Algae

Dr. Sachin Kumar Mandotra is a distinguished researcher in the field of algal biology and biofuels. He completed his PhD in Biotechnology at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute jointly with SHUATS Allahabad, India. During his doctoral and postdoctoral studies, Dr. Mandotra published a number of research papers in respected peer-reviewed journals. Currently, Dr. Mandotra is working as a DSK Postdoctoral Fellow (UGC, New Delhi, India) at the Department of Botany, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, where he is exploring various aspects of algal bioenergy production.Dr. Atul Kumar Upadhyay is a scholar in the Environmental Sciences. He completed his PhD in Phytoremediation and Constructed Wetland Technology at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow jointly with Kumaun University, Nainital, India. Dr. Upadhyay has published 15 research papers in peer-reviewed SCI journals. He has also published a bookon phytoremediation and edited a book from Springer Nature, Singapore. Currently, Dr. Upadhyay is working as a DSKPDF (UGC, New Delhi, India) at the Department of Environmental Science, BBAU, Lucknow, India and investigating various aspects of sustainable phytoremediation and bioenergy production.Prof. Amrik Singh Ahluwalia (PhD-BHU) is currently the P N Mehra Chair Professor (Former Chairperson and Coordinator, UGC-DRS program) at the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh. With more than 38 years of research and teaching experience, he has published over 100 research papers in national and international journals and 45 book chapters, and has authored and edited several books. His research interests include algal and cyanobacterial diversity, cellular differentiation, allelopathic interactions, nutraceuticals, biofuels, biofertilizers, environmental phycology, Azolla biology and climate change. He has served on various committees/panels of the UGC, MOEFCC, DST, UPSC, NAAC, SEAC etc. He is a former Dean of the Faculty of Science, Director of Youth Welfare, President of the Asian Allelopathy Society, President of the Punjab Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the PU Senate and President of the PUTA, and is a Life Member of several professional societies.

• Chapter 1. Valorisation of wastewater via nutrient recovery using algae-based processes.- Chapter 2.Constructed wetland and microalgae: A revolutionary approach of boremediation and sustainable energy production.- Chapter 3. Mitigation of Heavy Metals Utilizing Algae and its Subsequent Utilization for Sustainable fuels.- Chapter 4. Adaptive and tolerance mechanism of microalgae in removal of cadmium from wastewater.- Chapter 5. Algae as miniature waste water scavengers.- Chapter 6. Parametric modeling and optimization of phycoremediation of Cr(VI) using artificial neural network and simulated annealing.- Chapter 7. An insight on potential application of microalgae in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production.- Chapter 8. The budding potential of algae in cosmetics.- Chapter 9. Food supplements formulated with Spirulina.- Chapter 10. Fucoxanthin Production from Diatoms: Current Advances and Challenges.- Chapter 11. Liquid Biofuels from Algae.- Chapter 12. UV-B coupled lipid induction:A strategies towards economical biofuel production through algae.- Chapter 13. Microalgae Mediated Nanomaterials Synthesis.- Chapter 14. Algae-mediated biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their applications.- Chapter 15. Cyanobacterial blooms and Cyanotoxins: Occurrence and Detection.- Chapter 16. Potential of Golden Brown Algae in Forensic Analysis: A Review.