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Author:   Amos Richmond (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) ,  Qiang Hu (The School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.569kg
ISBN:  

9780470673898

ISBN 10:   0470673893
Pages:   736
Publication Date:   10 May 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors vi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xiv Part 1: The Microalgal Cell with Reference to Mass Cultures 1 1 The Microalgal Cell 3 Robert A. Andersen 2 Photosynthesis in Microalgae 21 Jirý Masojýdek, Giuseppe Torzillo, and Michal Koblýzek 3 Basic Culturing and Analytical Measurement Techniques 37 Yuan-Kun Lee, Wei Chen, Hui Shen, Danxiang Han, Yantao Li, Howland D. T. Jones, Jerilyn A. Timlin, and Qiang Hu 4 Strategies for Bioprospecting Microalgae for Potential Commercial Applications 69 William Barclay and Kirk Apt 5 Maintenance of Microalgae in Culture Collections 80 Jerry J. Brand, Robert A. Andersen, and David R. Nobles Jr. 6 Environmental Stress Physiology with Reference to Mass Cultures 90 Giuseppe Torzillo and Avigad Vonshak 7 Environmental Effects on Cell Composition 114 Qiang Hu 8 Inorganic Algal Nutrition 123 Johan U. Grobbelaar 9 Commercial Production of Microalgae via Fermentation 134 William Barclay, Kirk Apt, and X. Daniel Dong 10 Molecular Genetic Manipulation of Microalgae: Principles and Applications 146 Roshan Prakash Shrestha, Farzad Haerizadeh, and Mark Hildebrand Part 2: Mass Cultivation and Processing of Microalgae 169 11 Biological Principles of Mass Cultivation of Photoautotrophic Microalgae 171 Amos Richmond 12 Theoretical Analysis of Culture Growth in Flat-Plate Bioreactors: The Essential Role of Timescales 205 Y. Zarmi, G. Bel, and C. Aflalo 13 Photobioreactors for Mass Production of Microalgae 225 Graziella C. Zittelli, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, and Mario R. Tredici 14 Downstream Processing of Cell Mass and Products 267 Emilio Molina Grima, Francisco Gabriel Aci´en Fern´andez, and Alfonso Robles Medina 15 First Principles of Techno-Economic Analysis of Algal Mass Culture 310 C. Meghan Downes and Qiang Hu Part 3: Commercial Species of Industrial Production 327 16 Chlorella: Industrial Production of Cell Mass and Chemicals 329 Jin Liu and Qiang Hu 17 Biology and Industrial Production of Arthrospira (Spirulina) 339 Amha Belay 18 Dunaliella: Biology, Production, and Markets 359 Michael A. Borowitzka 19 Biology and Industrial Potential of Botryococcus braunii 369 Makoto M. Watanabe and Yuuhiko Tanabe 20 Biology and Commercial Aspects of Haematococcus pluvialis 388 Danxiang Han, Yantao Li, and Qiang Hu 21 Novel Sulfated Polysaccharides of Red Microalgae: Basics and Applications 406 Shoshana (Malis) Arad and Dorit van Moppes 22 Hydrogen Production by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 417 Giuseppe Torzillo and Michael Seibert 23 Biology and Biotechnology of Edible Nostoc 433 Danxiang Han, Zhongyang Deng, Fan Lu, and Zhengyu Hu 24 IGV GmbH Experience Report, Industrial Production of Microalgae Under Controlled Conditions: Innovative Prospects 445 O. Pulz, J. Broneske, and P. Waldeck 25 Microalgae for Human and Animal Nutrition 461 E. Wolfgang Becker 26 Bioactive and Novel Chemicals from Microalgae 504 R. Cameron Coates, Emily Trentacoste, and William H. Gerwick 27 High-value Recombinant Protein Production in Microalgae 532 Daniel J. Barrera and Stephen P. Mayfield 28 Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for Lipid Synthesis and Accumulation in Microalgae: Biotechnological Implications 545 Yantao Li, Danxiang Han, Kangsup Yoon, Shunni Zhu, Milton Sommerfeld, and Qiang Hu 29 Biofuels from Microalgae 566 Maria J. Barbosa and Rene H. Wijffels Part 4: Water Pollution and Bioremediation by Microalgae 579 30 Eutrophication and Water Poisons 581 Susan Blackburn 31 Water Purification: Algae in Wastewater Oxidation Ponds 595 Asher Brenner and Aharon Abeliovich 32 Absorption and Adsorption of Heavy Metals by Microalgae 602 Drora Kaplan Part 5: Microalgae for Aquaculture 613 33 Microalgae for Aquaculture: The Current Global Situation and Future Trends 615 Arnaud Muller-Feuga 34 Microalga for Aquaculture: Practical Implications 628 Oded Zmora, Dan J. Grosse, Ning Zou, and Tzachi M. Samocha 35 Transgenic Marine Microalgae: A Value-Enhanced Fishmeal and Fish Oil Replacement 653 Jonathan Gressel 36 Microalgae for Aquaculture: Nutritional Aspects 671 E. Wolfgang Becker 37 The Enhancement of Marine Productivity for Climate Stabilization and Food Security 692 Ian S.F. Jones and Daniel P. Harrison Index 705

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Amos Richmond is Professor Emeritus at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and Founding Director of the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Sede Boker, Israel where he established the Micro-Algal Biotechnology Laboratory.  Qiang Hu is Professor in the College of Technology and Innovation, and Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University. He is also co-director of the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation. Professor Hu has over 25 years of experience in fundamental and applied research on algae in topics ranging from photosynthesis, biosynthesis of lipids and carotenoids, growth physiology of high-density algal culture, photobioreactor system design, and application of algal mass culture technology for biofuels and chemicals, and for environmental bioremediation.

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