The marine environment accounts for most biodiversity on our planet, while offering a huge potential for citizens’ health and well-being. Its extensive resources already constitute the basis of many economic activities, but many more are expected in coming years. This book covers current knowledge on uses of marine algae to obtain bulk and fine chemicals, coupled with optimization of the underlying production and purification processes. Major gaps and potential opportunities in this field are discussed in a critical manner.

Foreword; Catarina Guedes, I. Sousa-Pinto and F. Xavier Malcata Introduction to Marine Algae: Overview; Ana I. M. A. Neto and I. Sousa-Pinto Seaweeds: not only an under-recognized biomass for diverse everyday life applications, but also providers of key ecosystem services; Thierry Chopin Seaweed Solution Against Global Warming; Ik Kyo Chun, Jung Hyun Oak, Jin Ae Lee, Jong Ahm Shin, Jong Gyu Kim, and Kwang-Seok Park Microalgae Metabolism and the Utilisation of Microalgae; Michael A. Borowitzka Microalga Biomass Production; Rathinam Raja, Hemaiswarya Shanmugam, Ramanujam Ravikumar, and Isabel S. Carvalho Advances and Constraints of Seaweed Farming as a Basal Constituent for an Environmentally Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Chile; Alejandro H. Buschmann, María C. Hernández-González, and Bárbara S. Labbé Microalga Downstream Processing: harvesting, drying, extraction, separation and purification; Xavier C. Fretté Alternative Green Biofuel from Microalgae: a Promising Renewable Resource; Katkam N. Gangadhar, João Varela, and F. Xavier Malcata Macroalgae biofuels; Karen Mooney Marine Algae Bioactivities; Catarina Vizetto-Duarte Carolina Bruno de Sousa, Maria Rodrigues, Luísa Custódio, Luísa Barreira, and João Varela Macroalga phycocolloids; Leonel Pereira Microalgae for Feed; Vítor Verdelho, João Navalho, and Ana P. Carvalho Seaweed for Animal Feed; Catarina Guedes, Isabel C. Azevedo, and I. Sousa-Pinto The Cosmeceutical Properties of Compounds Derived from Marine Algae; Snezana Agatonovic-Kustrin* and David W. Morton Potential Use of Seaweed Extracts Against Plant Pathogens; Jatinder Singh Sangha, Robin E. Ross, Sowmyalakshmi Subramanian, Alan T. Critchley, and Balakrishnan Prithiviraj A Role for Dietary Macroalgae in the Amelioration of Certain Risk Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Disease; M. Lynn Cornish, Alan T. Critchley, and Ole G. Mouritsen Genetic engineering approaches to exploit marine algae as potential sources of biofuels and added-value products; Maria da Glória Esquível, Julia Marín-Navarro, Teresa S. Pinto, and Joaquín Moreno IMTA – Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (Bioremediation); Sara Barrento, Isabel C. Azevedo, and I. Sousa-Pinto Present and Future Economic and Environmental Impacts of Microalgal Technology; Miguel Olaizola, Rob C. Brown, and Elizabeth D. Orchard Other Present and Prospective Uses; A. Catarina Guedes, I. Sousa-Pinto, and F. Xavier Malcata