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Plastics are everywhere. Bags, bank cards, bottles, and even boats can all be made of this celebrated but much-maligned material. Yet most of us know next to nothing about plastics. We do know that they are practical and cheap--but they also represent a huge environmental problem, for they literally take ages to decompose. In this engaging book, E.S. Stevens tells us everything we have always wondered about plastics and of the efforts, in America, Europe, and Asia, to develop a new breed of environmentally friendly plastics. He points to a possible future where plastics will no longer be made of petroleum, but of plants. The first two chapters assess the increased use of plastics as a relatively new alternative to other materials. The third chapter introduces us to their impact on the environment and strategies for their disposal or recycling. The next two chapters cover basic concepts and terms used in polymer sciences and provide some basic chemistry. With these fundamentals in tow, the author compares how petroleum-based and biological polymers are made, and the various ways in which they decompose. He acquaints readers with the emerging technologies, their commercial viability, and their future. Finally, instructions are given for preparing basic bioplastics using readily available materials. Nonspecialists will find Green Plastics a concise introduction to this exciting interdisciplinary topic--an introduction otherwise not available. For students it provides easy entry to an area of science with wide appeal and current importance; for teachers, excellent background reading for courses in various sciences. The prospect of depleted fossil fuel supplies, and the potential benefits of bioplastics to the environment and to rural areas that could supply the raw materials, make this book a compelling presentation of a subject whose time has come.

Biodegradable plastics. --- additives. --- agricultural covers. --- amino acids. --- bacteria. --- biomass. --- carbon. --- carrageenan. --- casein. --- chitosan. --- degrade curves. --- enzymes. --- extrusion. --- fermentation. --- gelatin. --- glass fibers. --- hydrolysis. --- incineration. --- landfills. --- microorganisms. --- mineralization. --- natural gas. --- oxidative degradation. --- packaging. --- petroleum. --- polyethylene. --- shellac. --- tensile strength. --- thermoplastics. --- urea resins. --- zein.

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Blue biotechnology plays a major role in converting marine biomass into societal value, being a key pillar for many marine economy developmental frameworks and sustainability strategies, such as the Blue Growth Strategy, diverse Sea Basin Strategies (e.g., Atlantic Action Plan Priority 1 and 2 and COM (2017) 183), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Limassol Declaration, or even the UN Sustainable Development 2030 Agenda. However, despite the recognized biotechnological potential of marine biomass, the work is dispersed between multiple areas of applied biotechnology, resulting in few concrete examples of product development.This book highlight the vast potential that marine resources hold, from viruses to seaweeds, and a myriad of applications from antimicrobials and cosmetics to feed and food that contributes to a market-driven and industrially orientated research, which will increase the efficiency of the marine biodiscovery pipeline and ultimately deliver realistic and measurable benefits to society, which is paramount for sustained blue growth and a successful market penetration of targeted biomolecules or enriched extracts for new product development, which are cornerstone issues for the present and the future of a marine biobased economy.

Technology: general issues --- microalgae --- fucoxanthin --- fatty acids --- antioxidant --- supercritical CO2 extraction --- co-solvent. --- Box-Behnken design --- extraction conditions --- bioactive compounds --- invasive seaweed --- cosmetics --- commercial microalgae cultivation --- dietary supplements --- lutein production --- marine microalgae --- Calliblepharis jubata --- aquaculture --- carbohydrates --- carrageenan --- Vibrio mediterranei --- giant phage --- complete genome --- skincare --- antioxidant activity --- antimicrobial activity --- cytotoxicity --- anti-enzymatic activity --- anti-inflammatory activity --- Phaedactylum tricornutum --- photochemistry --- single wavelength LEDs --- Rhodotorula sp. --- docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) --- carotenoids --- canthaxanthin --- raw glycerol --- microalgae --- fucoxanthin --- fatty acids --- antioxidant --- supercritical CO2 extraction --- co-solvent. --- Box-Behnken design --- extraction conditions --- bioactive compounds --- invasive seaweed --- cosmetics --- commercial microalgae cultivation --- dietary supplements --- lutein production --- marine microalgae --- Calliblepharis jubata --- aquaculture --- carbohydrates --- carrageenan --- Vibrio mediterranei --- giant phage --- complete genome --- skincare --- antioxidant activity --- antimicrobial activity --- cytotoxicity --- anti-enzymatic activity --- anti-inflammatory activity --- Phaedactylum tricornutum --- photochemistry --- single wavelength LEDs --- Rhodotorula sp. --- docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) --- carotenoids --- canthaxanthin --- raw glycerol

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Blue biotechnology plays a major role in converting marine biomass into societal value, being a key pillar for many marine economy developmental frameworks and sustainability strategies, such as the Blue Growth Strategy, diverse Sea Basin Strategies (e.g., Atlantic Action Plan Priority 1 and 2 and COM (2017) 183), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Limassol Declaration, or even the UN Sustainable Development 2030 Agenda. However, despite the recognized biotechnological potential of marine biomass, the work is dispersed between multiple areas of applied biotechnology, resulting in few concrete examples of product development.This book highlight the vast potential that marine resources hold, from viruses to seaweeds, and a myriad of applications from antimicrobials and cosmetics to feed and food that contributes to a market-driven and industrially orientated research, which will increase the efficiency of the marine biodiscovery pipeline and ultimately deliver realistic and measurable benefits to society, which is paramount for sustained blue growth and a successful market penetration of targeted biomolecules or enriched extracts for new product development, which are cornerstone issues for the present and the future of a marine biobased economy.

microalgae --- fucoxanthin --- fatty acids --- antioxidant --- supercritical CO2 extraction --- co-solvent. --- Box–Behnken design --- extraction conditions --- bioactive compounds --- invasive seaweed --- cosmetics --- commercial microalgae cultivation --- dietary supplements --- lutein production --- marine microalgae --- Calliblepharis jubata --- aquaculture --- carbohydrates --- carrageenan --- Vibrio mediterranei --- giant phage --- complete genome --- skincare --- antioxidant activity --- antimicrobial activity --- cytotoxicity --- anti-enzymatic activity --- anti-inflammatory activity --- Phaedactylum tricornutum --- photochemistry --- single wavelength LEDs --- Rhodotorula sp. --- docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) --- carotenoids --- canthaxanthin --- raw glycerol --- n/a --- Box-Behnken design

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Sulfur is an essential element for all living organisms and is required by algae, plants, fungi, animals, and humans for growth and development. It is present in a variety of biomolecules involved in many biological functions, including the maintenance of cell redox homeostasis, defense, and detoxifying processes. The alteration of sulfur compound metabolism may lead to human diseases as well as to plant and animal pathologies. The marine environment, which is characterized by a high biodiversity of species and a great chemical diversity, represents a great potential source of bioactive sulfur molecules. A broad range of biologically active sulfur compounds with unique structures and pharmacological properties have been reported to occur in marine organisms, from amino acids to different sulfated derivatives. Great attention is also focused on sulfur metabolites in the marine microbial world in relation to the global sulfur cycle. The aim of this Special Issue is to present existing knowledge and recent studies on sulfur-containing marine bioactive compounds in different biological systems. Attention is also focused on metabolites active at the ecological level.

propylene glycol alginate sodium sulfate --- angiogenesis --- invasion --- FGF2 --- MMP-2 --- MMP-9 --- fucoidan --- fucan --- age-related macular degeneration --- VEGF --- oxidative stress --- Laminaria hyperborea --- brown seaweed extracts --- proliferation --- molecular weight --- retinal pigment epithelium --- thiopeptide antibiotic --- screening --- structure elucidation --- natural products --- rare actinobacteria --- carbohydrate sulfotransferase --- carrageenan --- cytochrome P450 --- galactose-6 sulfurylase --- red alga --- reproduction stages --- WD 40 --- sulfavants --- adjuvant --- immunomodulatory activity --- colloid --- aggregates --- algae --- antioxidant --- diatoms --- light --- nitric oxide --- ovothiol --- biofouling --- marine coatings --- anti-settlement --- chemical synthesis --- sulfated --- gallic acid --- eco-friendly --- Tetraselmis suecica --- autotrophic culture --- heterotrophic culture --- exopolysaccharides --- antioxidant capacity --- cytotoxic effects on tumor cells