Algae Biomass: Characteristics and Applications : Towards Algae-based Products /

This book is a compendium of knowledge on the useful properties of algae in the context of application as a useful component of innovative natural products. It presents all aspects of industrial applications of macroalgae biomass derived from the natural environment. Despite many interesting charact...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Chojnacka, Katarzyna (Editor), Wieczorek, Piotr Pawel (Editor), Schroeder, Grzegorz (Editor), Michalak, Izabela (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Series:	Developments in applied phycology ; 8.
Subjects:	Aquatic biology. Applied ecology. Cytology > Research > Methodology. Freshwater & Marine Ecology. Applied Ecology. Biological Techniques. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2.The environmental benefits arising from the use of algae biomass industry
3. Biology of freshwater macroalgae and their distribution
4.The methods of algal biomass extraction towards to use of the extract
5. Algae as fertilizers, biostimulants and regulators of plant growth
6. The supplementing diet through the use of algae and algal extracts
7. Algae and their extracts in medical treatment
8. Application of algae biomass and algal extracts in cosmetic formulations
9. The biomass of algae and algal extracts in agricultural production
10. Algae in biotechnological processes
11. The algae biomass in animal production
12. Economic aspects of algal biomass harvesting for industrial purposes
13.The life cycle of the product.