<p>Dedication<br>Introduction to The Science of Algal Fuels: Phycology, Geology, Biophotonics, Genomics and Nanotechnology; J. Seckbach and R. Gordon<br>Preface to The Science of Algal Fuels: Phycology, Geology, Biophotonics, Genomics and Nanotechnology; R. Gordon and J. Seckbach<br>Foreword: The Production of Algal Biofuels; L. Reijnders<br>Acknowledgements<br>PART 1:METHODS AND WAYS OF RESEARCH<br>Quitting cold turkey: rapid oil independence for the USA; R. Gordon and B.J. Poulin<br>Algal biorefinery: sustainable production of biofuels and aquaculture feed? F. Ahmed, Y. Li and P.M. Schenk<br>Approaches and prospectives for algal fuel; A.K. Bajhaiya, M.R. Suseela and P.W. Ramteka<br>From isolation of potential microalgal strains to strain engineering for biofuel; P. Bhargava, and .K. Mohan<br>Integrated approach to algae production for biofuel utilizing robust algal species; A. Dahiya<br>Biological constraints on the production of microalgal-based biofuels; J.G. Day and M.S. Stanley<br>Adapting mass algaculture for a northern climate; J. McNichol and P. McGinn<br>Nanotechnology for algal biofuels; M. Pattarkine and V.M. Pattarkine<br>From algae to biofuel - engineering aspects; V.M. Pattarkine and D.C. Kannan<br>Making fuel from algae: identifying fact amid fiction; C.J. Rhodes<br>Algal oils: biosynthesis and uses; M. Topf, M. Tavasi, Y. Kinel-Tahan, D. Iluz, Z. Dubinsky. and Y. Yehoshua<br>Algal biofuel production through integrated biorefinery; D. Sahoo, S. Kumar, G. Elangbam and S.S. Devi<br>PART 2: PRODUCTION OF BIODIESELS AND HYDROGEN|<br>Dinoflagellates as feedstock for biodiesel production; C. Fuentes-Grünewald<br>Biodiesel production from microalgae: methods for microalgal lipid assessment with emphasis on the use of flow cytometry; M.T. Lopes da Silva and A. Reis<br />Approaches to and perspectives on biodiesel and oil production using algae in Mexico; R. Riosmena-Rodríguez, B.O. Arredondo-Vega, T. Reynoso-Granados, M. Cordoba, J.M. López-Vivas and J.M. López-Calderon<br>Biodiesel production from microalgae: a mapping of articles and patents; A.M. Rocha, d. Sahoo, T. Ferrer, C. Quintella and E. Torres<br>Biotechnology of hydrogen production with the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; G. Torzillo, G. Faraloni and L. Gianelli<br>PART 3: ALGAE FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION<br>How to breed diatoms: examination of two species with contrasting reproductive biology; V.A. Chepurnov, P. Chaerle and D.G. Mann<br>Fuel from seaweeds: rationale and feasibility; A. Reznik and A. Israel<br>The contribution of diatoms to worldwide crude oil deposits; S.K. Shukla and R. Mohan<br>Photobiology and lipid metabolism in algae; K. Spilling and J. Seppälä<br>Metabolic pathways in green algae with potential value for biofuels production; V. Subramanian, A. Dubini M. Seibert<br>PART 4: FROM WASTE WATER TO FUEL PRODUCTION<br>Wastewater treatment pond algal production for biofuel; R.J. Craggs, T. Lundquist and J. Benemann<br>Wastewater treatment integrated with algae production for biofuel; A. Dahiya, J. Todd and A. McInnis<br>Sub-and supercritical water based processes for microalgae to biofuels; S. Kumar</p>