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Mass cultures of marine algae for energy farming in coastal deserts

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This paper provides a description of construction and subsequent operation of a seawater based system for biomass farming of micro-algae. Seawater was pumped through shallow artificial ponds located in coastal areas of Calabria, Italy. We describe pond construction, mixing procedure for micro algae mass cultures, optimization of the carbon and mineral nutrient budget, potential algal yields, methods for harvesting micro-algae, a source of energy to run the seawater pumps, and environmental variables of the pond system under subtropical conditions of Calabria, Italy.

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Wagener, K. Mass cultures of marine algae for energy farming in coastal deserts. Int J Biometeorol 27, 227–233 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02184238

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