Sharma / Rai / Stal Cyanobacteria

An Economic Perspective
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-40222-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten, E-Book

Written by leading experts in the field, Cyanobacteria: AnEconomic Perspective is a comprehensive edited volume coveringall areas of an important field and its application to energy,medicine and agriculture.
Issues related to environment, food and energy have presentedserious challenge to the stability of nation-states. Increasingglobal population, dwindling agriculture and industrial production,and inequitable distribution of resources and technologies havefurther aggravated the problem. The burden placed by increasingpopulation on environment and especially on agriculturalproductivity is phenomenal. To provide food and fuel to such amassive population, it becomes imperative to find new ways andmeans to increase the production giving due consideration tobiosphere's ability to regenerate resources and provideecological services.
Cyanobacteria are environment friendly resource for commercialproduction of active biochemicals, drugs and future energy(biodiesel, bioethanol and hydrogen).
Topics on isolation, identification and classification ofcyanobacteria are discussed, as well as further sections on:summarizing a range of useful products synthesized bycyanobacteria, ecological services provided by cyanobacteriaincluding their harmful effect in water bodies and associated floraand fauna. Chapter on tools, techniques, and patents also focus onthe economic importance of the group. This book also provides aninsight for future perspectives in each particular field and anextensive bibliography.
This book will be a highly useful resource for students,researchers and professionals in academics in the life sciencesincluding microbiology and biotechnology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharma, Naveen K.

Rai, Ashawani K.

Stal, Lucas J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of contributors ix
Preface xiii
About the editors xv
Acknowledgements xvii
About the book xix
Introduction xxi
Naveen K. Sharma, Ashwani K. Rai, and Lucas J. Stal
About the companion website xxv
PART I: BIOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF CYANOBACTERIA 1
Chapter 1 Cyanobacteria: biology, ecology and evolution 3
Aharon Oren
Chapter 2 Modern classification of cyanobacteria 21
Ji¢§r´¥ Kom´arek
PART II: ECOLOGICAL SERVICES RENDERED BY CYANOBACTERIA41
Chapter 3 Ecological importance of cyanobacteria 43
Beatriz D´¥ez and Karolina Ininbergs
Chapter 4 Cyanobacteria and carbon sequestration 65
Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Leila Queiroz Zepka, and Maria IsabelQueiroz
Chapter 5 Ecology of cyanobacteria on stone monuments,biodeterioration, and the conservation of cultural heritage73
Nitin Keshari and Siba Prasad Adhikari
PART III: CYANOBACTERIAL PRODUCTS 91
Chapter 6 Therapeutic applications of cyanobacteria withemphasis on their economics 93
Rathinam Raja, Shanmugam Hemaiswarya, Isabel S. Carvalho, andVenkatesan
Ganesan
Chapter 7 Spirulina: an example of cyanobacteria asnutraceuticals 103
Masayuki Ohmori and Shigeki Ehira
Chapter 8 Ultraviolet photoprotective compounds fromcyanobacteria in biomedical applications 119
Tanya Soule and Ferran Garcia-Pichel
Chapter 9 Cyanobacteria as a ''green''option for sustainable agriculture 145
Radha Prasanna, Anjuli Sood, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, and Pawan K.Singh
Chapter 10 The economics of cyanobacteria-based biofuelproduction: challenges and opportunities 167
Naveen K. Sharma and Lucas J. Stal
Chapter 11 Cyanobacterial cellulose synthesis in the light ofthe photanol concept 181
R. Milou Schuurmans, Hans C.P. Matthijs, Lucas J. Stal, and KlaasJ. Hellingwerf
Chapter 12 Exopolysaccharides from cyanobacteria and theirpossible industrial applications 197
Giovanni Colica and Roberto De Philippis
Chapter 13 Phycocyanins 209
Ruperto Bermejo
Chapter 14 Cyanobacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: an alternativesource for plastics 227
Shilalipi Samantaray, Ranjana Bhati, and Nirupama Mallick
PART IV: HARMFUL ASPECTS 245
Chapter 15 Costs of harmful blooms of freshwater cyanobacteria247
David P. Hamilton, Susanna A. Wood, Daniel R. Dietrich, andJonathan Puddick
Chapter 16 Cyanotoxins 257
Jason N. Woodhouse, Melissa Rapadas, and Brett A. Neilan
PART V: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND PATENTS 269
Chapter 17 Photobioreactors for cyanobacterial culturing271
A. Catarina Guedes, Nadpi G. Katkam, Jo~ao Varela, andFrancisco XavierMalcata
Chapter 18 Commercial-scale culturing of cyanobacteria: anindustrial experience 293
Hiroyuki Takenaka and Yuji Yamaguchi
Chapter 19 Engineering cyanobacteria for industrial products303
Timo H.J. Niedermeyer, Ekaterina Kuchmina, and Annegret Wilde
Chapter 20 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria 319
John G. Day
Chapter 21 Patents on cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial productsand uses 329
Michael A. Borowitzka
Index 339