Overview
- Covers the properties and effects of seaweeds
- Offers a complete overview of seaweeds
- Focuses on seaweeds bioresources, ecology and biology, composition and cultivation, plus usage of seaweeds
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Seaweeds Bioresources, Ecology, Biology, Composition, Cultivation and Quality Considerations for Trade
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Seaweeds and Their Products for Animals and Aquaculture Industry
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About this book
Marine plant life is an abundant source of nutrients that enhance the daily diet. In recent years, consuming diets rich in seaweeds or their extracts have been shown to provide health benefits due to being rich in macronutrients, micronutrients and nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweeds for human consumption is increasing annually, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. The seaweeds industry is valued at around $12 billion in 2017, and supports millions of families worldwide. Seaweeds production grew globally by 30 million tons in 2016. Seaweeds have seen increasing usage in the food industry due to their abundance of beneficial nutrients, vitamins and ω–3 fatty acids. To date there have been no books that comprehensively cover up-to-date information on seaweeds cultivation, processing, extraction and nutritional properties. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds from their use as bioresources to their use in the feedindustry to their applications in wastewater management and biofuels.
Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1: Industrial Perspectives offers a complete overview of seaweeds from their cultivation and processing steps to their bioactive compounds and Industrial applications, while also providing the foundational information needed to understand these plants holistically. Chapters in this volume focus on seaweeds bioresources, ecology and biology, composition and cultivation, plus usage of seaweeds extracts for the feed industry. An entire section is dedicated to waste water treatment, bioremediation, biofuel and biofertilizer application of seaweeds. For any researcher in need of a comprehensive and up-to-date single source on seaweeds cultivation, this volume provides all the information necessary to gain a thorough understanding of this ever-important product.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Gokare A .Ravishankar is a Consultant at World Bank Project, USA and Vice President at Dayananda Sagar Institutions, India. He lives and works in North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. A. Ranga Rao is an Associate Professor & Senior Scientist in the Department of Biotechnology at Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research in Andhra Pradesh, India
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1
Book Subtitle: Bioresources , cultivation, trade and multifarious applications
Editors: Ambati Ranga Rao, Gokare A. Ravishankar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-91954-2Published: 29 March 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-91957-3Published: 30 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-91955-9Published: 28 March 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 656
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour
Topics: Food Science, Sustainable Development, Green Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Plant Sciences