Marine Macro- and Microalgae : An Overview /

Marine Macro- and Microalgae : An Overview / edited by F. Xavier Malcata, Isabel Sousa Pinto and A. Catarina Guedes - First edition - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2018].;©2019. - 1 online resource (342 pages)

The marine environment accounts for most of thebiodiversity 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

9781315119441


Marine Algae
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology--Marine Biology
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Environmental--General

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