Description
Sustainable Seaweed Technologies: Cultivation, Biorefinery, and Applications collates key background information on efficient cultivation and biorefinery of seaweeds, combining underlying chemistry and methodology with industry experience. Beginning with a review of the opportunities for seaweed biorefinery and the varied components and properties of macroalgae, the book then reviews all the key steps needed for industrial applications, from its cultivation, collection and processing, to extraction techniques, concentration and purification. A range of important applications are then discussed, including the production of energy and novel materials from seaweed, before a set of illustrative case studies shows how these various stages work in practice.Drawing on the expert knowledge of a global team of editors and authors, this book is a practical resource for both researchers and businesses who currently work with macroalgae.- Highlights the specific challenges and benefits of developing seaweed for sustainable products- Presents useful case studies that demonstrate varied approaches and methodologies in practice- Covers the complete seaweed chain, from cultivation to waste management
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction to Seaweed and Seaweed Biorefinery1. Opportunities for seaweed biorefinery2. Seaweed components, properties, and applications3. Seaweed resources, collection, and cultivation with respect to sustainability 4. Time for applications of biostimulants in phyconomy: Seaweed Extracts for Enhanced Cultivation of Seaweeds (SEECS)Part 2: Conditioning and Modification of Seaweed for Biorefinery5. Drying of seaweeds6. Storage of Seaweed for Biofuel Production: EnsilagePart 3: Extraction for Seaweed Biorefinery7. Conventional Extraction Techniques: Solvent extraction8. Emerging Extraction Techniques: Hydrothermal processin9. Emerging Extraction Techniques: MW assisted extraction10. Emerging Extraction Techniques: Enzyme assisted extraction11. Emerging Extraction Techniques: Supercritical fluid extraction12. Emerging Extraction Techniques: Ionic liquidsPart 4: Concentration and Purification of Seaweed Extracts for Biorefinery13. Concentration and Purification of Seaweed Extracts Through Chromatography14. Concentration and Purification of Seaweed Extracts Through MembranesPart 5: Seaweed-based Energy Production15. Biofuels production of third generation biorafinery from macroalgal biokmass in the Mexican context16. Biocatalytic refining of polysaccharides from brown seaweedsPart 6: Preparation of Novel Materials From Seaweed17. Nanoparticles18. Seaweed polysaccharides as sustainable building blocks for biomaterials in tissue engineeringPart 7: Operations for utilization of seaweeds and/or waste solids19. Utilization of seaweed waste20. Utilization of seaweed waste: Adsorption of toxic compounds onto invasive seaweed and seaweed wastesPart 8: Case Studies in Seaweed Biorefinery21. Biorefinery to produce animal feed, chemicals and biofuels22. Life cycle assessment of macroalgal biorefinery
