Advances in the Domain of Environmental Biotechnology: Microbiological Developments in Industries, Wastewater Treatment and Agriculture

Part 1 Industrial Biotechnology.- 1 Lactic acid bacteria for production of platform chemicals: A dark horse in the field of industrial biotechnology.- 2 Solid-state fermentation: use of agroindustrial residues.- 3 Microemulsified systems and their environmental advantages for the oil industry.- 4 Microbial Exopolysaccharides as Biosurfactants in Environmental and Industrial Applications.- 5 Biodegradable Polymers for Food Packaging and Active Food Packaging.- Part 2 Environmental Biotechnology.- 6 3D printing technology in the environment.- 7 Biofuel: Marine Biotechnology securing alternative sources of renewable energy.- 8 Modified or functionalized natural bioadsorbents: New perspectives as regards the elimination of environmental pollutants.- 9 Electrochemical biosensing of algal toxins.- 10 Bio-inspired superoleophobic materials for oil-water separation.- 11 Biotechnology applied to treatments of agroindustrial wastes.- 12 Biocoagulants as an alternative for water treatment.- 13 Multicriteria analysis in the selection of agroindustrial waste for the production of biopolymers.- 14 Mathematical modeling challenges associated with waste anaerobic biodegradability.- 15 Anammox in Wastewater Treatment.- 16 Microbial Bioremediation: A cutting edge technology for xenobiotic removal.- 17 Conventional wastewater treatment processes.- 18 Analytical techniques/technologies for studying ecological microbial samples.- Part 3 Agricultural Biotechnology.- 19 Rhizobium diversity is the key to efficient interplay with Phaseolus vulgaris. Case of study of southern Ecuador.- 20 Algae as Environmental Biotechnological Tool for monitoring health of Aquatic Ecosystem.- 21 Contribution of the environmental biotechnology to the sustainability of the coffee processing industry in developing countries.- 22 Interactions between edaphoclimatic conditions and plant-microbial inoculants and their impacts on plant growth, nutrient uptake, and yields.- 23 Microalgae: cultivation, biotechnological, environmental and agricultural applications.- 24 Marine resources with potential in controlling plant diseases.