Solar-to-Fuel Conversion in Algae and Cyanobacteria - Formighieri, Cinzia; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015)
1. Introduction -- 2. Introduction to biofuels: An emerging industry. 3. Exploring novel feedstocks and technologies for advanced biofuels: the promises of algae -- 4. Bio-ethanol from algae polysaccharides -- 5. Biodiesel from microalgae -- 6. Processing of algal biomass for the production of biogas and bio-oil -- 7.  Cyanobacteria as a platform for direct photosynthesis-to-fuel conversion -- 8.  Economic viability of algal biodiesel -- 9. Photosynthesis: a dynamic process -- 10. Solar-to-biomass conversion efficiency --  11. Light Saturation of photosynthesis -- 12. Downstream biochemical reactions: carbon assimilation -- 13. Light-utilization inefficiency of wild type algal mass cultures -- 14. Genetic modification of the pigment optical density -- 15. Development of microalgae cultivation and biomass harvesting systems for biofuel production -- 16. Environmental sustainability of biofuel production from algae -- 17. Concluding remarks.
Keywords: Renewable energy resources; Environmental chemistry; Energy harvesting; Energy systems; Renewable and Green Energy; Environmental Chemistry; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems