Solar-to-Fuel Conversion in Algae and Cyanobacteria /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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Table of Contents:
- 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.