A selected bibliography of research and product development using genetic engineering and molecular biology techniques and species of fresh water and marine algae. Chapters: culture, gene expression and sequencing studies, products and product development, and bioremediation using algae. The 167 citations represent research that was selected for its creativity, innovation, and timeliness. Extended abstract with each citation.
Depleting fossil fuel is another concern and it is felt that there is a need for alternative renewable resources. Algae as a potential source of biofuel are also discussed in this book
This book examines the utilization of algae for the development of useful products and processes with the emphasis towards green technologies and processes, and the requirements to make these viable.
Named #1 of 15 Best New Biotechnology Books to Read in 2021 by BookAuthority. This volume explores and explains the vast uses and benefits of algae as food, feed, and fuel.
"This volume explores and explains the vast uses and benefits of algae as food, feed, and fuel. It covers the most advanced applications of algae in the food and feed industries and for environmental sustainability.
This book is a useful resource for researchers, academicians, postgraduate students, industries, policy makers and anyone interested in the status and future possibilities of microalgae commercialisation.
This contributed volume presents the latest research and state-of-the-art approaches in the study of microalgae.
Purcell (1977) summarized it by saying that the organism does not move like a cow that is grazing on pasture, it moves to find greener pasture. Only the species that swim very fast such as the dinoflagellates (about 500 mm sec21) can ...
This book describes and emphasizes the emerging information on green algal technology, with a special emphasis on the production of diverse chemicals, metabolites, and products from algae and cyanobacteria.
Qiu, D., Huang, L., Liu, S., and Lin, S. Nuclear, mitochondrial and plastid gene phylogenies of Dinophysis miles (Dinophyceae): Evidence of variable types of chloroplasts. PLoS ONE, 6(12): e29398, 2011. Sheiner, L. and Striepen, ...
The book will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in the field.