Dunaliella: Biology, Production, and Markets

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Applied Phycology and Biotechnology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 359-368

  Borowitzka, Michael A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

algae culture; carotenogenesis; carotenoid; Chlorophyta; downstream; markets; processing; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MARKETING; PIGMENTS; PROCESSING;

ALGAE CULTURES; CAROTENOGENESIS; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYTA; DOWNSTREAM;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84886970435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118567166.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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