Chapter 10. Downstream Processing of Cell-Mass and Products

  1. Amos Richmond
  1. E. Molina Grima,
  2. F. G. Acié Fernández,
  3. A. Robles Medina

Published Online: 16 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch10

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

How to Cite

Grima, E. M., Fernández, F. G. A. and Medina, A. R. (2007) Downstream Processing of Cell-Mass and Products, in Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology (ed A. Richmond), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch10

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 25 NOV 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632059539

Online ISBN: 9780470995280

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Keywords:

  • microalgal biotechnology;
  • downstream processing;
  • algal harvesting;
  • flocculation;
  • cationic polymers

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Harvesting

  • Dehydrating

  • Cell disruption

  • Product isolation

  • Product purification

  • Cost considerations: case-studies analysis

  • Concluding remarks

  • Nomenclature