The Red Seaweed Giant Gelidium (<i>Gelidium corneum</i>) for New Bio-Based Materials in a Circular Economy Framework
<i>Gelidium corneum</i> (Giant Gelidium or Atlantic agar) is a well-known red seaweed harvested for its high-quality agar content. Agar is a mixture of the polysaccharides used in the food industry as a gelling, thickener, clarifying, and stabilizer agent. The best agar quality is also u...
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4834/3/3/45 |