3rd Generation Biofuels

Prof. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes is a 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. 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. Dr. Ihana Aguiar Severo is currently a researcher at the Sustainable Energy Research and Development Center (NPDEAS), Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. She has published more than 60 scientific publications/communications, which include 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 interests include microalgae-based processes and products with an emphasis on process integration. 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.

• Part I – Fundamentals1. The choice of algae strain for the biofuel production: Native, genetically modified or microbial consortia2. Criteria for the development of culture media applied to microalgae-based fuels production3. Genome editing approaches applied to microalgae-based fuels4. Biochemical engineering approaches to enhance production of microalgae-based fuelsPart II – From upstream to downstream processing5. Impact of culture conditions on the microalgae-based fuels production6. Strategies for process control applied to microalgae-based fuels production7. Carbon dioxide capture and use to produce microalgae-based fuels8. Wastewater, reclaimed water, and seawater in the production of microalga-based fuels9. Unit operations applied to solid-liquid separation in microalgae-based processes10. Unit operations applied to dry of microalgal biomass11. Unit operations applied to cell disruption of microalgae12. Process integration approaches applied to microalgal biofuels production13. Process intensification techniques applied to microalgal biofuels production14. Biofuels and chemicals from microalgae15. Biorefinery of the microalgae-based products16. Topology analysis of the 3rd generation biofuels17. Nanotechnology approaches to enhance the development of biofuels from microalgae18. Waste-to-energy approaches applied to microalgae-based systemsPart III – Microalgae-based energy products19. Biodiesel from microalgae20. Bioethanol from microalgae21. Biomethane from microalgae22. Biohydrogen from microalgae23. Biobutanol from microalgae24. Syngas from microalgae25. Volatile organic compounds from microalgae26. Biochar from microalgae27. Production of renewable aviation fuel from microalgae28. Direct combustion of microalgae biomass to generate bioelectricity29. Microalgae-microbial fuel cellsPart IV – Policy, regulatory, economic, intellectual property, and environmental aspects30. Energy policies in the context of the third-generation biofuels31. Global profile and market potentials of the 3rd generation biofuels32. Third-generation biofuels and food security33. Bioeconomy of microalgae-based fuels34. Cost-benefit analysis of third-generation biofuels35. Environmental indicators of the microalgae-based fuels36. Exergy analysis of the third-generation biofuels37. Intellectual property and innovation in the context of the 3rd generation biofuels38. Socio-economic aspects of the 3rd generation biofuels39. Social acceptance of 3rd generation biofuelsPart V – Pilot projects and demonstration-scale: Case studies for biofuels production40. Production of microalgae on source separated human urine41. Practical guide to algal biomass production for biofuels and what can we learn from past successes and failures?42. Challenges for microalgae cultivation in sugarcane processing wastewater (vinasse) for biodiesel production: from the bench to pilot-scale43. The experiences of success and failure in the hybrid photobioreactors44. The experiences of success and failure in the pilot and real scale photosynthetic biogas production45. Best practices for bio-crude oil production at pilot-scale using continuous flow reactors