Production and properties of agar from the invasive marine alga, Gracilia Vermiculophylla (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta)

The utilization potential, in terms of agar production, of the invasive alga, Gracilaria vermiculophylla, collected at Ria de Aveiro, northwestern Portugal was investigated. The agar yield ranged from 15% to 33%, with pre-extraction treatment with alkali generally increasing the yield. The gel quali...

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Main Author: Villanueva, R. D. (author)
Other Authors: Sousa, A. M. M. (author), Gonçalves, M. P. (author), Nilsson, M. (author), Hilliou, L. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Agar
Alkali treatment
Extraction
Gel strength
Gracilaria vermiculophylla
Invasive alga
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/13199
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/13199

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/13199

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