ABSTRACT

The marine environment accounts for most of the biodiversity on our planet, while offering a huge potential for the benefit and wellbeing of mankind. 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.

The currrent trends pertaining to marine macro- and microalgae are explained in a simple and understandable writing style. This book covers a wide variety of topics, and as such it will be appropriate as both student text and reference for advances researchers in the field.

chapter |14 pages

Euglenophyta

chapter |3 pages

Seaweed Solution

chapter |7 pages

References

chapter |7 pages

Nutrients

chapter |10 pages

Conclusion

chapter |33 pages

Maintenance of axenic culture

chapter |3 pages

Electrocoagulation flocculation

chapter |7 pages

Sonication

chapter |31 pages

Milking

chapter |15 pages

References

chapter |10 pages

Vibrational spectroscopy

chapter |8 pages

Minerals

part |1 pages

High performance/Athletic animals

chapter |49 pages

Regulations

chapter |19 pages

Toxin production approaches

chapter |4 pages

From research to the commercial scale

chapter |11 pages

Acknowledgements

chapter |23 pages

Settling

chapter |5 pages

Improving CO fixation

chapter |7 pages

Bioethanol production

chapter |33 pages

Conclusion

part |2 pages

Index

chapter |1 pages

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