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Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae

Advances in Engineering and Biology

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Editors:
  1. Navid R. Moheimani

    1. School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Algae R&D Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia

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  2. Mark P. McHenry

    1. School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia

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  3. Karne de Boer

    1. School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia

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  4. Parisa A. Bahri

    1. School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia

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  • Discusses recent advances and future challenges
  • Includes basic and applied research
  • Richly illustrated throughout
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies (BBT, volume 2)

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This comprehensive book details the most recent advances in the microalgae biological sciences and engineering technologies for biomass and biofuel production in order to meet the ongoing need for new and affordable sources of food, chemicals and energy for future generations. The chapters explore new microalgae cultivation techniques, including solid (biofilm) systems, and heterotrophic production methods, while also critically investigating topics such as combining wastewater as a source of nutrients, the effect of CO2 on growth, and converting biomass to methane through anaerobic digestion. The book highlights innovative bioproduct optimization and molecular genetic techniques, applications of genomics and metabolomics, and the genetic engineering of microalgae strains targeting biocrude production. The latest developments in microalgae harvesting and dewatering technologies, which combine biomass production with electricity generation, are presented, along with detailed techno-economic modeling. This extensive volume was written by respected experts in their fields and is intended for a wide audience of researchers and engineers.

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Past, Present and Future of Microalgae Cultivation Developments

    • Navid R. Moheimani, David Parlevliet, Mark P. McHenry, Parisa A. Bahri, Karne de Boer
    Pages 1-18

  3. Application of Various Immobilization Techniques for Algal Bioprocesses

    • Ela Eroglu, Steven M. Smith, Colin L. Raston
    Pages 19-44

  4. Potentials of Exploiting Heterotrophic Metabolism for Biodiesel Oil Production by Microalgae

    • James Chukwuma Ogbonna, Navid R. Moheimani
    Pages 45-61

  5. Culture Systems Incorporating Heterotrophic Metabolism for Biodiesel Oil Production by Microalgae

    • James Chukwuma Ogbonna, Mark P. McHenry
    Pages 63-74

  6. Wastewater as a Source of Nutrients for Microalgae Biomass Production

    • Koenraad Muylaert, Annelies Beuckels, Orily Depraetere, Imogen Foubert, Giorgos Markou, Dries Vandamme
    Pages 75-94

  7. Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment for Biofuel Production: Processes, Species, and Extraction Methods

    • Stephen R. Lyon, Hossein Ahmadzadeh, Marcia A. Murry
    Pages 95-115

  8. CO2 Environmental Bioremediation by Microalgae

    • Mohammad J. Raeesossadati, Hossein Ahmadzadeh, Mark P. McHenry, Navid R. Moheimani
    Pages 117-136

  9. Prospective Applications of Synthetic Biology for Algal Bioproduct Optimization

    • Basel Khraiwesh, Kenan Jijakli, Joseph Swift, Amphun Chaiboonchoe, Rasha Abdrabu, Pei-Wen Chao et al.
    Pages 137-154

  10. Molecular Genetic Techniques for Algal Bioengineering

    • Kenan Jijakli, Rasha Abdrabu, Basel Khraiwesh, David R. Nelson, Joseph Koussa, Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani
    Pages 155-171

  11. Toward Applications of Genomics and Metabolic Modeling to Improve Algal Biomass Productivity

    • Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani, Joseph Koussa, Bushra Saeed Dohai, Amphun Chaiboonchoe, Hong Cai, Kelly A. D. Dougherty et al.
    Pages 173-189

  12. Genetic Engineering for Microalgae Strain Improvement in Relation to Biocrude Production Systems

    • Evan Stephens, Juliane Wolf, Melanie Oey, Eugene Zhang, Ben Hankamer, Ian L. Ross
    Pages 191-249

  13. Harvesting of Microalgae by Means of Flocculation

    • Koenraad Muylaert, Dries Vandamme, Imogen Foubert, Patrick V. Brady
    Pages 251-273

  14. Industrial-scale Microalgae Pond Primary Dewatering Chemistry for Energy-efficient Autoflocculation

    • Patrick V. Brady, Mark P. McHenry, M. Carolina Cuello, Navid R. Moheimani
    Pages 275-287

  15. Harvesting and Downstream Processing—and Their Economics

    • F.C. Thomas Allnutt, Ben A. Kessler
    Pages 289-310

  16. Potential of Converting Solar Energy to Electricity and Chemical Energy

    • David Parlevliet, Navid R. Moheimani
    Pages 311-329

  17. The Anaerobic Digestion of Microalgae Feedstock, “Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts of Biofuels and Co-products”

    • Andrew James Ward
    Pages 331-345

  18. Economic and Energy Analysis of Large-Scale Microalgae Production for Biofuels

    • Karne de Boer, Parisa A. Bahri
    Pages 347-365

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 367-373
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Reviews

“This book trully presents some of the most promising existing microalgal biomass growth technologies and summarizes some of the novel methodologies for sustainable and commercial microalgae production. … each chapter is written in a very clear and concise way, having also a selective but rich bibliography. I am positively sure … that the editors’ sentence ‘We trust the reader will enjoy the book as much as we enjoyed writing and editing it.’ is TRUE.” (Prof. Ioan I. Ardelean, Bulletin of Micro and Nanoelectrotechnologies, Vol. 7 (3-4), 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Algae R&D Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia

    Navid R. Moheimani

  • School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia

    Mark P. McHenry, Karne de Boer, Parisa A. Bahri

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae

  • Book Subtitle: Advances in Engineering and Biology

  • Editors: Navid R. Moheimani, Mark P. McHenry, Karne de Boer, Parisa A. Bahri

  • Series Title: Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16640-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16639-1Published: 22 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34868-1Published: 05 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16640-7Published: 11 April 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2363-7609

  • Series E-ISSN: 2363-7617

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 373

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Microbiology, Renewable and Green Energy, Applied Microbiology

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