1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466297803316

Titolo

Current Trends in Web Engineering [[electronic resource] ] : 15th International Conference, ICWE 2015 Workshops, NLPIT, PEWET, SoWEMine, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 23-26, 2015. Revised Selected Papers / / edited by Florian Daniel, Oscar Diaz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-24800-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 199 p. 42 illus. in color.)

Collana

Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI ; ; 9396

Disciplina

004.678

Soggetti

Information storage and retrieval

Data mining

Software engineering

Information Storage and Retrieval

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Software Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Natural Language Processing for Informal Text -- Pervase WEb Technologies -- Mining the Social Web.

Sommario/riassunto

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of Current Trends in Web Engineering, ICWE Workshops 2015 which was held in June 2015 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The 16 revised full papers were selected form 23 submissions and cover topics on natural language processing for informal text, pervasive Web technologies, trends and challenges, and mining in the social Web.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786959803321

Titolo

Biotechnological applications of microalgae : biodiesel and value added products / / edited by Faizal Bux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-429-08711-X

1-4665-1530-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Classificazione

MED009000SCI011000TEC010000

Altri autori (Persone)

BuxF (Faizel)

Disciplina

579.8

Soggetti

Microalgae - Biotechnology

Biomass energy

Microalgae - Industrial use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - The Biology of Microalgae; Chapter 3 - Strain Selection for Biodiesel Production; Chapter 4 - Enumeration of Microalgal Cells; Chapter 5 - Microalgal Cultivation Reactor Systems; Chapter 6 - Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass; Chapter 7 - Lipid Identification and Extraction Techniques; Chapter 8 - Synthesis of Biodiesel/Bio-Oil from Microalgae; Chapter 9 - Analysis of Microalgal Biorefineries for Bioenergy from an Environmental and Economic Perspective Focus on Algal Biodiesel

Chapter 10 - Value-Added Products from MicroalgaeChapter 11 - Algae-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation and Conversion to Value-Added Products; Chapter 12 - Phycoremediation by High-Rate Algal Ponds (HRAPs); Chapter 13 - Microalgal Biotechnology: Today's (Green) Gold Rush; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The book gives an in-depth analysis of microalgal biology, ecology, biotechnology and biofuel production capacity as well as a thorough discussion on the value added products that can be generated from diverse microalgae. It summarizes the state of the art in microalgal biotechnology research, from microalgal strain selection, microbiology, cultivation, harvesting, and processing. Contributors from the US,



Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe cover microalgal physiology, biochemistry, ecology, molecular biology, and more--

Preface Over the decades, much of the literature has focused on the biology and ecological aspects of algae found in freshwater, marine, and brackish environments. These organisms are also known to inhabit various other environments on Earth. More recently, there has been a substantial shift toward the concept of sustainable development and the green economy with emphasis on exploiting biological systems for the benefit of mankind. This underpins the fundamentals of the field of biotechnology, which has revolutionized various fields including agriculture, food, pharmaceutical and medical sciences, environmental sciences, and industrial feedstock, thus positively impacting most spheres of human endeavor. Algae--but more specifically, microalgae--have been associated with problematic events such as algal blooms caused by eutrophication of aquatic environments and in some cases the toxins produced have serious health impacts on the aquatic environment, plants, animals, and humans. However, these events are largely due to human activities resulting in the Profiliferation of nutrients in aquatic environments. The significance of algae cannot be underestimated as they contribute to approximately 40% of the oxygen in the atmosphere, are the original source of fossil fuels, and are the primary producers in the oceans. Therefore, there is potential for exploitation of this invaluable biomass source that could lead to definite environmental and economic benefits for man--