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Microalgae biotechnology for development of biofuel and wastewater treatment
Intro; Contents; Part I: Microalgae Strain and Culture Technology; Chapter 1: Recent Trends in Microalgae Research for Sustainable Energy Production and Biorefinery Applications; 1 Microalgae Research Outlook; 2 Rationale of Microalgae Biorefinery; 3 Sustainability Prospects of Microalgae Bioprocesses; 3.1 Strain Isolation and Selection; 3.2 Cultivation; 3.3 Harvesting; 4 Microalgae Sustainability Through Technology Integration; 4.1 Biogas Industry Waste for Microalgae Feed and Single-Cell- Protein Synthesis; 4.2 Microalgae Technology Integration with Microbial Fuel Cell
4.3 Microalgae in Bio-hydrogen Technology4.4 Microalgae Coculture System; 4.5 Extremophile Microalgae; 5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: The Culture Technology for Freshwater and Marine Microalgae; 1 Introduction; 2 Nutritional Requirements of Culturing Media; 2.1 Impact of Nitrogen on Growth and Lipid Productivity; 2.2 Impact of Phosphorus on Growth and Metabolite Content; 2.3 Impact of Carbon on Microalgae Cultivation; 2.4 Impact of Inoculum Size on Lipid Productivity; 3 Maintenance of Cultivation Systems: Challenges and Opportunities; 4 Media Recycling and Utilization
5 Strategies to Control Biological Contaminants in Culture5.1 Algicidal Bacteria; 5.2 Viral Contaminants; 5.3 Fungi; 5.4 Zooplanktonic Grazers; 5.5 Toxic Freshwater and Marine Algal Species; 6 Conclusion and Future Perspective; References; Chapter 3: Open Pond Culture Systems and Photobioreactors for Microalgal Biofuel Production; 1 Introduction; 2 Types of Microalgal PBRs; 2.1 Open Pond Culture Systems; 2.2 PBRs; 2.2.1 VC-PBRs (Wang et al. 2012); 2.2.2 FP-PBRs; 2.2.3 T-PBRs; 2.2.4 Other Types of PBRs; 2.2.4.1 Membrane PBRs (MPBRs); 2.2.4.2 Plastic Bag PBRs
2.2.4.3 Exploration of New Types or Modified PBRs3 Design Principle; 3.1 Light; 3.2 CO2/O2 Balance and Gas Exchange; 3.3 Temperature; 3.4 pH; 3.5 Mixing; 3.6 Other Considerations; 3.6.1 Sterility (Species Control) and Clean Ability; 3.6.2 Material Selection; 4 CFD of Open Pond and Closed Bioreactors; 4.1 General Description; 4.2 Bioreactor Modelling; 5 Process Management; 5.1 Temperature Control; 5.2 Feeding Strategy; 5.3 Measurement and Control; 6 Maintenance and Cleaning of Pond/PBRs; 7 Advances in the PBR System and Manufacturers; 8 Conclusion: Challenges and Future Prospects; References
Chapter 4: Standard Techniques and Methods for Isolating, Selecting and Monitoring the Growth of Microalgal Strain1 Introduction; 2 Strain Isolation and Screening Technique; 2.1 Screening Criteria and Methods; 2.2 Sample Collection; 2.3 Single-Cell Isolation by Micropipette; 2.4 Single-Cell Isolation via Streak Plate Technique; 2.5 Dilution Techniques; 2.6 Gravity Separation: Centrifugation and Settling; 3 Monitoring of Microalgal Growth; 3.1 Cell Counting by Microscope; 3.1.1 Haemocytometer; 3.1.2 Sedgewick Rafter Counting Cell; 3.1.3 Palmer-Maloney Slide; 3.2 Coulter Counter
editors, Md. Asraful Alam and Zhongming Wang.