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BAL scientists engineer yeast to produce ethanol from brown seaweed; brown seaweed biorefinery
2013-12-03 21:30:37| Green Car Congress
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FMC raises seaweed prices on higher raw material costs, demand
2013-11-02 03:26:18| Chemicals - Topix.net
Amid growing consumer demand for new protein sources and the food industry's interest in sustainable textural additives, FMC Corp. announced global price increases, effective Dec. 1, on its alginate, carrageenan, Avicel microcrystalline cellulose, pectin and other hydrocolloid products of up to 20% or more in food, personal care and other market ... (more)
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As Antarctic sea ice melts, seaweed smothers seafloor
2013-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Live Science: Seaweed could smother polar underwater ecosystems as melting sea ice exposes the seafloor to more sunlight, new research shows. Animals that dwell on the seafloor of the Arctic and Antarctic spend most of their lives in total darkness: Sea ice blocks rays during the spring and early summer, and the sun sets completely in the winter. Late summer and early fall when the ocean warms up enough to thaw the ice often marks the only time these critters see light. But as climate change causes sea ice...
Seaweed Marketed as Sustainable Feed Ingredient
2013-05-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - Seaweed Energy Solutions is to acquire 100 per cent of Denmark's Seaweed Seed Supply, a move that sharply reinforces SES' position as Europe's leading player in large-scale seaweed cultivation for renewable energy and other uses.
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Tanzania: Warming seas frustrate Zanzibar's seaweed farmers
2013-02-15 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Rising sea temperatures and more extreme weather are damaging Zanzibar's formerly thriving seaweed farms, maritime experts say, reducing harvests and putting farmers out of work. Commercially valuable seaweed was brought to Zanzibar from the Philippines in the 1980s, and early producers found it grew well in the shallow waters off this Indian Ocean island. Some types of seaweed, used in the food and pharmaceutical industries as a stabilizer or emulsifying agent, are in great demand abroad,...
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