Energy from Microalgae

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Energy from Microalgae

Energy industries and utilities Biotechnology Production and industrial engineering Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology

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Collection: Green Energy and Technology

Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 19th February 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9783319690933


Overview of Microalgal Biomass and Bioproducts

This book presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the production and use of microalgal biomass and bioproducts for energy generation. It also offers extensive information on engineering approaches to energy production, such as process integration and process intensification in harnessing energy from microalgae. 

Environmental and Societal Challenges

Issues related to the environment, food, chemicals and energy supply pose serious threats to nations’ success and stability. The challenge to provide for a rapidly growing global population has made it imperative to find new technological routes to increase the production of consumables while also bearing in mind the biosphere’s ability to regenerate resources. Microbial biomass is a bioresource that provides effective solutions to these challenges.

Content and Coverage

Divided into eight parts, the book explores microalgal production systems, life cycle assessment and the bio-economy of biofuels from microalgae, process integration and process intensification applied to microalgal biofuels production. In addition, it discusses the main fuel products obtained from microalgae, summarizing a range of useful energy products derived from algae-based systems, and outlines future developments. Given the book’s breadth of coverage and extensive bibliography, it offers an essential resource for researchers and industry professionals working in renewable energy.

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