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Algae Farming and Its Bio-Products

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Plants and BioEnergy

Part of the book series: Advances in Plant Biology ((AIPB,volume 4))

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Many expect algae to contribute to food, feed, health, and fuel, as well as to remove or transform pollutants in water or air. But what did we really achieve after several decades of research and development? What ended up being commercialized and consumed in large volumes? We try and shed light on these questions by surveying and assessing the current state of algae uses.

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  1. Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, 55 Dudley Road, Cook College, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA

    Gal Hochman

  2. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, 207 Giannini Hall, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    David Zilberman

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    Maureen C. McCann

  2. Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brazil

    Marcos S. Buckeridge

  3. Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    Nicholas C. Carpita

Appendix A: Interviews

Appendix A: Interviews

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Arad S (Dr.). Ben Gurion University, Box 1025, Beer Sheva, Israel, 84110.

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Ben-Amotz A (Professor). Israel Oceanographic Institute, Tel Shikmona, P.O. B. 8030, 31080 Haifa, Israel.

Foget RD. Manager Marketing Services, Bio Products, FMC Corporation, Marine Colloids Division, 2000 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103.

Glazer AN (Professor). Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Berkley, California, 94720.

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Oswald WJ Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkley, California, 94720.

Ramus J. Duke University Marine Lab., Beaufort, North Carolina, 28516.

Renn DW. (Dr.). FMC Corporation, 5 Maple Street, Rockland, Maine, 04841.

Sfat MR. Bio-Technical Resources Inc., 1035 South Seventh Street, Mainitowoc, Wisconsin, 54220.

Vreeland V (Dr.). Department of Biology, University of California, Berkley, California, 94720.

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Hochman, G., Zilberman, D. (2014). Algae Farming and Its Bio-Products. In: McCann, M., Buckeridge, M., Carpita, N. (eds) Plants and BioEnergy. Advances in Plant Biology, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9329-7_4

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