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This important volume addresses biofuel feedstock challenges and potential and renewable fuels from carbon sources; process intensification and green chemistry through microwave irradiation, hydrodynamic cavitation, hydrothermal processes, and using ionic liquids; evaluation of nonconventional and emerging sustainable feedstock, such as microalgae, oleaginous microorganisms from wastewater sludge, and biorefinery configurations using bioelectrochemical systems as central technology; and energy-efficiency analyses, techno-economic aspects and life-cycle impacts, and inventories of various biofuel production processes.

This new volume, Chemical Technology and Informatics in Chemistry with Applications, reflects the huge breadth and diversity in research and the application of industrial and engineering chemistry and cheminformatics.

This new volume, Advances in Microbial Biotechnology: Current Trends and Future Prospect, focuses on the application of microorganisms for several purposes: for plant protection and improvement, for environmental remediation purposes, and for the improvement of human health.

This volume brings together new research on molecular mechanism and cancer therapeutics in one place. Chapters from experts in their respective fields cover molecular mechanisms, etiology, prognosis, detection, and treatment of cancer.

This volume, edited by a well-known specialist in the field of theoretical chemistry, gathers together a selection of papers on theoretical chemistry within the themes of mathematical, computational, and quantum chemistry. The authors present a rich assembly of some of the most important current research in the field of quantum chemistry in modern times.

This new volume provides a better understanding of molecular plant breeding in order to boost the quality of agriculture produce, to increase crop yields and to provide nutritious food for everyone by 2050.

In this new volume, experts address the use of different technologies. They look at technology to process foods with ways to preserve the nutrients, eliminate anti-nutrients and toxins, add vitamins and minerals, and reduce waste. The book explores several modern techniques used to preserve the essential nutritional benefits of foods.

Bioactive Compounds of Medicinal Plants: Properties and Potential for Human Health sheds light on the immense potential of medicinal plants from human health from different technological aspects, focusing on the continent of Africa.

Sustainable Horticulture, Volume 1: Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvements outlines the contemporary trends in sustainable horticulture research in particular, covering topics on crop diversity, species variability and conservation strategies, production technology, tree architecture management, plant propagation and nutrition management.

Sustainable Horticulture, Volume 2: Food, Health, and Nutrition addresses some of the most important topics facing horticulture around the world today. This volume, part of the two-volume compendium, focuses on research trends in sustainable horticulture

Polymeric and Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Advanced Applications provide in-depth knowledge and recent research on polymers and nanostructured materials from synthesis to advanced applications.

This new looks at recent developments and innovations in food technology and sustainable technologies. Advanced topics in the volume include food processing, preservation, nutritional analysis, quality control and maintenance as well as good manufacturing practices in the food industries. The chapters are highly focused reports to help direct the development of current food- and agriculture-based knowledge into promising technologies.

This book highlights advances in sustainable wastewater treatment technologies, particularly biological wastewater treatment, cavitation-based treatment, hybrid water treatment, membrane technologies, advance oxidation processes, and adsorption. The book focuses on a variety of advanced treatment techniques that are useful for the degradation of organic components, dyes, heavy metals effluent, etc. in wastewater. Looking at the use of intensified chemical processes in order to make cleaner environment, Innovative Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater explores the new and innovative methods for pollutant removal that will prove useful for a variety of industries.

Understanding Interaction is a book that explores the interaction between people and technology, in the broader context of the relations between the human-made and the natural environments.

This third book in the three-volume Plant Secondary Metabolites examines the relationship between environmental stress and the physiology of plants, leading to stimulation of secondary metabolites.

Plant secondary metabolites are organic compounds that aid in the growth and development of plants but are not required for the plant to survive by fighting off herbivores, pests, and pathogens. These plant secondary metabolites have been used since early times in various medicines and food products for beneficial health purposes and are still r

Plant Secondary Metabolites: Volume 1: Biological and Therapeutic Significance, presents important information on the curative and therapeutic roles of secondary metabolites present in different natural food groups. The book showcases the applications of herbal-based food group and also includes the effective utility of other plant-based food categories.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Sarcopeniäthe loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with advancing age¿is a major health challenge, particularly in North America, Europe, and Japan, which have large aging populations. This compendium volume is a valuable addition to the existing literature, providing state-of-the-art information on the most effective prevention and treatment options. Included are research articles on nutrition management and the prevention of sarcopenia; protein therapy for sarcopenia; effect of exercise on sarcopenia; and other therapeutic strategies, including antioxidants and steroids.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This compendium volume contains the most current technical and economic analyses of emerging waste disposal strategies. The editor, a well-respected researcher in this field, has selected articles that will be valuable to readers who range from engineers and academics to decision-makers in both the public and private sectors. Several international case studies give practical applications and examples of the various technologies and approaches. A final section discusses policy planning for the future.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. With contributions from 42 eminent researchers from 12 nations around the world, this volume offers a global perspective on the climate change. The editor is a respected and published scientist in the bioinformatics field, who has chosen articles in the following topics: genetic challenges presented by climate change, genomic toolkit for crop-related research, and specific methods of improvement for specific crop by means of genomic applications. The hand-picked up-to-date research makes this volume an excellent reference not only for university-level academics, but also for policymakers and stakeholders who must tackle the challenge of the world's food security.

This book looks at the synthesis of polyaniline by different methods, under different conditions, for various applications, and presents studies of its properties by a wide range of the modern physic-chemical methods. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of experimental results from the point of view of the correlations in the triad synthesis conditionsΓÇôstructurephysicoΓÇôchemical properties. It combines the results of experimental investigations and original methodology of the description of physicalΓÇôchemical and electrochemical phenomena at interface surfaces, showing an influence of such phenomena on the applied aspects of the polyaniline and nanocomposites on its basis applications.