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Considerations of microalgae as a source of food and biochemicals began in the early 1940’s, and in 1952 the first Algae Mass-Culture Symposium was held (Burlew, 1953). Since then, a number of microalgae have been suggested and evaluated for their suitability for commercial exploitation. These include Chlorella, Scenedesmus and Spirulina (e.g., Soeder, 1976; Kawaguchi, 1980; Becker & Venkataraman, 1980) and small commercial operations culturing some of these algae for food are underway in various parts of the world.
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Borowitzka, L.J., Moulton, T.P., Borowitzka, M.A. (1984). The mass culture of Dunaliella salina for fine chemicals: From laboratory to pilot plant. In: Bird, C.J., Ragan, M.A. (eds) Eleventh International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6560-7_18
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