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Microalgae for Sustainable Products The Green Synthetic Biology Platform.

Highlighting the potential of microalgae as a sustainable source of biochemicals this book covers the applications of synthetic biology to improve microalgae as a biotechnological resource.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Shekh, Ajam
Other Authors: Dasgupta, Santanu
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022.
Subjects:
Microalgae > Biotechnology.
Sustainable engineering.
Microalgae > Cultures and culture media.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Microalgae as a Renewable and Sustainable Source of High Value Metabolites
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Microalgae as a Source of Lipids and PUFAs
  • 1.3 Microalgae as a Source of Pigments
  • 1.3.1 Chlorophylls
  • 1.3.2 Phycobiliproteins
  • 1.3.3 Carotenoids
  • 1.4 Microalgae as a Source of Polysaccharides
  • 1.5 Microalgae as a Source of Proteins and Amino Acids
  • 1.6 Microalgae as a Source of Vitamins
  • 1.7 Microalgae as a Source of Phytosterols
  • 1.8 Microalgae as a Source of Polyphenols
  • 1.9 Renewability and Sustainability Aspect of Microalgae.
  • 1.10 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Recent Advances and Challenges in Establishing Commercial Scale Multi-product Microalgal Biorefineries
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Technical Advances and Challenges in Establishing a SustainableMicroalgae-basedMultiproduct Biorefinery
  • 2.2.1 Strain Selection and Improvement
  • 2.2.2 Cultivation Techniques and Enhancement Strategies
  • 2.2.3 Downstream Processing ofMicroalgal Biomass
  • 2.3 Role of Modelling Tools in the Development of Commercial Microalgal Biorefineries.
  • 2.3.1 Increasing the Technical Efficiency ofUpstream and Downstream Processes Through Computer-aided Modelling
  • 2.3.2 Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Microalgal Biorefineries
  • 2.3.3 Improving the Economic Viability of Microalgal Biorefineries
  • 2.3.4 Optimizing the Design of Microalgal Biorefineries
  • 2.3.5 Combining Modelling Tools in Biorefinery Sustainability Assessment
  • 2.4 Future Research
  • 2.4.1 Advanced Digitalization Prospect in Microalgal Biorefineries
  • 2.4.2 Considering Social Aspects in theDevelopment of Commercial Scale Microalgal Biorefineries.
  • 2.5 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Understanding Metabolic Pathways and Their Network toAugment Microalgal Strain Performance for Industrially Important Metabolite Production
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Metabolites of Interest
  • 3.2.1 Carotenoids
  • 3.2.2 Lipids and Fatty Acids
  • 3.2.3 Phycocyanin
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Advances in the Resources to Augment Microalgal GeneticEngineering: Omics- based Resources, Mutant Libraries, and High- throughput Screening Techniques
  • 4.1 Introduction.
  • 4.2 Microalgae as a Synthetic Biology Platform
  • 4.3 Omics-based Resources of Microalgae
  • 4.3.1 Genomic Resources
  • 4.3.2 Transcriptomic Resources
  • 4.3.3 Proteomic Resources
  • 4.3.4 Metabolomic Resources
  • 4.4 Mutant Libraries of Microalgae
  • 4.5 High Throughput Screening Approaches for Microalgae
  • 4.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Recent Advances in Microalgal Genome Editing withSpecial Emphasis on CRISPR Mediated Modification Systems
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Microalgal Engineering
  • 5.3 Applications of CRISPR in Microalgae.

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