Solar-to-fuel conversion in algae and cyanobacteria /
Formighieri, Cinzia,
Solar-to-fuel conversion in algae and cyanobacteria / Cinzia Formighieri. - viii, 105 páginas : 15 ilustraciones en color. - SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, 2191-5547 .
Springer eBooks
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.
9783319167305
TJ807-830
Solar-to-fuel conversion in algae and cyanobacteria / Cinzia Formighieri. - viii, 105 páginas : 15 ilustraciones en color. - SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, 2191-5547 .
Springer eBooks
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.
9783319167305
TJ807-830