Chapter 15. Industrial Production of Microalgal Cell-Mass and Secondary Products - Species of High Potential: Porphyridium Sp.

  1. Amos Richmond
  1. Shoshana Arad,
  2. Amos Richmond

Published Online: 16 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch15

Book Title

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

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How to Cite

Arad, S. and Richmond, A. (2007) Industrial Production of Microalgal Cell-Mass and Secondary Products - Species of High Potential: Porphyridium Sp., in Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology (ed A. Richmond), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch15

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:

  • porphyridium sp.;
  • red microalgae;
  • polysaccharide production;
  • partitioning of fixed carbon;
  • cell-wall polysaccharide

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Polysaccharides of red microalgae: general

  • Environmental effects on polysaccharide production

  • Partitioning of fixed carbon

  • Functions of the cell-wall polysaccharide

  • Basic physiological responses of outdoor cultures of Porphyridium sp.

  • Environmental effects on cell composition and polyunsaturated fatty acids

  • Mass production of P. cruentum outdoors

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