Algae Biotechnology

- Microalgae cultivation fundamentals

- Large scale production of algal biomass: Raceway ponds

- Large scale production of algal biomass: Photobioreactors

- Commercial production of macroalgae

- Harvesting of algal biomass

- Extraction and processing of microalgal lipids

- Techno-economics of algal biodiesel

- Fuel alcohols from microalgae

- Microalgae for aviation fuels

- Biohydrogen from algae

- Biogas from algae via anaerobic digestion

- Biogas from algae via anaerobic digestion

- Microalgae applications in wastewater treatment

- Major commercial products from micro- and macroalgae

- Harmful algae and their commercial implications

- Genetic and metabolic engineering of microalgae

Professor Faizal Bux is the Director of the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology. He has  more than 20 years service at higher Education Institutes and has received numerous  awards. Prof Bux's primary research areas are: wastewater biotechnology, bioremediation, algal biofuels research and biotechnology, constructed wetlands/rhizofiltration and rainwater harvesting. He has acted/current editor for CLEAN  Soil Air Water (John Wiley & sons, Germany), Environmental Science and Health Part A (Taylor Francis, USA) He is a Fellow of the Water Institute of Southern Africa. He has recently edited the following books: (1) Biomass (2) Biotechnological application of microalgae (Taylor Francis, CRC press .) Served on the Scientific program committee/Advisory board/Chair/Invited speaker of various national and  International conferences. He is Member of many professional bodies nationally and internationally. Prof Bux has served as reviewer many international funding agencies. He serves as Scientific advisor for various NGO's both in South Africa and internationally especially with regards to water quality issues and waste beneficiation. He established an extensive network of collaborators based at Universities both nationally and internationally with active student and staff exchange for team members in the Institute. 

Yusuf Chisti is Professor of Biochemical Engineering at Massey University, New Zealand. Professor Chisti holds a MSc (Biochemical Engineering) degree from University of London, England, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada. He is a Chartered Engineer, CEng, and Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE), UK. His previous appointments were with the University of Almería, Spain; Chembiomed Ltd, Edmonton, Canada; University of Waterloo, Canada; and The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria. Professor Chisti has produced nearly 300 publications including a highly cited book