Algal Biotechnology (CABI Biotechnology Series)

By: Yahui Bo and Gao Chen and Lei Chen and Zhenfan Chen and Zixi Chen and Pengfei Cheng and Feng Ge and Jiameng Guo and Sanjay Gupta and Xiahui Hao and Qingfang He and Fan Hu and Hanhua Hu and Krishna Kumar Jaiswal and Hu Jin and Vinod Kumar and Anping Lei and Anna I. Kurbatova and Chao Li and Yanhua Li and Hanzhi Lin and Lu-Ning Liu and Qiong Liu and Yandu Lu and Anastasios Melis and Yufang Pan and Vishal Rajput and Roger Ruan and Shengzhou Shan and Kaitlin Simmons and Xiaotong Song and Xinyu Song and Adamu Yunusa Ugya and Mikhail S. Vlaskin and Chun Wang and Jiangxin Wang and Jin Wang and Xiaojun Yan and Wenxiu Yin and Weiwen Zhang and Xiangxiang Zhang and Xu Zhang and Yu-Zhong Zhang and Long-Sheng Zhao and Quanyu Zhao and Chengxu Zhou and Yali Zhu and Zhu Zhen and Tian Jing and Cao Xupeng

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Synopsis: Algae are sunlight-driven cell factories, and can efficiently absorb CO2 and convert light energy to chemical energy such as lipid, starch and other carbohydrates and release O2. Algal feedstock is a promising resource for bioproduct production, given its high photosynthetic efficiency for producing biomass compared to conventional crops. Microalgae can be used for flue-gas and wastewater bioremediation. This book highlights recent breakthroughs in the multidisciplinary areas of algal biotechnology and the chapters feature recent developments from cyanobacteria to eukaryotic algae, from theoretical biology to applied biology. It also includes the latest advancements in algal-based synthetic biology, including metabolic engineering, artificial biological system construction and green chemicals production. With contributions by leading authorities in algal biotechnology research, it is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in the field, and those involved in the study of photosynthesis and green-cell factories.