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Handbook of Algal Science, Technology and Medicine

Ozcan Konur (Bioscientist, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey)

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Academic Press Inc
31 March 2020
Handbook of Algal Science, Microbiology, Technology and Medicine provides a concise introduction to the science, biology, technology and medical use of algae that is structured on the major research fronts of the last four decades, such as algal structures and properties, algal biomedicine, algal genomics, algal toxicology, and algal bioremediation, algal photosystems, algal ecology, algal bioenergy and biofuels. It also covers algal production for biomedicine, algal biomaterials, and algal medicinal foods within these primary sections. All chapters are authored by the leading researchers in their respective research fields.

Our society currently faces insurmountable challenges in the areas of biomedicine and energy in the face of increasing global population and diminishing natural resources as well as the growing environmental and economic concerns, such as global warming, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Algae offer a way to deal with these challenges and concerns for both sustainable and environment friendly bioenergy production and in biomedicine through the development of crucial biotechnology.

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Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 276mm,  Width: 216mm, 
Weight:   1.990kg
ISBN:   9780128183052
ISBN 10:   0128183055
Pages:   765
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ozcan Konur, as both a bioscientist and social scientist by training, has focused on the bibliometric evaluation of the research in several interdisciplinary innovative high-priority research areas at the level of the researchers, journals, institutions, countries, and research areas as well as the social implications of the research in these areas. He has also had extensive research interests in the development of social policies for disadvantaged people based on disability, age, religious beliefs, race, gender, and sexuality at the interface of science and policy. His current focus is on antimicrobial research and the applications of algae in biomedicine. He has published more than 100 journal papers, book chapters, and conference papers.

Reviews for Handbook of Algal Science, Technology and Medicine

"""This volume is structured into the following parts: Introduction, an overview of the book (Part I); Algal Structures, providing the information on the structure and properties of algal species such as Euglena gracilis, Northwest Atlantic seaweeds, and fucoid algae,(Part II); Algal Genomics, including metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for biomaterials, macroalgal,genomics on Euglena, and essence of stress phenomena of diatoms and haptophytes by omics approaches (Part III); Algal Photosystems and Photosynthesis,introducing the photosynthesis research on diatoms and cyanobacteria (Part IV); Algal Ecology, presenting studies on coastal management in the Mediterranean Sea with macroalgae, roles of phytoplankton for aquatic ecosystem functioning, and CO2 biomitigation by microalgae culture technology(Part V); Algal Bioenergy and Biofuels, discussing the applications of microalgae to produce feedstocks for biodiesel and hydrogen products, bioelectricity with algal microbial fuel cells, and bioethanol production with green macroalgae (Part VI); Algal Biomedicine, reviewing the research and applications of algal bioactive compounds in medicine, cyanobacterial products for drug discovery and other biomedical uses, bioactive seaweed substances for health benefits, and alginates for wound care and treatment (Part VII); Algal Foods, using algal biomass for both food and feed products (Part VIII); Algal Toxicology, discussing the toxic effects of harmful algal blooms for aquaculture, cyanobacterial toxins and their impacts on human and animal health, origin of crab toxin and food poisoning by poisonous crabs, and microcystins and their effects on environment and human heath (Part IX); and Algal Bioremediation,reporting the applications of algae for bioremediation, including cyanobacteria for biosorption, bioaccumulation, and detoxification of persistent organic pollutants, microalgae for wastewater treatment, algal bioremediation of heavy metals and dyes, and biosorption of toxic chemicals by Sargassum macroalgae (Part X). In summary, this handbook is a valuable tool for booming algal research and its various applications."" --Quarterly Review of Bilogy"


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