Microalgae - E. W. Becker

Microalgae

Biotechnology and Microbiology

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
304 Seiten
2008
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-06113-1 (ISBN)
68,55 inkl. MwSt
The author presents an account of research in algal production and utilization. The book will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in the field.
The utilization of unconventional microbial sources, particularly microalgae, for the production of feed, food, food additives, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals is growing in importance. Research in the field is expanding worldwide. The author presents an account of research in algal production and utilization. The book explores in detail all steps of the subject, from the preparation of stock cultures to the growth in large outdoor ponds. Dr Becker provides a compilation of the different methods employed worldwide for the artificial cultivation of different microalgae, including recipes for culture media, description of outdoor and indoor cultivation systems as well as harvesting and processing methods. The book will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in the field.

1. Introduction; 2. Algal production systems; 3. Culture media; 4. Cultivation methods (indoors); 5. Scaling up; 6. Algal grouping; 7. Strain selection; 8. Growth kinetics; 9. Measurement of algal growth; 10. Large scale cultivation; 11. Yield; 12. Chemical composition; 13. Nutrition; 14. Applications of algae; 15. Addresses of algae culture collections.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.4.2008
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Studies in Biotechnology
Zusatzinfo 48 Tables, unspecified; 43 Halftones, unspecified; 60 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Gewicht 464 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 0-521-06113-X / 052106113X
ISBN-13 978-0-521-06113-1 / 9780521061131
Zustand Neuware
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