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## Meet the editor

Dr. Wong Yee Keung is currently Assistant Professor in the Applied Science and Environmental Studies Team, School of Science & Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong. Moreover, he is Director of the "Centre of Excellence in Water Quality & Algal Research". Besides, Dr. Wong is a Fellow of Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS), member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IEnvSc), Royal Society of Biology (RSB),

International Water Association (IWA), Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) and Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization (HKBIO). He is also Editorial Board Member of Current Research in Hydrology and Water Resources (Gavin Publishers) and Advances in Bioscience & Bioengineering (SciencePG). He published over 90 international conference papers, peer-reviewed journals, monographs, etc.

Contents

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 37**

**Chapter 4 47**

Bioremediation of Biophilic Radionuclides by Algae

Cyanobacteria for PHB Bioplastics Production: A Review *by Erich Markl, Hannes Grünbichler and Maximilian Lackner*

*by Vetrivel Anguselvi, Reginald Ebhin Masto, Ashis Mukherjee and* 

*by Koji Iwamoto and Ayumi Minoda*

Cyanobacteria Growth Kinetics

CO2 Capture for Industries by Algae

*by Leda Giannuzzi*

*Pradeep Kumar Singh*

## Contents


Preface

This Edited Volume is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, concerning the developments within the "Algae" field of study. The book includes scholarly contributions by various authors and edited by a group of experts pertinent to Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Each contribution comes as a separate chapter complete in itself but directly related to the book's topics and objectives.

The book is divided in 4 chapters dealing with the following topics: Bioremediation of Biophilic Radionuclides by Algae, Cyanobacteria Growth Kinetics, Cyanobacteria for PHB Bioplastics Production: A Review and CO2 Capture for Industries by Algae.

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