声明
DEDICATION
Table of content
List of abbreviations
ABSTRACT
摘要
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Information
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 General objective
1.4 Specific objectives
1.5 Hypothesis(Ho)
1.6 Significance of the study
1.7 Scope of the study
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 General characteristics of Spirulina
2.2.1 Morphology and taxonomy
2.2.2 Natural habitat,source and growth
2.2.3 Biochemical composition
2.2.4 Proximate composition
2.2.5 Chelating of toxic minerals(neutralization of toxic minerals)
2.3 Cultivation and Production of Spirulina
2.3.1 Natural production
2.3.2 Laboratory cultivation
2.4 Small-scale commercial production of Spirulina
2.5 Commercial and mass cultivation
2.6 Examples of production around the world
2.7 Harvesting and processing
2.8.Products,gses and benefits for humans,fish and other animals
2.8.1.Spirulina and its use by humans
2.8.2 Spirulina and agriculture
2.8.3 Spirulina and aquaculture
2.9.Recent development and future outlook
2.9.1 Gene manipulation
2.9.2 Plant growth regulators
2.9.3 Strain development and improvement
2.9.4 Expanding production to new countries
2.9.5 Potential use as a nutritional supplement in humanitarian emergencies
CHAPTER 3 MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.2 Culture media and growing conditions
3.3 Cultivation
3.4 Biomass yield
3.5 Biochemical analysis
3.6 Statistical analysis
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Effect of different pH levels on biomass production of Spirulina
4.2 Effect on different concentrations of nano MgO to Spirulina biomass production
4.3 Effect of different nitrogen,phosphorus and carbon sources to biomass production of Spirulina
4.4.Effect of different salinities to biomass production of Spirulina
4.5 Biomass production of Spirulina using different liquid media
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1.CONCLUSIONS
5.2.RECOMMENDATION
REFERENCES
Acknowledgement
List of publications