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INDEX
Chapter No.	Description (Click on topic for Details)	Page No.
1	Introduction Algal Origin and Diversity Classification based on characteristics and habitat Classification based on cell wall composition and reserve material Life Cycle And Reproduction Spirulina plantensis Haematococcus pluvialis Biotechnologically relevant micro-algae Brown algae Green algae Golden algae Red algae Blue-green algae Diatoms Current scenario Future Trends High Value Nutraceuticals Aquaculture Specialty Compounds Waste Water Treatment Micro-algae for wastewater treatment Algal-bacterial / micro-algal consortia for organic pollutant removal Biofuel	1 - 35
2	Cultivation History of micro-algal mass culture Production systems Open ponds Closed systems Parameters influencing Cultivation Influence of light Nutrition Carbon requirement Photoautotroph Heterotroph Mixotroph Nitrogen sources Minerals Trace elements Environmental factors pH Temperature Light Photo bioreactor designs Bubble column Airlift reactor Tubular systems Flat plate reactors Gas induced mechanically agitated photo bioreactor (GIMAP) Novel Designs Photo bioreactor design considerations Light source and distribution Gas-Liquid mass transfer Mixing Sparger Design	36 - 59
3	Mathematical Modeling Introduction Structured and Unstructured Models Segregated and Non-segregated Models Models For Micro-algal Cultivation Light Transfer Temperature, Light And Growth CO2 Concentrating Mechanism Inorganic Carbon Release during Photosynthesis Phosphate Transfer and Assimilation Nutrient Limited Growth Biosorption Equilibrium and Kinetic Models - Case Study Recent Developments	60 - 75
4	High Value Metabolites How and why metabolites are formed? Recovery of biomass Flocculation Centrifugation Filtration Biomass Processing Dehydration Cell disruption Extraction and purification Economic Aspects Potential Micro-algal Products Nutracueticals Amino acids and Vitamins Food Colours Specialty Products Miscellaneous	76 - 89
5	Biosorption Introduction Conventional Methods Reverse Osmosis Electro dialysis Ultra filtration Ion-exchange Chemical Precipitation What is Bio sorption? Bio sorbents Factors affecting Bio sorption pH Temperature Contact time Competing ions/co-ions Initial concentration of metal ions and biomass Evaluation of Sorption Performance Immobilization Continuous Operations-Packed bed column Bio sorption coupled with metabolite separation	90 - 106
6	Genetic Modification Introduction Strategies for metabolic engineering in algae Chlorella Volvox Diatoms Literature reports on Diatoms Other Algae Applications	107 - 114
7	Numerical Problems Solved Problems Problems for self study	115 - 131
8	List of Figures	132
9	List of Tables	133
10	References	134 - 164

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