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Spirulina Platensis Arthrospira : Physiology, Cell-Biology And Biotechnology.
Title:
Spirulina Platensis Arthrospira : Physiology, Cell-Biology And Biotechnology.
Author:
Vonshak, Avigad.
ISBN:
9780203483961
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (252 pages)
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Morphology, Ultrastructure and Taxonomy of Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima and Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis -- The Photosynthetic Apparatus of Spirulina: Electron Transport and Energy Transfer -- Spirulina: Growth, Physiology and Biochemistry -- Genetics of Spirulina -- Outdoor Mass Production of Spirulina: The Basic Concept -- Tubular Bioreactors -- Cultivation of Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis in Flat Plate Reactors -- Mass Culture of Spirulina Outdoors -- The Earthrise Farms Experience -- Mass Cultivation and Wastewater Treatment Using Spirulina -- The Chemicals of Spirulina -- Use of Spirulina Biomass -- Appendices -- Index.
Abstract:
This text contains detailed descriptions of both the biology and the biotechnological uses of Spirulina Platensis, a blue-green algae, which has been recognized and used worldwide as a traditional source of protein in the food.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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