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1. Past, Present and Future of Microalgae Cultivation Developments

Authors : Navid R. Moheimani, David Parlevliet, Mark P. McHenry, Parisa A. Bahri, Karne de Boer

Published in: Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Microalgae cultivation is a promising methodology for solving some of the future problems of biomass production (i.e. renewable food, feed and bioenergy production). There is no doubt that in conjunction with conventional growth systems, novel technologies must be developed in order to produce the large-scale sustainable microalgae products. Here, we review some of the most promising existing microalgae biomass growth technologies and summarise some of the novel methodologies for sustainable microalgae production.

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Title: Past, Present and Future of Microalgae Cultivation Developments
Authors: Navid R. Moheimani
David Parlevliet
Mark P. McHenry
Parisa A. Bahri
Karne de Boer
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-16639-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-16640-7

Copyright Year: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16640-7_1