Parisa A. Bahri

This comprehensive book details the most recent advances in the microalgae biological sciences and engineering technologies for biomass and biofuel production in order to meet the ongoing need for new and affordable sources of food, chemicals and energy for future generations. The chapters explore new microalgae cultivation techniques, including solid (biofilm) systems, and heterotrophic production methods, while also critically investigating topics such as combining wastewater as a source of nutrients, the effect of CO2 on growth, and converting biomass to methane through anaerobic digestion. The book highlights innovative bioproduct optimization and molecular genetic techniques, applications of genomics and metabolomics, and the genetic engineering of microalgae strains targeting biocrude production. The latest developments in microalgae harvesting and dewatering technologies, which combine biomass production with electricity generation, are presented, along with detailed techno-economic modeling. This extensive volume was written by respected experts in their fields and is intended for a wide audience of researchers and engineers.

Early consideration of risk and safety results in permanent and fundamental impacts on the reliability of processing plants. Integration of safety assessment into process design provides the opportunity to take preventive and proactive actions to eliminate possible hazards. The authors introduce a novel measure for risk and safety assessment based on Petri net modelling tool. This integrated approach relies on limited data which is available in the initial design phase and in the mean time the results are accurate to an extent to be usable as decision-making factors. Simplicity and flexibility are tow outstanding features which make this framework an applicable solution for industries.