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Changes in agar and other chemical constituents of the seaweed Gracilaria tikvahiae when used as a substrate in methane digesters

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1981
Title: Changes in agar and other chemical constituents of the seaweed Gracilaria tikvahiae when used as a substrate in methane digesters.
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Name(s): Bird, Kimon T., creator
Hanisak, M. Dennis, creator
Ryther, John H., creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 1981
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Extent: 8 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3331823 (digitool), FADT3331823 (IID), fau:6110 (fedora), 10.1016/0166-3097(81)90056-0 (doi)
Note(s): An alternative energy source currently under consideration is the production of ethanol or methane (biogas) from different kinds of biomass. Among potential sources are marine plants, some of which have been shown to be highly productive [1,2]. One particular seaweed under consideration as an "energy crop" is the agarophyte, Gracilaria tikuahiae. Previous research has demonstrated that this species can be successfully cultivated in a mariculture system [2] and fermented to produce methane gas [3]. Furthermore, in the interest of maximizing the economic benefits of producing fuels from biomass, the residues left in the digesters can be used as a source of recyclable fertilizer [4].
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01663097 and may be cited as: Bird, K. T., Hanisak, M. D., & Ryther, J. H. (1981). Changes in agar and other chemical constituents of the seaweed Gracilaria tikvahiae when used as a substrate in methane digesters. Resources and Conservation, 6(3-4), 321-327. doi:10.1016/0166-3097(81)90056-0
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #226.
Subject(s): Gracilaria
Methane
Biogas
Energy crops
Biomass energy
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331823
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-3097(81)90056-0
Restrictions on Access: ©1981 Elsevier B.V.
Host Institution: FAU