Editors:
- Maximizes reader insights into the variety of natural products derived from algae
- Provides instructions for the extraction of biologically active compounds from algae
- Summarizes the latest studies on algae application in cosmetic and food industry
- Broadens the understanding of biology of freshwater macroalgae and their distribution
- Explains how algae and their extracts can be used in medical treatment
- Informs readers on the use of algae in agriculture – in plant cultivation and animal nutrition
Part of the book series: Developments in Applied Phycology (DAPH, volume 8)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
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 characteristics, algae are still regarded as undervalued raw material, therefore, present in the following chapters are not only environmental benefits arising from the development of excessive algal biomass, but also the distribution and biology of algae in natural conditions in reservoirs, methods of obtaining extracts from biomass of algae for industrial purposes. Furthermore, it also includes topics such as the use of biomass and algae extracts for the industrial purposes, in animal breeding and for agricultural purposes, as well as the economic aspects of algae biomass harvesting for industrial purposes. The book is intended for a wide audience interested in new methods of obtaining the biomass from the natural environment for industrial purposes and the manufacture of products based on bioactive substances obtained from the environment.
Editors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Wrocław University of Science and Technology , Wrocław, Poland
Katarzyna Chojnacka
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Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical and Ecological Chemistry, Opole University , Opole, Poland
Piotr Pawel Wieczorek
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Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan , Poznan, Poland
Grzegorz Schroeder
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Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
Izabela Michalak
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Algae Biomass: Characteristics and Applications
Book Subtitle: Towards Algae-based Products
Editors: Katarzyna Chojnacka, Piotr Pawel Wieczorek, Grzegorz Schroeder, Izabela Michalak
Series Title: Developments in Applied Phycology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74703-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74702-6Published: 24 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09059-3Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74703-3Published: 09 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2543-0599
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0602
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 143
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Applied Ecology, Biological Techniques