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 | Fundamentals and Applications Edited by Joseph Seckbach and Richard Gordon Series: Diatoms: Biology and Applications Copyright: 2019 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781119370215 | Hardcover | 688 pages | 272 illustrations Price: $325 USD  |
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Diatoms are beginning to have a wide impact on our technology and this volume details biofuels from diatoms, the industrial applications of fossil diatoms (diatomite or diatomaceous earth), and a new form of agriculture, bubble farming, aimed initially around diatom high value products and biofuel.
Audience
Researchers and graduate students in the fields of phycology, biology, marine sciences and ecology
Researchers and graduate students in the fields of phycology, biology, marine sciences and ecology
Description
Diatoms are single cells, an algal group in which each cell is surrounded by a silica glass shell. They appear in beautiful attractive shapes and have several uses, ranging from building materials to nanotechnology. Twenty percent of the oxygen we breathe is produced by diatom photosynthesis and they feed most of the aquatic food chain in fresh water and the oceans. They serve as sources of biofuel and improve solar energy production of electricity. Some of them are among the extremophiles (living in environments of hot or cold temperatures, at extreme pH ranges, at high or low light levels, and surviving desiccation). There are about 100,000 diatom species and a similar number of papers have been published since their discovery over three hundred years ago. The literature on diatoms is currently doubling every ten years, with over 50,000 papers during the last decade
The aim of this new book series (Diatoms: Biology and Applications) is to provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on diatom biology and applications. The first book of the series, Diatoms Fundamentals & Applications, is wide ranging, starting with the contributions of amateurs and the beauty of diatoms, to details of how their shells are made, how they bend light to their advantage and ours, and major aspects of their biochemistry (photosynthesis and iron metabolism). The book then delves into the ecology of diatoms living in a wide range of habitats, and look at those few that can kill or harm us. The book concludes with a wide range of applications of diatoms, in forensics, manufacturing, medicine, biofuel and agriculture. The contributors are leading international experts on diatoms. This book is written to both act as an introduction to diatoms and to present some of the most advanced research on them.
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Diatoms are single cells, an algal group in which each cell is surrounded by a silica glass shell. They appear in beautiful attractive shapes and have several uses, ranging from building materials to nanotechnology. Twenty percent of the oxygen we breathe is produced by diatom photosynthesis and they feed most of the aquatic food chain in fresh water and the oceans. They serve as sources of biofuel and improve solar energy production of electricity. Some of them are among the extremophiles (living in environments of hot or cold temperatures, at extreme pH ranges, at high or low light levels, and surviving desiccation). There are about 100,000 diatom species and a similar number of papers have been published since their discovery over three hundred years ago. The literature on diatoms is currently doubling every ten years, with over 50,000 papers during the last decade
The aim of this new book series (Diatoms: Biology and Applications) is to provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on diatom biology and applications. The first book of the series, Diatoms Fundamentals & Applications, is wide ranging, starting with the contributions of amateurs and the beauty of diatoms, to details of how their shells are made, how they bend light to their advantage and ours, and major aspects of their biochemistry (photosynthesis and iron metabolism). The book then delves into the ecology of diatoms living in a wide range of habitats, and look at those few that can kill or harm us. The book concludes with a wide range of applications of diatoms, in forensics, manufacturing, medicine, biofuel and agriculture. The contributors are leading international experts on diatoms. This book is written to both act as an introduction to diatoms and to present some of the most advanced research on them.
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Author / Editor Details
Professor J. Seckbach is a retired senior academician at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He earned his MSc. & PhD from the University of Chicago. He was appointed to the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (as a senior Lecturer) and spent sabbaticals at UCLA and Harvard University. He served at Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, USA, as the first selected Chair for the Louisiana Sea Grant and Technology transfer. He has edited over 35 scientific books and ~ 140 scientific articles on plant ferritin–phytoferritin, cellular evolution, acidothermophilic algae, and life in extreme environments and on astrobiology.
Professor J. Seckbach is a retired senior academician at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He earned his MSc. & PhD from the University of Chicago. He was appointed to the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (as a senior Lecturer) and spent sabbaticals at UCLA and Harvard University. He served at Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, USA, as the first selected Chair for the Louisiana Sea Grant and Technology transfer. He has edited over 35 scientific books and ~ 140 scientific articles on plant ferritin–phytoferritin, cellular evolution, acidothermophilic algae, and life in extreme environments and on astrobiology.
Richard Gordon’s involvement with diatoms goes back to 1970 with his capillarity model for their gliding motility, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. He later worked on a diffusion limited aggregation model for diatom morphogenesis, which led to the first paper ever published on diatom nanotechnology in 1988. He organized the first workshop on diatom nanotech in 2003. His other research is on computed tomography algorithms, HIV/AIDS prevention, and embryogenesis.
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Table of Contents
Dedication to Lawrence Bogorad
Foreword by Andrzej Witkowski
Preface by Joseph Seckbach
1 A Memorial to Frithjof Sterrenburg: The Importance of the Amateur Diatomist
Janice L. Pappas
2 Alex Altenbach --In Memoriam of a Friend
Wladyslaw Altermann
3 The Beauty of Diatoms
Mary Ann Tiffany and Stephen S. Nagy
4 Current Diatom Research in China
Yu Xin Zhang
5 Cellular Mechanisms of Diatom Valve Morphogenesis
Yekaterina D. Bedoshvili and Yelena V. Likhoshway
6 Application of Focused Ion Beam Technique in Taxonomy-Oriented Research on Ultrastructure of Diatoms
Andrzej Witkowski, Tomasz P …€šoci …€žski, Justyna Grzonka, Izabela Zg …€šobicka, Ma …€šgorzata B¦k, Przemys …€šaw D¦bek, Ana I. Gomes and Krzysztof J. Kurzyd …€šowski
7 On Light and Diatoms: A Photonics and Photobiology Review
Mohamed M. Ghobara, Nirmal Mazumder, Vandana Vinayak, Louisa Reissig, Ille C. Gebeshuber, Mary Ann Tiffany and Richard Gordon
8 Photosynthesis in Diatoms
Matteo Scarsini, Justine Marchand, Kalina M. Manoylov and Beno ®t Schoefs
9 Iron in Diatoms
John A. Raven
10 Diatom Symbioses with Other Photoauthotrophs
Rosalina Stancheva and Rex Lowe
11 Diatom Sexual Reproduction and Life Cycles
Aloisie Pouli „kova and David G. Mann
12 Ecophysiology, Cell Biology and Ultrastructure of a Benthic Diatom Isolated in the Arctic
Ulf Karsten, Rhena Schumann and Andreas Holzinger
13 Ecology of Freshwater Diatoms --Current Trends and Applications
Aloisie Pouli „kova and Kalina Manoylov
14 Diatoms from Hot Springs of the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)
Tatiana V. Nikulina, E. G. Kalitina, N. A. Kharitonova, G. A. Chelnokov, Elena A. Vakh and O. V. Grishchenko
15 Biodiversity of High Mountain Lakes in Europe with Special Regards to Rila Mountains (Bulgaria) and Tatra Mountains (Poland)
Nadja Ognjanova-Rumenova, Agata Z. Wojtal, Elwira Sienkiewicz, Ivan Botev and Teodora Trichkova
16 Diatoms of the Southern Part of the Russian Far East
Tatiana V. Nikulina and Lubov A. Medvedeva
17 Toxic and Harmful Marine Diatoms
Stephen S. Bates, Nina Lundholm, Katherine A. Hubbard, Marina Montresor and Chui Pin Leaw
18 Diatoms in Forensics: A Molecular Approach to Diatom Testing in Forensic Science
Vandana Vinayak and S. Gautam
19 Diatomite in Use: Nature, Modifications, Commercial Applications and Prospective Trends
Mohamed M. Ghobara and Asmaa Mohamed
20 Diatom Silica for Biomedical Applications
Shaheer Maher, Moom Sin Aw and Dusan Losic
21 Diafuel--€ž¢(Diatom Biofuel) vs Electric Vehicles, a Basic Comparison: A High Potential Renewable Energy Source to Make India Energy Independent
Vandana Vinayak, Khashti Ballabh Joshi and Priyangshu Manab Sarma
22 Bubble Farming: Scalable Microcosms for Diatom Biofuel and the Next Green Revolution
Richard Gordon, Clifford R Merz, Shawn Gurke and Beno ®t Schoefs
Index
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Dedication to Lawrence Bogorad
Foreword by Andrzej Witkowski
Preface by Joseph Seckbach
1 A Memorial to Frithjof Sterrenburg: The Importance of the Amateur Diatomist
Janice L. Pappas
2 Alex Altenbach --In Memoriam of a Friend
Wladyslaw Altermann
3 The Beauty of Diatoms
Mary Ann Tiffany and Stephen S. Nagy
4 Current Diatom Research in China
Yu Xin Zhang
5 Cellular Mechanisms of Diatom Valve Morphogenesis
Yekaterina D. Bedoshvili and Yelena V. Likhoshway
6 Application of Focused Ion Beam Technique in Taxonomy-Oriented Research on Ultrastructure of Diatoms
Andrzej Witkowski, Tomasz P …€šoci …€žski, Justyna Grzonka, Izabela Zg …€šobicka, Ma …€šgorzata B¦k, Przemys …€šaw D¦bek, Ana I. Gomes and Krzysztof J. Kurzyd …€šowski
7 On Light and Diatoms: A Photonics and Photobiology Review
Mohamed M. Ghobara, Nirmal Mazumder, Vandana Vinayak, Louisa Reissig, Ille C. Gebeshuber, Mary Ann Tiffany and Richard Gordon
8 Photosynthesis in Diatoms
Matteo Scarsini, Justine Marchand, Kalina M. Manoylov and Beno ®t Schoefs
9 Iron in Diatoms
John A. Raven
10 Diatom Symbioses with Other Photoauthotrophs
Rosalina Stancheva and Rex Lowe
11 Diatom Sexual Reproduction and Life Cycles
Aloisie Pouli „kova and David G. Mann
12 Ecophysiology, Cell Biology and Ultrastructure of a Benthic Diatom Isolated in the Arctic
Ulf Karsten, Rhena Schumann and Andreas Holzinger
13 Ecology of Freshwater Diatoms --Current Trends and Applications
Aloisie Pouli „kova and Kalina Manoylov
14 Diatoms from Hot Springs of the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)
Tatiana V. Nikulina, E. G. Kalitina, N. A. Kharitonova, G. A. Chelnokov, Elena A. Vakh and O. V. Grishchenko
15 Biodiversity of High Mountain Lakes in Europe with Special Regards to Rila Mountains (Bulgaria) and Tatra Mountains (Poland)
Nadja Ognjanova-Rumenova, Agata Z. Wojtal, Elwira Sienkiewicz, Ivan Botev and Teodora Trichkova
16 Diatoms of the Southern Part of the Russian Far East
Tatiana V. Nikulina and Lubov A. Medvedeva
17 Toxic and Harmful Marine Diatoms
Stephen S. Bates, Nina Lundholm, Katherine A. Hubbard, Marina Montresor and Chui Pin Leaw
18 Diatoms in Forensics: A Molecular Approach to Diatom Testing in Forensic Science
Vandana Vinayak and S. Gautam
19 Diatomite in Use: Nature, Modifications, Commercial Applications and Prospective Trends
Mohamed M. Ghobara and Asmaa Mohamed
20 Diatom Silica for Biomedical Applications
Shaheer Maher, Moom Sin Aw and Dusan Losic
21 Diafuel--€ž¢(Diatom Biofuel) vs Electric Vehicles, a Basic Comparison: A High Potential Renewable Energy Source to Make India Energy Independent
Vandana Vinayak, Khashti Ballabh Joshi and Priyangshu Manab Sarma
22 Bubble Farming: Scalable Microcosms for Diatom Biofuel and the Next Green Revolution
Richard Gordon, Clifford R Merz, Shawn Gurke and Beno ®t Schoefs
Index
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