Advances in Biofuel Production Algae and Aquatic Plants

Due to their high growth rate, algae, microalgae, and aquatic plants are becoming the most promising photosynthetic organisms for biofuel production. Advances in Biofuel Production: Algae and Aquatic Plants explores current investigations and application of the fields of biofuel production and bioengineering and considers from a global context the evolving processes of algal biofuel production. The book looks at how biomass, specifically sugars, nonedible plant materials, and algae (which are designated first, second, and third fuels respectively) are used in the production of fuel. The feasibility of such projects, current methodologies, and how to optimize biofuel production are presented.

IntroductionCurrent Status and Prospects of Biodiesel Production from Microalgae, Xiaodan Wu, Rongsheng Ruan, Zhenyi Du, and Yuhuan LiuSustainable Fuel from Algae: Challenges and New Directions, Douglas Aitken and Blanca Antizar-LadislaoBiofuel for TodayThe Role of Bioenergy in a Fully Sustainable Global Energy System, Stijn Cornelissen, Michèle Koper, and Yvonne Y. DengBiofuel from Algae: Is It a Viable Alternative? Firoz Alam, Abhijit Data, Roesfiansjah Rasjidin, Saleh Mobin, Hazim Moria, and Abdul BaquiComprehensive Evaluation of Algal Biofuel Production: Experimental and Target Results, Colin M. Beal, Robert E. Hebner, Michael E. Webber, Rodney S. Ruoff, A. Frank Seibert, and Carey W. KingElectromagnetic Biostimulation of Living Cultures for Biotechnology, Biofuel, and Bioenergy Applications, Ryan W. Hunt, Andrey Zavalin, Ashish Bhatnagar, Senthil Chinnasamy, and Keshav C. DasCatalytic Transformations of Biomass-Derived Acids into Advanced Biofuels, Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz, Antonio Pineda, Alina Mariana Balu, Rafael Luque, Juan Manuel Campelo, Antonio Angel Romero, and Jose Manuel Ramos-FernándezUse of Anion Exchange Resins for One-Step Processing of Algae from Harvest to Biofuel, Jessica Jones, Cheng-Han Lee, James Wang, and Martin PoenieMicroalgae Isolation and Selection for Prospective Biodiesel Production, Van Thang Duong, Yan Li, Ekaterina Nowak, and Peer M. SchenkNext Generation ResearchComparison of Next-Generation Sequencing Systems, Lin Liu, Yinhu Li, Siliang Li, Ni Hu, Yimin He, Ray Pong, Danni Lin, Lihua Lu, and Maggie LawAlgal Functional Annotation Tool: A Web-Based Analysis Suite to Functionally Interpret Large Gene Lists Using Integrated Annotation and Expression Data, David Lopez, David Casero, Shawn J. Cokus, Sabeeha S .Merchant, and Matteo PellegriniTranscriptomic Analysis of the Oleaginous Microalga Neochloris oleoabundans Reveals Metabolic Insights into Triacylglyceride Accumulation, Hamid Rismani-Yazdi, Berat Z. Haznedaroglu, Carol Hsin, and Jordan PecciaIndex