The Potential of Biotechnology and Bioproducts in the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Herausgeber: Medina-Morales, Miguel A.; Haghi, A. K.; Cabello, Julia Anguiano; Arredondo-Valdés, Roberto; Cruz-Requena, Marisol; J. Ríos-González, Leopoldo

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktdetails

• World Sustainability Series
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing AG / Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 89540741
• Seitenzahl: 385
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783032103130
• ISBN-10: 3032103134
• Artikelnr.: 75533716

Autorenporträt

Dr. Miguel A. Medina Morales is a full-time professor at the School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, in the area Environmental Biotechnology since 2019. In 2017 he was part of a research team that were recipients of the Tritio Award given by the Autonomous University of Coahuila. He has over 45 papers in scientific journals in the JCR and published book chapters in 2006 and 2023. He graduated as Biologist Chemist (2008) at the Autonomous University of Coahuila (UAdeC). He obtained a MSc Degree in Food Science and Technology (2009) by the same institution. In 2012 he obtained his PhD in Food Science and Technology held in the Autonomous University of Coahuila. He had a two years postdoctoral stay in the Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University from 2015 to 2017. He has been granted funding projects from the National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies and is the principal advisor of several masters and PhD projects. His lines of research cover bioprocessing plant materials to recover high added-value bioactive compounds, solid state fermentation, biorefinery concept and biofuels production. He is a member of National Researchers System (SNII) since 2017 and recently has been promoted to level II.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Applied biotechnology in agriculture: from single microbe-inoculants to
microbial consortia and their challenges in production and efficient use
for Zero Hunger UN sustainability goal.- 2. Harnessing biomaterials for
enhanced secondary metabolite production from agro-industrial wastes: The
role of omics sciences in biofactory innovation.- 3. Nanotechnology and
Biotechnology: A Pair of Weapons for UN Zero Hunger Sustainability Goal to
Improve the Fight Against Phytopathogens.- 4. Microalgae in agriculture,
driving compliance with sustainable development goals.- 5. Microalgae as
enriched biofertilizers: Potential substitute for chemical fertilizers
(Zero Hunger).