The versatility of hydrogen makes it a likely candidate for a universal fuel, and Congress has recently voted to increase research spending in this area. This conference will examine organismal approaches (bacteria, green algae, and cyanobacteria), bioreactor engineering and large scale systems, institutional issues such as culture collectors, databases, and international cooperation, marine-based systems, and commercialization

Algae and Human Affairs provides the only current comprehensive survey of the major roles of algae in present and future human life. This detailed, up-to-date synthesis is divided into four sections. The first reviews the natural roles of algae as sources of oxygen, organic carbon compounds, and as bases of food-chains for higher trophic levels. The second group of chapters deals with the commercial and economic value of algae to industry, energy, waste treatment, and agriculture (i.e. algae as an important source of food and food additives, such as the carageenan used in dairy products). The third section discusses the detrimental, sometimes disastrous, effects of algae in the form of red-tide organisms, weeds, producers of freshwater toxins, and marine biofouling. The final section considers current applications and future potential of algae to industry, in general, and, in particular, to space exploration and genetic engineering.

The Present Volume Is Compendium Of Wide Ranging Topics On Allied And Commercial Aspects Of Algae. It Is An Assemblage Of The Up-To-Date Information Of Rapid Advances And Developments Taking Place In The Field Of Applied Phycology. The Book Is A Unique Compilation Of 21 Chapters Focussing On Algal Ecology, Algal Biofertilizers, Toxicology, Bioremediation, Bioenergy, Biotechnology And Molecular Biology.

This book contains selected papers presented at the Fourth Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology held in Hong Kong, on 3-6 July, 2000. Written by experts in the field, this book provides a state-of-the-art account of algal biotechnology research. Topics range from use of algae in agriculture to environmental monitoring and protection, from algal culture systems to production of high-value chemicals and pharmaceuticals by algae, and from algal product purification to gene transformation and regulations. This book is intended for use by researchers and industrialists in the field of algal biotechnology. It will also be an important reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students in biotechnology and food science, as well as in biology in general.