Microalgal Biomass for Bioenergy Applications

Jeyabalan Sangeetha is an Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India. She earned her BSc in Microbiology (2001) and PhD in Environmental Sciences (2010) from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She holds an MSc in Environmental Sciences (2003) from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Between 2004 and 2008, she was the recipient of Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship and the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship of University Grants Commission, Government of India for doctoral studies. She served as Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow and UGC Postdoctoral Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad, South India during 2012-2016 with funding from University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi. She has carried out her doctoral and postdoctoral research in the fields of microbiology and metagenomics respectively. Devarajan Thangadurai is a Professor at Karnatak University, Dharwad in India and did his postdoctoral research at the University of Madeira, Portugal, University of Delhi, India, and ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He is the recipient of Best Young Scientist Award with Gold Medal from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India, and the VGST-SMYSR Young Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, India. He has keen interest and expertise in the fields of biodiversity and biotechnology, genetics, and genomics of beneficial microbes for biofuel production towards sustainable environment. He has authored and edited more than thirty-five books including Phycobiotechnology, Algal Genetic Resources, Microalgal Biotechnology, Seaweed Biotechnology, Algal Metabolites, Algal Farming, and Bioprospecting Algae for Nanosized Materials with international scientific publishers in USA, Canada, Switzerland, and India.

• SECTION I Bioprospecting Microalgae: Availability, Suitability and Potentiality for Biofuel Applications1. Microalgal Biofuels: From Biomass to Bioenergy2. Microalgal Based Biofuels: Sources, Benefits and ConstraintsSECTION II From Biomass to Biofuel: Conversion Technologies and Process Development in Microalgal Bioenergy Sector3. Microalgal Farming for Biofuel Production: Extraction, Conversion and Characterization4. Microalgal Biodiesel Properties Based on Fatty Acid Profiles: Modelling, Design and Optimization of Production Conditions5. FAME Analysis of Microalgal Biomass from Waste Stabilization Ponds for Biofuel Purposes6. Microalgal Liquid, Solid, and Gaseous Biofuels: Cultivation and Production Strategies for Biofuel Accumulation7. Chemical, Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion of Microalgal Biomass into Biofuel Generation8. Biofuel Recovery from Microalgal Biomass through Hydrothermal Liquefaction9. Hydrothermal Gasification of Microalgal Biomass for Bioenergy Applications10. Microalgae Derived Biofuel Production via Nanocatalysis11. Biodiesel Production from Microalgal Resources – Harvest and Post-Harvest TechnologiesSECTION III Microalgal Biofuels: Renewable, Sustainable, and Commercial Applications12. Biofuels from Diatoms: A Sustainable Bioenergy Source in Post-Fossil Fuel Era13. Microalgae as Sustainable Feedstock for Biofuel Production and Value-Added Coproducts14. Microalgal Based Biodiesel and Its Lifecycle AssessmentSECTION IV Phycofuel Processing Technology: Technological Limitations and Future Perspectives15. Biofuels from Microalgae: Growing Conditions, Cultivation Strategies, and Technical and Commercial Challenges16. Developments, Challenges and Future Perspectives in Renewable Bioenergy Production using Microalgae17. Cutting-Edge Approaches for Overcoming Challenges in Microalgal Biodiesel Production18. Genetic Engineering of Microalgae for Production of Biofuels: Recent Progress and Practical Limitations