Interest in the mass cultivation of micro-algae as feed and foodstuff has existed since the turn of the century (Robinson and Toerien, 1962). Experiments using algae in photosynthetic research (Warburg, 1919) also led to an appreciation of the rapidity of growth of certain micro-algae.
Reference:
Toerien, DF, Grobbelaar, JU, and Walmsley, RD. 1987. Management of autotrophic mass cultures of micro-algae. Chapter 6, Elsevier B.V. Amsterdam, pp111-123
Toerien, D., Grobbelaar, J., & Walmsley, R. (1987). Management of autotrophic mass cultures of micro-Algae., http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4836
Toerien, DF, JU Grobbelaar, and RD Walmsley. "Management of autotrophic mass cultures of micro-algae" In , n.p.: n.p. 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4836.
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