Prospects and Challenges in Algal Biotechnology

Section I:Algal Culture Technology.- 1.General Introduction.- 2.The culture technology for freshwater microalgae and cyanobacteria.- 3.The culture technology for marine algae and cyanobacteria.- 4.The culture technology for Periphytons and Cyanobacterial mats.- 5.The culture technology for extremophilic algae including cyanobacteria.- Section II Algal Biofuel and CO2 sequestration.- 6.Suitability of algae for biofuel production.- 7.Generation and harvesting of algal biomass for biofuel production.- 8.Manipulation of algal lipid production.- 9.System biology approach to enhance algal lipid production.- 10.Algae and carbon sequestration: Role, strategy and future perspectives.- Section III Algae in wastewater treatment.- 11.Planktonic algae and wastewater treatment: advantages and disadvantages.- 12.Wastewater treatment using Phototrophic biofilms and cyanobacterial mats.- 13.Algal turf scruber technology and periphytons.- 14.Biosrption heavy metals and dyes from industrial effluents.- Section IV Bioactive and High Value Chemical Compounds.- 15.Algae as source of pharmaceuticals.- 16.Algae as sources of food and nutraceuticals.- 17. Metabolic engineering for the production of high value algal products.