Prospects and Challenges in Algal Biotechnology (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Section I:Algal Culture Technology.-?1.General Introduction.-?2.The culture technology for freshwater microalgae and cyanobacteria.- 3.The culture technology for marine algae and cyanobacteria.-?4.The culture technology for Periphytons and Cyanobacterial mats.-?5.The culture technology for extremophilic algae including cyanobacteria.-?Section II Algal Biofuel and CO2 sequestration.-?6.Suitability of algae for biofuel production.-?7.Generation and harvesting of algal biomass for biofuel production.- 8.Manipulation of algal lipid production.- 9.System biology approach to enhance algal lipid production.- 10.Algae and carbon sequestration: Role, strategy and future perspectives.-?Section III Algae in wastewater treatment.- 11.Planktonic algae and wastewater treatment: advantages and disadvantages.- 12.Wastewater treatment using Phototrophic biofilms and cyanobacterial mats.-?13.Algal turf scruber technology and periphytons.-?14.Biosrption heavy metals and dyes from industrial effluents.-?Section IV Bioactive and High Value Chemical Compounds.-?15.Algae as source of pharmaceuticals.-?16.Algae as sources of food and nutraceuticals.-?17. Metabolic engineering for the production of high value algal products.