 | Algal Green Chemistry Algal Green Chemistry: Recent Progress in Biotechnology presents emerging information on green algal technology for the production of diverse chemicals, metabolites, and other products of commercial value. This book describes and emphasizes the emerging information on green algal technology, with a special emphasis on the production of diverse chemicals, metabolites, and products from algae and cyanobacteria. Topics featured in the book are exceedingly valuable for researchers and scientists in the field of algal green chemistry, with many not covered in current academic studies. It is a unique source of information for scientists, researchers, and biotechnologists who are looking for the development of new technologies in bioremediation, eco-friendly and alternative biofuels, biofertilizers, biogenic biocides, bioplastics, cosmeceuticals, sunscreens, antibiotics, anti-aging, and an array of other biotechnologically important chemicals for human life and their contiguous environment. This book is a great asset for students, researchers, and biotechnologists. Dr. R. P. Rastogi obtained his Ph.D. in photobiology and molecular biology of cyanobacteria from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He is the recipient of an international research fellowship. He was a visiting scientist in the Deptartment of Biology, Friedrich Alexander University, Germany. He has published a number of research papers in journals of international repute in the field of cyanobacterial biochemistry and biotechnology and is serving as an editorial member of many journals. His main research interests are molecular microbiology, photochemistry and biotechnology of cyanobacteria. Dr. Datta Madamwar is professor of microbiology at BRD School of Biosciences and Dean, Faculty of Science, BRD School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India. He received his Ph.D degree from BITS, Pilani. Professor Madamwar is a Microbial Biotechnologist with diverse research interests. His current research focus is on non-aqueous enzymology, industrial liquid waste management, and cyanobacterial biotechnology. He has reported various novel, efficient, and rapid methods of purification of microbial products. He is also working on crystallization and structure determination of photosynthetic pigments. He is a recipient of the European Commission Visiting Scientist Fellowship, Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India, Fellow of Association of Microbiologists of India, Fellow of Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy and Gujarat Science Academy and a member of several academic bodies. Dr. Madamwar is a member of several taskforce and advisory committees of the National funding agencies like DBT, DST, and GSBTM. He is also on the editorial board of several national and international journals including Bioresource Technology and Elsevier. Prof. Madamwar has more than 190 research publications in highly reputed international journals, several book chapters, and a provisional American Patent to his credit. Professor Ashok Pandey is currently with the Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali, Punjab, India; he was the former Deputy Director for CSIR's National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology at Trivandrum, where he head the Centre for Biofuels and Biotechnology Division. Professor Pandey's research interests are on bio-based economy for the production of fuels and chemicals. He has over 1000 publications and communications, which include 14 patents and design copyright, 34 books, 99 book chapters, and 391 original and review papers. Professor Pandey is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships, including Fellow of International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, National Academy of Science (India), Biotech Research Society, India, and the International Organization of Biotechnology and Bioengineering. He was Chairman of the International Society of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Finland (Food & Health) from 2003-2004. He is Founder President of the Biotech Research Society, India (www.brsi.in); International Coordinator and General Secretary of International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses, France (www.ifibiop.org), and Vice-President of the International Society for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (www.isees.org) and All India Biotech Association (www.aibaonline.com). Professor Pandey is Editor-in-chief of Bioresource Technology, Honorary Executive Advisors of Journal of Water Sustainability and Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability and editorial board member of several international and Indian journals. Prof. Pandey was also recently honoured as the Most Cited Author as per the Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2016. |
