Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products

Prof. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes is currently associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. He has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience. He is a technical and scientific consultant of several companies, agencies, and scientific journals. He has more than 600 publications/communications and has registered 15 patents. His research interest includes biotechnology and bioengineering with emphasis on microalgal biotechnology. Dr. Mariana Manzoni Maroneze is currently a researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico. She has published more than 65 scientific publications/communications, which include a book, book chapters, original research papers, research communications in national and international conferences, and patents. She acts as a reviewer for several international journals. Her research focuses on microalgae-based process and products. Dr. Maria Isabel Queiroz is a retired professor at the Department of Chemistry and Food, Federal University of Rio Grande. She has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 500 scientific publications. Her research interest includes microalgal biotechnology with emphasis on bioprocesses. Dr. Leila Queiroz Zepka is currently an Associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). She has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. She has published more than 500 scientific publications/communications, which include 10 books, 50 book chapters, 100 original research papers, 350 research communications in national and international conferences, and 12 patents. She is a member of the editorial board of 5 journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. Her research interest includes microalgal biotechnology with an emphasis on microalgae-based products.

PART 1 - FUNDAMENTALS
1. Microalgae biotechnology: A brief introduction
2. Morphophysiological, structural and metabolic aspects of microalgae
3. Microalgae culture collections, strain maintenance, and propagation
4. Synthetic biology applied to microalgae-based processes and products

PART 2 - MICROALGAE-BASED PROCESSES
5. Photobioreactor design
6. Microalgae production systems
7. Wastewater treatment based in microalgae
8. Carbon dioxide capture and utilization using microalgae
9. Dewatering and drying of algal cultures
10. Microalgae harvesting techniques
11. Extraction of biomolecules from microalgae

PART 3 - MICROALGAE-BASED PRODUCTS
12. Biogas from microalgae
13. Biodiesel from microalgae
14. Bioethanol production from microalgae
15. Biohydrogen from microalgae
16. Microalgae single cell oil
17. Microalgal bio-fertilizers
18. Pigments from microalgae
19. Nutritional quality and bioactive properties of proteins and peptides from microalgae
20. Bioactive polysaccharides from microalgae
21. Sterols from microalgae
22. "Bioplastics from microalgae"—Polyhydroxyalkanoate production by cyanobacteria
23. UV-screening from microalgae
24. Volatile organic compounds from microalgae
25. Microalgae as enzyme biofactories

PART 4 - ENGINEERING APPROACHES APPLIED TO MICROALGAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS
26. Process integration applied to microalgae-based systems
27. Process intensification applied to microalgae-based processes and products
28. Microalgal biorefineries
29. The bioeconomy of microalgae-based processes and products
30. Life cycle assessment of microalgae-based processes and products
31. Exergy analysis applied to microalgae-based processes and products
32. Scale-up of microalgae-based processes