Microalgal Biotechnology: Integration and Economy

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 development of really working production processes and put finally the products on the market. Close interaction of biology and process engineering becomes visible in the described processes. The big impact of microalgal biotechnology on our future society is outlined as a desirable consequence of scientific progress. This book will allow protagonists in academia and industry as well as decision makers in industry and politics to get a clear picture of current possibilities and future trends in microalgal biotechnology.

List of contents

Introduction
Historical view (marine biotechnology, micro and macro algae and cyanobacteria, marine habitats); Potentials and constraints
Biology of micro algae
Taxonomy; Photosynthesis; Autotrophic/mixotrophic/heterotrophic growth; Symbiosis; Extremophiles; Genetic Engineering; Special pathways and metabolisms (differences between plants, terrestrial and marine microorganisms)
Applications and products
Technically relevant strains; Micro algae; Macro algae; Feed and aquaculture; Nutrition; Cosmetics; Pharmaceutical products; Energy; Environment (aspects of CO2, waste water treatment and biosorption); Overview on the state-of-the-art of running industrial processes including economic aspects
Engineering and technical aspects
Light supply; Different technologies of photobioreactors; Open systems; Closed systems; Sterility; Downstream processing

About the author

Prof. Dr. Christian Walter ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht an der Ludwig-Maximiliams-Universität München.

Product details

• Assisted by: Clemen Posten (Editor), Clemens Posten (Editor), Walter (Editor), Walter (Editor), Christian Walter (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2012
• EAN: 9783110298277
• ISBN: 978-3-11-029827-7
• No. of pages: 319
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 21 mm x 249 mm
• Weight: 772 g
• Illustrations: 83 col. ill., 28 b/w tbl.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; Anthropologie, Biotechnologie, Biologie, Genetik, Erblehre, Mensch / Biologie, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Mikrobiologie - Mikroorganismus, Biologie / Mikrobiologie, Mikrobiologie (nicht-medizinisch), Technologie / Biotechnologie, Biotechnologie - Biotechnik, Algen; Bioenergie; Biotechnologie; Mikroalgen; Algae; Bioenergy; Microalgae, Phykologie (Algen und Seetang)