Biosystems Engineering Applications for Quality Food Production (eBook, ePUB)

Waste Valorization and New Product Development
Redaktion: Rojas, Romeo; Medina Herrera, Nancy del Pilar; Guadalupe Martínez-Ávila, Guillermo Cristian

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Presents recent advances in biosystems engineering and food industry, ranging from the use of biodigesters, bioremediation of effluents, waste recovery, new products and applications for new varieties of crops, production and harvesting microalgae and cyanobacteria etc.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040051276
• Artikelnr.: 72229412

Autorenporträt

Romeo Rojas, PhD, is Professor at the School of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico, as well as Coordinator of the Research Center and Development for Food Industries. His research and teaching are in food, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences. Dr. Rojas is currently working on several research and collaboration projects funded by the Agricultural Secretariat of Mexico, the National Forestry Commission, and the National Mexican Research Council. He has published over 20 original research papers in indexed journals and 16 book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 50 scientific meetings. He is a member of the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (SMBB), the National System of Researchers (SNI) (since 2015 [level I]), and other organizations. He directed one PhD thesis, two MSc theses, and four BSc theses. Dr. Rojas became a Food Science and Technology Engineer (2007) from the Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro, with specialization in agricultural sciences. His PhD degree in Food Science and Technology was awarded in 2013 by the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico. He has had academic research stays in Portugal (Univeridade do Minho) and in Queretaro, México (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico). Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez-Ávila, PhD, is Professor at the School of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico, specializing in research on foods, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences. Dr. Martínez-Ávila has published 24 original research papers in indexed journals and 10 book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 50 scientific meetings. He was named as an outstanding reviewer for journals such as Food Research International, Heliyon, LWT-Food Science and Technology, etc. He is a member of the National System of Researchers (since 2012 [level 1]), Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and Mexican Association of Food Chemistry. He has been a thesis director of two MSc theses and three BSc theses. Dr. Martínez-Ávila has collaborated and worked on several research projects funded by the Agricultural Secretariat of Mexico, National Forestry Commission and the National Mexican Research Council (SAGARPA-CONACYT; CONAFOR-CONACYT). He became a Chemical Pharmacobiologist (2005) at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico, and holds a specialization in food sciences. His PhD degree in Biotechnology was awarded in 2011 by the Autonomous University of Coahuila. He has been in two academic stays in Ireland (University College Cork) and in Fortaleza, Brazil (Universidade de Fortaleza). Nancy del Pilar Medina Herrera, PhD, is a full-time Professor in the Agronomy School at Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in the field of bioprocess systems engineering. Her areas of interest include mathematical modeling, simulation, design, and optimization. She is a member of the National Research System (Mexico) since 2016 and was awarded the desirable profile by PRODEP-SEP in 2019. She has a prolific engineering background in technological devices, equipment, process, and systems. She has contributed to 20 JCR documents, scientific articles, and book chapters in the bioprocess system engineering area. Dr. Medina Herrera has also participated in 20 national and international professional meetings.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Phytochemicals from Pomegranate Peel: A Source of Antioxidants for
Vegetable Oil-Based Oleogels 2. Proximal Analysis and Energy Content of the
Base Materials of the Pericarp of Pecan (Carya illinoinensis W.) 3.
Circular Economy Applied to the Use of Agri-Food Waste to Obtain Products
with Added Value 4. Production and Harvesting Microalgae: Opportunities and
Challenges 5. The Use of the Cyanobacteria Spirulina as a Supplementary
Protein in Human Nutrition 6. Microalgae and Cyanobacteria as Sustainable
Food Sources for Animal Feed 7. Preparation of Kombucha from
Agro-Industrial Wastes to Produce Microbial Cellulose 8. Fermented
Beverages from Agro-Industrial Wastes and Nonconventional Sources 9.
Circular Economy Practices in Agroindustry: From Waste to Bioactive
Compounds 10. Valorization of Ataulfo Mango By-Products as a Source of
Value-Added Bioactive Compounds 11. Antioxidant Activity of Polyphenolic
Compounds Obtained from Pigmented Maize (Zea mays L.). 12. Food Products
Based on Candelilla Wax Oleogels