Algae and Sustainable Technologies

Atul Kumar Upadhyay is a scholar in the field of environmental science. He completed his PhD inthe field of phytoremediation and constructed wetland technology at the CSIR-National BotanicalResearch Institute, Lucknow, jointly with Kumaun University, Nainital, India. He earned his postgraduationdegree from Dr RML Avadh University, Faizabad, India, in the subject of botany. DrUpadhyay has performed research in the construction and design of wetlands and the plant-basedmanagement of water and soil pollution in different states of India, and he has been involved in differentactivities related to river water rejuvenation, wastewater treatment, wetland design and soilmanagement and pollution control. During his research, Dr Upadhyay has published a number ofresearch papers, articles and chapters in the peer-reviewed journals of national and internationalrepute. He has also published one author book, edited two books from Springer.Currently, Atul Kumar Upadhyay is working as a post-doctoral fellow (UGC-DSKPDF) in theDepartment of Environmental Science, BBAU (a central university), Lucknow, India, and involvedin working on the different aspects of algal-based sustainable phytoremediation, biofuel and bioenergyproduction.Prof. D. P. Singh, Former Head and Dean of the School for Environmental Sciences, BabasahebBhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India, is an eminent scholar in the field of environmentalscience. He earned his PhD from the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,India. He has worked extensively in the area of wastewater treatment, microbiology, stress physiology,bioremediation and alternative energy options. He has received several honours and awards tohis credit, including more than 135 research publications in high impact factor journals of nationaland international repute. He has supervised more than 24 PhD students and several MSc and MTechstudents for their research work. He has delivered invited lectures in different seminars and symposiaand served as a principal investigator for several governments funded projects. Dr Singh haspublished five books in the fields of environmental microbiology and biotechnology, stress physiologyand sustainable management of soil and water and edited more than ten books with a scientificbackground with Springer, Elsevier, CRC etc.

• ContentsForeword...........................................................................................................................................viiPreface...............................................................................................................................................ixAbout the Editors...............................................................................................................................xiList of Contributors......................................................................................................................... xiiiChapter 1 Algae as a Sustainable Resource for Green Economy and DeterioratingEnvironment..................................................................................................................1Atul Kumar UpadhyayChapter 2 Energy Reserves in Microalgae: Biomass Production and Genetic Engineering....... 11Atul Kumar Upadhyay and D. P. SinghChapter 3 Biotechnological Application of Algae in Pharmaceuticals Industries withSpecial Reference to Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Human Health...................................29R. Singh, A. K. Upadhyay, P. Chandra and D. P. SinghChapter 4 Eco-Friendly and Eco Technological Approaches in Treatment of Wastewaterby Different Algae and Cyanobacteria........................................................................ 43Dig Vijay Singh, Atul Kumar Upadhyay, Ranjan Singh and Davendra Pratap SinghChapter 5 Cultivation of Microalgae in Industrial Effluent for Simultaneous PollutantRemoval and Biofuel Production................................................................................65Rangabhashiyam SChapter 6 Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae Bacterial Consortium................................85Ghulam Mujtaba, Muhammad Rizwan, Sheraz Ahmed Memon, Haresh Kumarand Jessica LawrenceChapter 7 Algae-Based Biofuel Production as a Part of an Industrial Cluster............................97Uneza S. Nanabawa, Anupama Shrivastava, Poonam Singh and Sandhya MishraChapter 8 Role of Algae in the Decolourization of Wastewater................................................ 115Sunil Kumar, S. K. Mandotra, C. Sharma, A. S. Ahluwalia and M. U. CharayaChapter 9 An Overview of Industrial Wastewater Management Using Integrated AlgalTechnologies.............................................................................................................. 141K. Dhandayuthapani, V. Sarumathi, Ravindra Prasad, Imran Pancha, SanjayKumar Gupta and Arvind Kumar NemaChapter 10 Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Potential Application: WithSpecial Reference to Algae and Cyanobacteria........................................................ 173Shehzadi Nafe Aziz, Nadeem Ahmad and Tasneem FatmaChapter 11 Biogenic Synthesis of Nanoparticles From Algae and Its Various Applications...... 185Mridula Chaturvedi, Tarun Yadav and Sanjay C. MasihChapter 12 Bioactive Compounds from Microalgal Source as UV Protective Agents............... 201Sonam Dwivedi and Iffat Zareen AhmadChapter 13 Flavonoids as Food Supplement with Special Reference to Algae andCyanobacteria............................................................................................................ 231Rakhshan Ahmad and Tasneem FatmaChapter 14 Algae as a Source for Nutraceutical Products: Scope and Perspective.....................245Sonal Dixit, Neha Vishnoi and D. P. SinghChapter 15 Role of Salicylic Acid in Mitigation of Pesticide Toxicity in Cyanobacteria............ 271Haleema Naaz, Nida Jamil Khan and Tasneem FatmaChapter 16 Perspectives on In Silico Investigation of the Drug Delivery Properties ofMicroalgae................................................................................................................. 281S. Saurabh and D. OzcimenChapter 17 Paracetamol Toxicity on Cyanobacteria....................................................................309Samreen Fatima and Tasneem FatmaIndex............................................................................................................................................... 317