Algae biomass : characteristics and applications : towards algae-based products /: characteristics and applications : towards algae-based products. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Katarzyna Chojnacka, Piotr Pawel Wieczorek, Grzegorz Schroeder, Izabela Michalak, editors.
• Editors: Chojnacka, Katarzyna; Wieczorek, Piotr Pawel; Schroeder, Grzegorz; Michalak, Izabela
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 660.6; Life sciences; Algae products; Algae -- Economic aspects; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical; Algae -- Economic aspects; Algae products; Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Applied Ecology; Biological Techniques; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- General; Applied ecology; Biology, life sciences; Aquatic biology; Applied Ecology; Cytology_xResearch_xMethodology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319747033; 3319747037; 3319747029; 9783319747026
• Related ISBNs: 9783319747026; 3319747029
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 16, 2018).
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