Seaweeds: Utilization and product applications
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Abstract
Seaweeds have been used as food, medicine, fertilizers, soil conditioner and source of salt. Realizing the potentials of seaweeds, research and development thrusts have been geared towards improving and developing its product applications. Today, various applications of seaweeds have been developed and improved. The major success in the seaweed industry is the development of phycocolloids with the following specific applications: 1) agar; 2) carrageenans; and, 3) alginates.
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Aldon, E. T. (1998). Seaweeds: Utilization and product applications. SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture , 20(1), 22-23. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1799
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