Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae

Professor Faizal Bux serves as director at the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology at the Durban University of Technology. He has 17 years of experience in the fields of water and wastewater treatment, bioremediation and biotransformation of industrial effluents for the production of valuable by-products, and biotechnological applications of microalgae including biodiesel. Professor Bux serves on the Management Committee of the International Water Association (IWA) specialist group, Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering. He also serves as a scientific advisor for various NGOs, both in South Africa and internationally, especially with regard to water quality issues.

• Microalgal Cultivation Reactor Systems. Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass. Lipid Identification and Extraction Techniques. Synthesis of Biodiesel/Bio-oil from Microalgae. Analysis of Microalgal Biorefineries for Bioenergy from an Environmental and Economic Perspective Focus on Algal Biodiesel. Value-Added Products from Microalgae. Algae-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation and Conversion to Value-Added Products. Phycoremediation by High-Rate Algal Ponds (HRAPs). Microalgal Biotechnology: Today's (Green) Gold Rush.