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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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2010
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/13199 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/13199 |