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Found a useful web page on spirulina cultivation at home. Has excellent details. Might not be exactly useful for oil production, but some details provided could be used for high-yield algal strains as well?

Grow Your Own Spirulina-by JP Jourdan

This is the condensed version of a “Manual of small scale spirulina culture” written in French and distributed by Antenna Technology. This is not one more book on spirulina. Excellent ones are available, dealing with such topics as :
- what is spirulina ?
- what is its natural habitat ?
- how did the Aztecs harvest it and eat it ?
- how was it rediscovered 30 years ago ?
- what nutrients, vitamins, minerals does it contain ?
- what are its food-grade specifications ?
- what are its numerous benefits for your health ?
- how does industry manufacture and market spirulina ?
- why is spirulina ecologically friendly ?
- why has it such a brilliant future ?

The sole purpose of this little manual is to bring the field experience of the author on small scale spirulina production to those who would need it

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