, Saul,; Pyone Lwin, Khin,; Remacle, Claire,; Rexroth, Sascha,; Rill, S.,; Rosello Sastre, Rosa,; Ross, Ian L.,; Rögner, Matthias,; Shields, Robin,; Stephens, Evan,; Thein, Min,; Thomsen, C.,; Thomsen, L.,; Vejrazka, Carsten,; Verdelho, Vítor,; Wagner, Liam,; Walter, Christian,; Wei, Lili,; Wijffels, Rene H.,; Wollman, Francis-André,; von der Weid, Denis,
• HerausgeberIn: Posten, Clemens,; Walter, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (319 p.)

With the high interest in renewable resources, the field of algal biotechnology has undergone a huge leap in importance in recent years. The book Microalgae Biotechnology - Integration and Economy treats integrated approaches to bring the high potential of microalgae into application, accelerate the...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface
• Contents
• List of contributing authors
• 1 Introduction – Integration in microalgal biotechnology
• 2 Products from microalgae: An overview
• 3 Spirulina production in volcano lakes: From natural resources to human welfare
• 4 Case study of a temperature-controlled outdoor PBR system in Bremen
• 5 Algae for aquaculture and animal feeds
• 6 Algae as an approach to combat malnutrition in developing countries
• 7 Hydrogen production by natural and semiartificial systems
• 8 The carotenoid astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis
• 9 Screening and development of antiviral compound candidates from phototrophic microorganisms
• 10 Natural product drug discovery from microalgae
• 11 Biorefining of microalgae: Production of highvalue products, bulk chemicals and biofuels
• 12 Development of a microalgal pilot plant: A generic approach
• 13 Finding the bottleneck: A research strategy for improved biomass production
• 14 Trends driving microalgae-based fuels into economical production
• 15 Microalgal production systems: Global impact of industry scale-up
• Index