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Contributors
F.G. Acin , Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almera, Caada San Urbano, E-04120-Almera, Spain
Helena M. Amaro
CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, P-4050-123 Porto, Portugal
ICBAS - Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira no. 228, P-4050-313 Porto, Portugal
Ricardo Assmann , Ourofino Agronegcio, Rodovia Anhanguera SP 330, Km 298 Distrito Industrial, CEP 14140-000 Cravinhos, SP, Brazil
Bhavya Balagurumurthy , Biofuels Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun-248 005, India
Olivier Bernard , INRIA BIOCORE, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
Thallada Bhaskar , Biofuels Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun-248 005, India
Rashmi Chandra , Bioengineering and Environmental Center, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500 607, India
Jo-Shu Chang , Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Chun-Yen Chen , Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Feng Chen , Institute for Food & Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
Pierre Collet , INRA UR0050, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de lEnvironnement, Avenue des Etangs, 11000 Narbonne, France
Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa , Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande, P.O. Box 474, Rio Grande, RS, 96200-970, Brazil
Carlos Jos DalmasNeto , Ourofino Agronegcio, Rodovia Anhanguera SP 330, Km 298 Distrito Industrial, CEP 14140-000 Cravinhos, SP, Brazil
Julio Cesar de Carvalho , Biotechnology Division, Federal University of Parana, CEP 81531-970 Curitiba-PR, Brazil
Michele Greque de Morais , Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande, P.O. Box 474, Rio Grande, RS, 96200-970, Brazil
M. Prathima Devi , Bioengineering and Environmental Center, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500 607, India
Su-Chiung Fang , Biotechnology Center in Southern Taiwan, Academia Sinica, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica No. 59, Siraya Blvd. Xinshi Dist. Tainan 74145, Taiwan R.O.C.
J.M. Fernndez , Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almera, Caada San Urbano, E-04120-Almera, Spain
A. Catarina Guedes , CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, P-4050-123 Porto, Portugal
Arnaud Hlias
INRA UR0050, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de lEnvironnement, Avenue des Etangs, 11000 Narbonne, France
Montpellier SupAgro, 2 place Pierre Viala 34060 Montpellier, France
I-Chen Hu , Far East Bio-Tec Co. Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, Far East Microalgae Ind Co. Ltd., Ping-Tung, Taiwan
Man Kee Lam , School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Laurent Lardon , INRA UR0050, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de lEnvironnement, Avenue des Etangs, 11000 Narbonne, France
Duu-Jong Lee , Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106
Keat Teong Lee , School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Jin Liu , Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, MD, USA
F. Xavier Malcata
CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, P-4050-123 Porto, Portugal
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n P-4200-465 Porto, Portugal
S. Venkata Mohan , Bioengineering and Environmental Center, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500 607, India
E. Molina-Grima , Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almera, Caada San Urbano, E-04120-Almera, Spain
DolivarCoraucci Neto , Ourofino Agronegcio, Rodovia Anhanguera SP 330, Km 298 Distrito Industrial, CEP 14140-000 Cravinhos, SP, Brazil
Alessandra Cristine Novak , Biotechnology Division, Federal University of Parana, CEP 81531-970 Curitiba-PR, Brazil
Kuan-Yeow Show , Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Rawel Singh , Biofuels Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun-248 005, India
Carlos Ricardo Soccol
Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paran, 81531-990 Curitiba-Pr, Brazil