Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy

This book offers complete coverage of microalgae refineries, including biology, production techniques, biotechnological applications, economic perspectives of applications, and environmental effects of microalgae cultivation. It also summarizes the strategies and future perspectives of microalgal refineries with circular bioeconomy concepts.

Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan (OPK) is currently working as a research assistant professor at University of Houston, Texas, USA. Sanjeet Mehariya, PhD, is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment, Sapienza - University of Rome, Italy to produce nutraceuticals from oleaginous microalgae. Shashi Kant Bhatia is working as an Associate Professor in Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.

1. Marine Macroalgal Biore-nery: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives 2. Valorization of Algal Spent Biomass into Valuable Biochemicals and Energy Resource. 3. Algal Role in Microbial Fuel Cells 4. Potential of Microalgae for Protein Production 5. Microalgae for Pigments and Cosmetics 6. Microalgae for Animal and Fish Feed 7. Algal-Sourced Biostimulants and Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Enrichment: Algae for Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners 8. Recent Trends in Microalgal Re-nery for Sustainable Biopolymer Production 9. Algae as a Source of Polysaccharides and Potential Applications 10. Algae as Food and Nutraceuticals 11. Cyanobacterial Phycobiliproteins - Biochemical Strategies to Improve the Production and Its Bio Application