Present and potential industrial applications of macro- and microalgae

Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition and Agriculture

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-194

  Sanghvi, Avani M ^a   Lo, Y Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biomeal; Industrial applications; Macroalgae; Microalgae; Value Added

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

BROWN ALGA; CHEMISTRY; CHRYSOPHYTA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GREEN ALGA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROALGA; PATENT; RED ALGA; REVIEW; SPIRULINA;

CHLOROPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYTA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; MICROALGAE; PATENTS AS TOPIC; PHAEOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 79952279383     PISSN: 22127984     EISSN: 18761429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2212798411002030187     Document Type: Article

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