Cyanobacteria : An Economic Perspective (Hardcover)

List of contributors ix

Preface xiii

About the editors xv

Acknowledgements xvii

About the book xix

Introduction xxi
Naveen K. Sharma, Ashwani K. Rai, and Lucas J. Stal

About the companion website xxv

PART I: BIOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF CYANOBACTERIA 1

Chapter 1 Cyanobacteria: biology, ecology and evolution 3
Aharon Oren

Chapter 2 Modern classification of cyanobacteria 21
Ji¢§r´©¥ Kom´arek

PART II: ECOLOGICAL SERVICES RENDERED BY CYANOBACTERIA 41

Chapter 3 Ecological importance of cyanobacteria 43
Beatriz D´©¥ez and Karolina Ininbergs

Chapter 4 Cyanobacteria and carbon sequestration 65
Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Leila Queiroz Zepka, and Maria Isabel Queiroz

Chapter 5 Ecology of cyanobacteria on stone monuments, biodeterioration, and the conservation of cultural heritage 73
Nitin Keshari and Siba Prasad Adhikari

PART III: CYANOBACTERIAL PRODUCTS 91

Chapter 6 Therapeutic applications of cyanobacteria with emphasis on their economics 93
Rathinam Raja, Shanmugam Hemaiswarya, Isabel S. Carvalho, and Venkatesan
Ganesan

Chapter 7 Spirulina: an example of cyanobacteria as nutraceuticals 103
Masayuki Ohmori and Shigeki Ehira

Chapter 8 Ultraviolet photoprotective compounds from cyanobacteria in biomedical applications 119
Tanya Soule and Ferran Garcia-Pichel

Chapter 9 Cyanobacteria as a ‘‘green’’ option for sustainable agriculture 145
Radha Prasanna, Anjuli Sood, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, and Pawan K. Singh

Chapter 10 The economics of cyanobacteria-based biofuel production: challenges and opportunities 167
Naveen K. Sharma and Lucas J. Stal

Chapter 11 Cyanobacterial cellulose synthesis in the light of the photanol concept 181
R. Milou Schuurmans, Hans C.P. Matthijs, Lucas J. Stal, and Klaas J. Hellingwerf

Chapter 12 Exopolysaccharides from cyanobacteria and their possible industrial applications 197
Giovanni Colica and Roberto De Philippis

Chapter 13 Phycocyanins 209
Ruperto Bermejo

Chapter 14 Cyanobacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: an alternative source for plastics 227
Shilalipi Samantaray, Ranjana Bhati, and Nirupama Mallick

PART IV: HARMFUL ASPECTS 245

Chapter 15 Costs of harmful blooms of freshwater cyanobacteria 247
David P. Hamilton, Susanna A. Wood, Daniel R. Dietrich, and Jonathan Puddick

Chapter 16 Cyanotoxins 257
Jason N. Woodhouse, Melissa Rapadas, and Brett A. Neilan

PART V: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND PATENTS 269

Chapter 17 Photobioreactors for cyanobacterial culturing 271
A. Catarina Guedes, Nadpi G. Katkam, Jo˜ao Varela, and Francisco XavierMalcata

Chapter 18 Commercial-scale culturing of cyanobacteria: an industrial experience 293
Hiroyuki Takenaka and Yuji Yamaguchi

Chapter 19 Engineering cyanobacteria for industrial products 303
Timo H.J. Niedermeyer, Ekaterina Kuchmina, and Annegret Wilde

Chapter 20 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria 319
John G. Day

Chapter 21 Patents on cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial products and uses 329

Michael A. Borowitzka

Index 339