Handbook of Research on Algae as a Sustainable Solution for Food, Energy, and the Environment

  • 19h 35m
  • Imran Ahmad, Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Norhayati Abdullah
  • IGI Global
  • 2022

Today's planet faces several critical problems such as resource depletion, environmental destruction, and climate change that affect all areas of life as we know it. Figuring out how to address these issues and prioritizing Earth’s health has been at the forefront of study as it is a key issue that affects us all. One element that requires further investigation is algae regarding its potential for creating a more sustainable future across the food, energy, and environmental sectors.

The Handbook of Research on Algae as a Sustainable Solution for Food, Energy, and the Environment provides insight into the biotechnological and biorefinery aspects of algae together with their unique applications in the agriculture and pharmaceutical industry. Furthermore, this book considers the biological and biotechnological processes happening in the cultivation and harvesting of algae, DNA sequencing, and genomics of algae. Moreover, it examines the bio-remediation aspects of algae and its utilization to produce biofuels, methane, hydrogen, and other useful renewable sources of energy, thereby contributing to environmental sustainability. Covering topics such as cell biology and food science, this reference work is ideal for academicians, researchers, industry professionals, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

About the Author

Mostafa M. El-Sheekh has 38 years of experience in the research and teaching Dr. El-Sheekh served as the Dean Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt and Cultural counselor in Egyptian Embassy in Yemen and Uzbekistan and Vice president of Tanta University for Postgraduate studies and Research. Dr. El-Sheekh holds a PhD in Phycology from Tanta University and Göttingen University, Germany. He got several postdoc fellowships in Hungary, India, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Japan. He has authored 227 papers including 150 articles published in SCI journals (h-index=29, Scopus, h-index 35, Google scholar), 16 Book chapters, and 4 books. He also serves as editorial member and reviewer for 100 peer reviewed Journals. He is from the top 2% of the Scientists in the field of Biological Sciences as published by Stanford University depending on the Scopus database 2020 and 2021.

Norhayati Abdullah is currently the Associate Director of UTM International Kuala Lumpur and Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She completed her tenure as a Guest Scholar at the Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (Shishu-kan), Kyoto University, Japan. Norhayati is recipient of the 2019/2020 ASEAN Science and Technology Fellowship focusing on the strategic recommendations for water sector transformation under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Norhayati represented UTM and Malaysia at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor for the Fulbright US-ASEAN Visiting Scholar Initiatives in 2016-2017. In 2018, she received the L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship. She was Board of Director of the International Water Association (IWA) from 2014-2018, an IWA Fellow and Council Member of the Malaysian Water Association (MWA). At global level, Norhayati has been actively involved with the IWA program and activities since 2000. She received the IWA Young Water Professional (IWAYWP) Award in 2012 in recognition of her outstanding achievements in wastewater research and active involvement in various professional development programs.

Imran Ahmad is a PhD student at MJIIT, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Currently working on the treatment of restaurant wastewater containing FOG using microalgae. Ahmad specializes in the anaerobic treatment of industrial wastewaters, especially landfill leachate. He has published his work in peer reviewed journals, book chapters, attended and presented in many International conferences. Ahmad is also working in the editing of book to be published by Springer, Nature. Ahmad received best presentation award in 4 International conferences. He received Algae Industry Incubation Consortium (AIIC), Japan grants award and My Membrane award, Malaysia in 2021. He was also the recipient of Young Scholars grant awarded by School of Post Graduate Studies, UTM. Ahmad have teaching experience of 8 years in AICTE approved Engineering Colleges in India. He is having student membership for International Society for applied Phycology (ISAP), International Water Association (IWA), Northeast Algal Society (NEAS), Ecological Society of America (ESA), British Phycological Society, and Northeast Algal Society (NEAS).

In this Book

  • Foreword
  • Algae—Their World Explored
  • Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Algae
  • Selection of Strains and Breeding of Algae
  • Cell Biology and Microbial Interactions in Algal Cells
  • Integrated Omics and Mutation in Algae
  • Physiology of Algae—An Insight
  • Cultivation of Algae and its Biorefinery Approach
  • Scaling up and Harvesting of Algae
  • In Silico Models on Algal Cultivation and Processing—An Approach for Engineered Optimization
  • Algal Life Cycle Analysis and its Contribution to the Circular Economy
  • Role of Algae in Agriculture
  • Role of Algae in the Production of Biomaterials
  • A Sustainable Supply Chain Model for the Development of Green Fuel Production from Microalgae
  • Application of Algae for Hydrogen Generation and Utilization
  • Recovery of Rare Metals and Substance Production by Algae
  • Application of Algae in Food Science, Antioxidants, Animal Feed, and Aquaculture
  • Algal Nanobiotechnology and its Applications
  • Utilization of Algae in Crop Improvement and Crop Protection for a Better Agricultural System
  • Microalgae as a Renewable Resource for Bioplastic Production
  • Exploring the Potential of Algae in the Mitigation of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments
  • Algae Biomass Conversion Technologies
  • Towards Sustainable Use of Algae as Adsorbents for Wastewater Treatment
  • Role of Algae in Cancer
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) Production from Microalgae Cultivated in Wastewater
  • Compilation of References
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