Handbook of Algal Biofuels

Aspects of Cultivation, Conversion, and Biorefinery

Mostafa El-Sheekh, Abd El-Fatah Abomohra

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9780128241813
• Topic: Sciences physiques
• Subtopic: Énergie

Handbook of Algal Biofuels: Aspects of Cultivation, Conversion and Biorefinery comprehensively covers the cultivation, harvesting, conversion, and utilization of microalgae and seaweeds for different kinds of biofuels. The book addresses four main topics in the algal biofuel value-chain. First, it explores algal diversity and composition, covering micro- and macroalgal diversity, classification, and composition, their cultivation, biotechnological applications, current use within industry for biofuels and value-added products, and their application in CO2 sequestration, wastewater treatment, and water desalination. Next, the book addresses algal biofuel production, presenting detailed guidelines and protocols for different production routes of biodiesel, biogas, bioethanol, biobutanol, biohydrogen, jet fuel, and thermochemical conversation methods. Then, the authors discuss integrated approaches for enhanced biofuel production. This includes updates on the recent advances, breakthroughs, and challenges of algal biomass utilization as a feedstock for alternative biofuels, process intensification techniques, life cycle analysis, and integrated approaches such as wastewater treatment with CO2 sequestration using cost-effective and eco-friendly techniques. In addition, different routes for waste recycling for enhanced biofuel production are discussed alongside economic analyses. Finally, this book presents case studies for algal biomass and biofuel production including BIQ algae house, Renewable Energy Laboratory project, Aquatic Species Program, and the current status of algal industry for biofuel production.

Handbook of Algal Biofuels offers an all-in-one resource for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals working in the areas of biofuels and phycology and will be of interest to engineers working in renewable energy, bioenergy, alternative fuels, biotechnology, and chemical engineering. Furthermore, this book includes structured foundational content on algae and algal biofuels for undergraduate and graduate students working in biology and life sciences.

• Provides complete coverage of the biofuel production process, from cultivation to biorefinery
• Includes a detailed discussion of process intensification, lifecycle analysis and biofuel byproducts
• Describes key aspects of algal diversity and composition, including their cultivation, harvesting and advantages over conventional biomass

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of contributors
• About the editors
• Chapter 1. Cyanoprokaryotes and algae: classification and habitats
• Chapter 2. Global seaweeds diversity
• Chapter 3. Biochemical compounds of algae: sustainable energy sources for biofuel production
• Chapter 4. Algal physiology and cultivation
• Chapter 5. Genetic manipulation of microalgae for enhanced biotechnological applications
• Chapter 6. The current status of various algal industries
• Chapter 7. Algal biomass as a promising tool for CO2 sequestration and wastewater bioremediation: an integration of green technology for different aspects
• Chapter 8. Application of halophilic algae for water desalination
• Chapter 9. Biofuel versus fossil fuel
• Chapter 10. Algae for biodiesel production
• Chapter 11. Eco-friendly biogas production from algal biomass
• Chapter 12. Algal biomass for bioethanol and biobutanol production
• Chapter 13. Thermochemical conversion of algal biomass
• Chapter 14. Direct biohydrogen production from algae
• Chapter 15. Biojet fuels production from algae: conversion technologies, characteristics, performance, and process simulation
• Chapter 16. Photosynthetic microalgal microbial fuel cells and its future upscaling aspects
• Chapter 17. Sequential algal biofuel production through whole biomass conversion
• Chapter 18. By-products recycling of algal biofuel toward bioeconomy
• Chapter 19. Harnessing solar radiation for potential algal biomass production
• Chapter 20. Physical stress for enhanced biofuel production from microalgae
• Chapter 21. Microalgal–bacterial consortia for biomass production and wastewater treatment
• Chapter 22. Process intensification for sustainable algal fuels production
• Chapter 23. Life cycle assessment for microalgae-derived biofuels
• Chapter 24. An overview of the algal biofuel technology: key challenges and future directions
• Chapter 25. History and recent advances of algal biofuel commercialization
• Chapter 26. Biointelligent quotient house as an algae-based green building
• Chapter 27. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Chapter 28. Aquatic species program
• Chapter 29. Algal fuel production by industry: process simulation and economic assessment
• Index