Developing an Unconventional Food, Algae, by Continuous Culture Under High Light Intensity
Abstract
Both farm and factory are required in the production of conventional foods. To produce unconventional foods, like algae, would require only a factory since growing and manufacturing would be done under the same rood, skipping the agricultural step with all of its problems and heavy labor. To the U.S. Army, which has to provide foods for every conceivable military situation, unconventional foods are of great interest. A successful, continuous, high-volume operation could be used in feeding indigenous populations of other nations in a siege situation, or to supplement the food supply of our own nation in the event of atomic or biological warfare with its inevitable result -- widespread damage to conventional food production and storage facilities. Closer ecological systems based on unconventional foods will be applicable to other situations -- two quick examples are military operations in non-agricultural areas such as the Artic and Antarctic and non-military uses such as space exploration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0299249
Entities
People
- Robert B. Koch
- Robert O. Matthern