Agar extraction process for Gracilaria cliftonii (Withell, Millar, & Kraft, 1994)

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 813-819

  Kumar, Vivek ^a   Fotedar, Ravi ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkali treatment; Extraction temperature; Extraction time; Seaweed water ratio; Soaking temperature; Soaking time

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; EXTRACTION TEMPERATURE; EXTRACTION TIME; SOAKING TEMPERATURE; SOAKING TIME;

KRAFT PROCESS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEAWEED; WATER RECYCLING;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CLIFTONII;

EID: 69849102640     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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