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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chojnacka, Katarzyna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wieczorek, Piotr Pawel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schroeder, Grzegorz (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Michalak, Izabela (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Developments in Applied Phycology ; 8
• Subjects: Aquatic ecology .; Applied ecology.; Biology-Technique.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Applied Ecology.; Biological Techniques.

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...

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.