Handbook of Algal Technologies and Phytochemicals

Name: Handbook of Algal Technologies and Phytochemicals
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Key features:\n\n--The most comprehensive resource available on the biodiversity of algal species, their industrial production processes and their use for human consumption in food, health and varied applications. \n--Emphasis on basic and applied research, addressing aspects of scale-up for commercial exploitation for the development of novel phytochemicals (phytochemicals from algae).\n--Addresses the underexplored and underutilized potential of chemicals from marine sources for health benefits. \n--Each chapter, written by expert contributors from around the world, includes Summary Points, Figures and Tables, as well as up-to-date references.\nThe first book in this two-volume set explores the diversity of algal constituents for health and disease applications. The commercial value of chemicals of value to food and health is about $6 billion annually, of which 30 percent relates to micro and macro algal metabolites and products for health food applications. This comprenhensive vol.