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- ISBN: 9780748405152 | 0748405151
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 5/27/1999
The production of chemicals from microalgae is becoming a significant area of biological research. This work seeks to cover the various aspects that relate to the use of microalgae as a source of chemicals. The chapters discuss the occurrence and physiological role of these chemicals and concentrates on the methods aimed at enhancing their content, as well as large-scale algal biomass production and down-stream processing. It describes the major algal chemicals of interest, namely pigments and lipids.