Pradeep Verma 
Micro-algae: Next-generation Feedstock for Biorefineries 
Cultivation and Refining Processes

This edited book provides an account of past, present, and future constraints in microalgae-based biorefineries, emphasizing cultivation and refining processes. The book offers an insight into the recent advancements in the technologies and methods developed microalgae-based biorefinery for bioenergy and biochemicals production. The fast depletion of fossil fuels has forced researchers to move out of reliance on fossil fuels for the industrial and energy sector’s needs. Due to its rich protein and lipid content, microalgal biomass has been considered one of the suitable substrates for the biorefinery. Microalgal production and harvesting for biofuel and chemicals is a tedious task. Several technological advances have been observed in this area, thus systematically checking the viability of technology at laboratory scale and then moving to large scale production, harvesting, extraction, processing, and characterization is the main focus of the book. This book is equally beneficial for researchers and engineers in biomass-based biorefineries or the bachelors, master, or young budding graduate students as a textbook.

Table des matières

Chapter 1. Microalgae Biomass Biorefinery: A Sustainable Renewable Energy Feedstock of the Future.- Chapter 2.Biorefinery approach for sustainable biodiesel and bioethanol production from microalgae.- Chapter 3.Microalgal promise to the next generation: A dual potential perspective as cosmeceuticals and biofuels.- Chapter 4.Microalgae-based technologies for removal of textile wastewater.- Chapter 5.Treatment of textile waste effluents using microalgae: a suitable approach for wastewater remediation and lipid production.- Chapter 6.The multifaceted microalgal approach to wastewater treatment to generate energy and essential chemicals.- Chapter 7.Heterotrophic micro-algal production system via utilization of wastewater in microalgal production.- Chapter 8.Recent developments in the enzymatic and bio-catalytic pretreatment of microalgae for efficient biofuel production.- Chapter 9.Innovative & Strategic upgrades in large scale Microalgal Culture Techniques.- Chapter 10.Advances on harvesting and extraction systems in micro-algal bio-refinery.

A propos de l’auteur

Dr. Pradeep Verma is a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, CURAJ, Ajmer, India. He worked as Associate professor and Reader-Founder Head at GGV, Bilaspur and Assam University, Silchar.He received his Ph.D. from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat and Masters and Bachelor’s from MDS University, Rajasthan. He worked as visiting scientist at UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Halle, Germany and Post-doctoral fellow at ASCR Prague, Gottingen University Germany, and RISH Kyoto University Japan. He also worked at Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai, India. His stay at Japan and Reliance life Sciences resulted in several commercialized national and International patents. He is a recipient of various prestigious awards and fellowships such as the Ron-Cockcroft award by Swedish society, UNESCO Fellow, DFG fellow, and JSPS PDF. He is a Fellow of the Mycological Society of India and Biotech Research Society of India. His area of expertise involves microbial diversity, bioremediation, bioprocess development, lignocellulosic, and algal biomass-based biorefinery.  He has contributed to 65 research papers, 32 book chapters, and 07 edited books. He is an editorial board member and reviewer of several prestigious high impact journals.