Solar-to-Fuel Conversion in Algae and Cyanobacteria by Cinzia Formighieri.

This volume is focused on solar-to-fuel conversion using algae and cyanobacteria for advanced generation biofuels. Production of biofuels needs to rely on cheap and renewable resources, in order to be economically viable and environmentally sustainable in the long term. Solar energy is an abundant a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Formighieri, Cinzia (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:	1st ed. 2015.
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Renewable energy resources. Environmental chemistry. Energy harvesting. Energy systems. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Introduction to biofuels: An emerging industry. 3. Exploring novel feedstocks and technologies for advanced biofuels: the promises of algae
4. Bio-ethanol from algae polysaccharides
5. Biodiesel from microalgae
6. Processing of algal biomass for the production of biogas and bio-oil
7. Cyanobacteria as a platform for direct photosynthesis-to-fuel conversion
8. Economic viability of algal biodiesel
9. Photosynthesis: a dynamic process
10. Solar-to-biomass conversion efficiency
11. Light Saturation of photosynthesis
12. Downstream biochemical reactions: carbon assimilation
13. Light-utilization inefficiency of wild type algal mass cultures
14. Genetic modification of the pigment optical density
15. Development of microalgae cultivation and biomass harvesting systems for biofuel production
16. Environmental sustainability of biofuel production from algae
17. Concluding remarks.

Solar-to-Fuel Conversion in Algae and Cyanobacteria by Cinzia Formighieri.

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