Sustainable Microalgal Biorefinery
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Naim Rashid, Thinesh Selvaratnam
- Language: English
Sustainable Microalgal Biorefinery, the latest release in Elsevier's Developments in Microbial Cell Factories: From Design to Commercial Production series, provides an overvi… Read more
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Description
Description
The book also focuses on assessing the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of microalgae technologies and how microalgae contributes to achieving UN SDG goals. This latest volume provides researchers with valuable insights into the transformation of traditional algal research and the recent trends of resource recovery and integrated technology that can be utilized to enhance sustainability and commercialization potential of microalgae.
Key features
Key features
- Explores microalgae and its potential applications
- Considers biomolecule extraction methods for the analysis of microalgal cell factories
- Examines the sustainability of microalgal systems
- Enhances understanding of the integration of microalgae with other technologies
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Microalgae as a feedstock for sustainable biofuels
3. Sustainability of microalgae cultivation systems
4. Sustainable options to control contamination in microalgae systems
5. Recent developments in photobioreactors design for microalgae
6. Harvesting and dewatering of microalgae biomass
7. Application of biofilm technology in microalgae
8. Technology integration potential of microalgae for sustainable biorefinery
9. Microalgae for carbon capture, utilization, and environmental services
10. Bioplastics production using microalgae
11. Single-cell protein synthesis for aquaculture feed using microalgae
12. High-value bioproducts from microalgae
13. Role of genetic engineering in developing sustainable microalgal biorefinery
14. Biomolecule extraction from microalgae and green solvents
15. Scaling up microalgae systems: recent trends, challenges, and future developments
16. Assessing the sustainability of microalgal biorefinery
17. Achieving UN SDGs using Microalgae
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Naim Rashid
Dr. Naim Rashid has a PhD in Civil Environmental Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, (KAIST). He has over 10 years’ experience in developing microalgae technologies and wastewater treatment. He has expertise in microalgae cultivation, dewatering technology, oxygenic and anoxygenic photosynthetic microbial growth, anaerobic digestion, and fermentation. He worked as a Fulbright Research Scholar at Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI), Arizona State University, and the University of California, USA. He expanded his research experience in microalgae while working as a researcher at the Advanced Biomass R & D Center. He has published 55 journal articles with over 4000 citations, 5 book chapters, and 30 conference proceedings. He is listed among the top 2% scientists of in the world. Based on his research contribution in developing green technologies he is awarded the “Green Talent Award” by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany.
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