Algae are sunlight-driven cell factories, and can efficiently absorb CO2 and convert light energy to chemical energy such as lipid, starch and other carbohydrates and release O2. Algal feedstock is a promising resource for bioproduct production, given its high photosynthetic efficiency for producing biomass compared to conventional crops. Microalgae can be used for flue-gas and wastewater bioremediation. This book highlights recent breakthroughs in the multidisciplinary areas of algal biotechnology and the chapters feature recent developments from cyanobacteria to eukaryotic algae, from theoretical biology to applied biology. It also includes the latest advancements in algal-based synthetic biology, including metabolic engineering, artificial biological system construction and green chemicals production. With contributions by leading authorities in algal biotechnology research, it is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in the field, and those involved in the study of photosynthesis and green-cell factories.

Contributions by: Yahui Bo, Gao Chen, Lei Chen, Zhenfan Chen, Zixi Chen, Pengfei Cheng, Feng Ge, Jiameng Guo, Sanjay Gupta, Xiahui Hao, Qingfang He, Fan Hu, Hanhua Hu, Krishna Kumar Jaiswal, Hu Jin, Vinod Kumar, Anping Lei, Anna I. Kurbatova, Chao Li, Yanhua Li, Hanzhi Lin, Lu-Ning Liu, Qiong Liu, Yandu Lu, Anastasios Melis, Yufang Pan, Vishal Rajput, Roger Ruan, Shengzhou Shan, Kaitlin Simmons, Xiaotong Song, Xinyu Song, Adamu Yunusa Ugya, Mikhail S. Vlaskin, Chun Wang, Jiangxin Wang, Jin Wang, Xiaojun Yan, Wenxiu Yin, Weiwen Zhang, Xiangxiang Zhang, Xu Zhang, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Long-Sheng Zhao, Quanyu Zhao, Chengxu Zhou, Yali Zhu, Zhu Zhen, Tian Jing, CAO Xupeng