Microalgae Building Enclosures: Design and Engineering Principles

Abstract

The book Microalgae Building Enclosures: Design and Engineering Principles (2022) by Kyoung Hee Kim explores the symbiotic relationship between microalgae and the built environment. Microalgae is a living and breathing photosynthetic microorganisms found in lakes, oceans, and even wastewater. Microalgae provide many advantages over terrestrial plants with a wide range of biochemical diversity (more than 25,000 known species), excellent growth rate, and biomass productivity. Hence, researchers in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, cosmetics, and alternative energy industries are actively developing creative and novel ways to use these fascinating tiny organisms. 1