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<p>"Algae are mysterious and fascinating organisms that hold great potential for discovery and biotechnology."</p> <p>--Dr. Thierry Tonon, Department of Biology, University of York</p> <p>"Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it."</p> <p>--A.P.J. Abdul Kalam</p> <p>In this book, we emphasise the importance of algal biotechnology as a sustainable platform to replace the conventional fossil-based economy. With this focus, Volume 2 summarizes up-to-date literature knowledge and discusses the advances in algal cultivation, genetic improvement, wastewater treatment, resource recovery, commercial operation, and technoeconomic analysis of algal biotechnology.</p> <p><b>FEATURES</b></p> <ul> <li>Discusses in detail recent developments in algae cultivation and biomass harvesting</li> <li>Provides an overview of genetic engineering and algal-bacteria consortia to improve productivity</li> <li>Presents applications of algae in the area of wastewater treatment and resource recovery</li> <li>Provides case studies and technoeconomic analysis to understand the algal biorefinery</li> </ul> <p><b>Shashi Kant Bhatia, PhD,</b> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.</p> <p><b>Sanjeet Mehariya, PhD,</b> is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.</p> <p><b>Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan, PhD,</b> is a Research Scientist and Lecturer (Adjunct) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.</p>