Bioresources and Bioprocess in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future

Reports on advances in biotechnology, focusing on the different of bioresources and bioprocesses for sustainable development. It looks at agricultural biotechnology, focusing on selected commercial crops, and discusses key parameters in evaluation of biodegradation in bio-based materials for the better management of natural resources.

Leonardo Sepúlveda Torre, PhD, is a Researcher at the School of Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México, where he is also a member of the Bioprocesses and Microbial Biochemistry Group. In 2011, he made a research stay at the Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering at the University of Minho, Portugal, where he worked as a collaborator at the Center of Biological Engineering, with the link project Biotechnologies for Regional Food Biodiversity in Latin America. He carried out his postdoctoral program at the same institution, writing on "Assisted Extraction by Fermentation of Polyphenols from Agro-industrial Waste." Juan Carlos Contreras-Esquivel, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Applied Glycobiotechnology at the Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, the University of Coahuila, Mexico. He is involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate students with a special focus in food science and food bioscience. His research interests are mainly applied glycol technology for polysaccharide extraction by using ecofriendly technologies (enzymatic, microwave, pulsed electric field, ultrasonic), and oligosaccharide production by degradative or biosynthetic routes. Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Kerala, India. She has research experience at various reputed national institutes and has collaborated with international laboratories. Dr. Abraham is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. She has a good number of publications to her credit in many peer-reviewed high impact journals of international repute. She has authored many book chapters and edited more than 10 books. A. K. Haghi, PhD, has published over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers published in various journals and conference proceedings. He has received research grants, consulted for major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He was formerly Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering as well as Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as a journal editorial board member and served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.

PART I: BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES, BIOMASS UTILIZATION, AND BIO-BASED CHEMISTRY 1. Biological Activities of Compounds from Avocado (Persea americana) Agroindustrial Waste: Toward a Green and Sustainable Future 2. Valorization of Brown Algae Biomass and By-Products 3. Effectiveness of Bio-Based Fertilizer Systems for a Sustainable Future 4. Innovative Technologies of Bio-Based Fertilizers for a Sustainable Future 5. Agro-Industrial Wastes from Fruits, Vegetables and Cereals: Potential Substrates for the Production of Value-Added Products for a Sustainable Future 6. Microalgal and Fungal Biotechnology: A Path Forward in Assistance of the Sustainable Development Goals for the Management of Natural Resources 7. Biomass Production and Partial Characterization of Agavinase from Aspergillus kawachii via Submerged Fermentation: New Insights for a Sustainable Future 8. Modern Agrotechnologies of a Sustainable Agriculture PART II: BIOTECHNOLOGY PROCESS DEVELOPMENT 9. Degradable Polymers for the Development of Effectiveness of Slow-Release Fungicide Formulations for Suppressing Potato Pathogens 10. Parameters That Influence the Fermentation Submerged Process: Bioprocess Development in Biotechnology 11. Novel Extraction Technologies for the Recovery of Bioactive Compounds from Citrus By-Products: Recent Findings 12. Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques: New Horizons in Microbial Food Safety Applications 13. PGPR Biotechnology for Management of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Agricultural Plants: Recent Developments 14. Infrared Spectroscopic Characterization of Some Synthetic Glycosides with Chromogenic Groups for Detection of Exo-Glycosidase Activity 15. Biotechnological Advances in Obtaining Phytochemical Compounds with Biological Properties from Opuntia ficusIndica and Their Potential Applications: A Review