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"Microalgae Biotechnology for Food, Health and High Value Products" presents the latest technological innovations in microalgae production, market status of algal biomass-based products, and future prospects for microalgal applications. It provides stimulating overviews from different perspectives of application that demonstrate how rapidly the commercial production of microalgae-based food, health and high value products is advancing. It also addresses a range of open questions and challenges in this field.
The book highlights the latest advances of interest to those already working in the field, while providing a comprehensive overview for those readers just beginning to learn about the promise of microalgae as a sustainable source of both specialty and commercial products. It offers a valuable asset for commercial algae producers, algae product developers, scientific researchers and students who are dedicated to the advancement of microalgae biotechnology forapplications in health, diet, nutrition, cosmetics, biomaterials etc.
Contents
Part 1. Microalgae in Food Product Development.- Chapter 1. Food and high value products from microalgae: market opportunities and challenges.- Chapter 2. Algae as a mainstream food ingredient: demand and supply perspective.- Chapter 3. Microalgae pigments: a source of natural food color.- Chapter 4. Algal biotechnology: a sustainable route for omega-3 fatty acids and carotenoids production.- Part 2. Microalgae in Health Product Development.- Chapter 5. Microalgae in human health and medicine.- Chapter 6. Astaxanthin production from microalgae.- Chapter 7. Microalgae nutraceuticals: the role of lutein in human health.- Part 3. Microalgae for Cosmetic Formulations.- Chapter 8. Algae and Aging.- Chapter 9. Extracts and bioactives from microalgae (sensu stricto): opportunities and challenges for a new generation of cosmetics.- Part 4. Other High Value Application.- Chapter 10. Microalgae as Vaccine Delivery System to Aquatic Organisms.- Chapter 11. Microalgal as a sustainable source for bioplastic.- Chapter 12. Microalgae as biofertillizer in modern agriculture.- Part 5. Biomass Production.- Chapter 13. Microalgae biomass production, drying and storage.- Chapter 14. Microalgal carbohydrate and proteins: synthesis, extraction, application and challenges.- Chapter 15. Pretreatment and lipid extraction from wet microalgae: Challenges, potential and application for industrial scale application.
