Value-added Products from Algae, 1st ed. 2024 Phycochemical Production and Applications

This book provides a comprehensive overview of value-added products from algae, presenting the fundamentals of algal cultivation, metabolism, harvest, and cellular pathways of phycochemicals biosynthesis. It offers sufficient details for both experts and non-experts to grasp the recent progress in this field. The book also discusses new phycochemicals and advancements in technology development, from separation to scale-up commercialization.

Divided into 18 chapters, the book begins with an introduction to the value of algae as a renewable resource, followed by an authoritative overview of topics such as algae cultivation systems, harvesting techniques, phycochemical analysis, artificial intelligence in phytochemical recognition, and bioprocess engineering. Additional chapters cover various aspects of algal biotechnology, including biorefinery technology, biofuel-integrated routes, and the use of wastewater for algal growth. The book also explores high throughput screening methods for microalgae-based phycochemicals and examines the catalytic processes involved in algal bioprocessing. Cutting-edge topics such as omics approaches for algal applications, algal-based biopolymers, diatom nanostructured biosilica, and the potential of seaweeds in methane emission mitigation, are also explored. In this book, readers will discover the recent technological applications of algae in aquaculture and will find a case study on the functional food potential of Spirulina. Recognizing the importance of legislation and biosecurity in the field, the last chapter of the book addresses the regulatory frameworks and biosecurity measures necessary for the safe and sustainable development of algal biotechnology.

Given its breadth, the book is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers and professionals interested in algal biotechnology, sustainability, biomass conversion, and new algal products from any perspective.

Chapter 1: Opening the algal gateway……………………………………..

Stephan Ende, Abdelfatah Abomohra

Chapter 2: Algae cultivation systems……………………………………..

Wafaa F. Zohir, Mofida E. M. Makhlof, Ahmed M. Abdallah , Mostafa M. El-Sheekh

Chapter 3: Algae Harvesting………………………………………………..

Chapter 4: Phycochemicals ………………………………………………….

Mahdy Elsayed,  Mohamed Eraky, Shah Faisal,  Jing Wang

Chapter 5: Artificial intelligence in phytochemicals recognition………….

Anja Dullius, Giseli Buffon, Milton Faria Junior, Silvana Giuliatti

Chapter 6: Overview of Bioprocess Engineering……………………………

Richard D. Ashby, Joseph Msanne, Mamoona Munir, Abrar Inayat, Carlo Pastore, Ahmad Mustafa

Chapter 7: Overview of biorefinery technology……………………………

Benjamin Bernard Uzoejinwa, Oji Achuka Nwoke, Felix Uzochukwu Asoiro, Chukwuemeka Jude Ohagwu

Chapter 8: Biofuel-Integrated Routes……………………………………….

Chukwuemeka Samson Ahamefule, Chidimma Osilo, Blessing C. Ahamefule, James C. Ogbonna

Chapter 9: The use of wastewater for algal growth………………………

Wei Han Foo, Sherlyn Sze Ning Koay, Hooi Ren Lim, Kit Wayne Chew

Chapter 10: High throughput screening to accelerate microalgae-based phycochemicals……………………………………………………………….

Juliane Wolf, Robert Chapman, Charu Deepika, Mélanie Pietri, Sakina Bensalem, Ben Hankamer

Chapter 11: Catalyst in action………………………………………………..

Sivakumar Esakkimuthu, Shuang Wang, Abdelfatah Abomohra

Chapter 12: Omics approaches for algal applications………………………

Shah Faisal, Dhara Dixit, Mahdy Elsayed, Durga Prasad Behera

Chapter 13: Algal-based Biopolymers………………………………………..

Samer Younes, Nathanael Arnold, Michael Paper, Linda Keil, Dania Awad, Thomas Brueck

Chapter 14: Diatom Nanostructured Biosilica………………………………

Mohamed Ghobara, Mostafa El-Sheekh, Adel F. Hamed, Mohamed A. A. Abdelhamid, Seung P. Pack

Chapter 15: Potential of Seaweeds to Mitigate Methane Emissions ………

Sophie Leonie Steinhausen, Abdelfatah Abomohra, Dieter Hanelt

Chapter 16: Algae for Aquaculture Recent Technological Applications ….

Mostafa Elshobary, Mohamed Ashour

Chapter 17: Algae as a functional food: A case study on Spirulina………

Agnese Stunda-Zujeva, Megija Berele

Chapter 18: Legislation and Biosecurity……………………………………..

Fernanda de Noronha Sertori, Gilvana Scoculi de Lira, Beatriz Jacob Furlan, Paulo Alexandre Silveira da Silva, Allana Rachel Dias, Michelle Aparecida Coelho Moreira

Abdelfatah Abomohra is a Researcher at the University of Hamburg, Germany. His research group is primarily working on value-added products and biofuel production from different biomass feedstocks, with a special focus on algal biotechnology. With 150+ articles published, he was nominated among the World’s Top 2% of Scientists List published in 2020-2023 by Stanford University and updated by Elsevier.

Stephan Ende is a Scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany. His main research interests include Microalgae cultivation; Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture; Recirculating Aquaculture Systems; fish nutrition, and he has been devoting his attention to the industrial applications of value-added products of algae.

Presents phycochemicals as value-added products from algae

Discusses zero-waste algal biorefineries and industrial applications

Covers algae cultivation and biochemistry of algal cells