The need for exploration, conservation, and sustainable utilization of bioresources is undeniable for the survival and growth of mankind. This new book throws light on new and recent research on and development of effective strategies for sustainable utilization of bioresources using modern tools and techniques to help meet this challenge. This volume addresses the utilization of bioresources in therapeutics, in biofuel, in agriculture, and in environmental protection. Beginning with the diverse potential applications of bioresources in food, medicine, and cosmetics, the volume goes on to address the various different underutilized bioresources and their sustainable uses. It discusses important advances in biofuel and patents that highlight recent developments that address the energy crises and the continuously fluctuating cost of petroleum. It explores new renewable energy sources from bioresources and their sustainable utilization in the bioenergy and biofuel industry.
Several chapters focus on the sustainable utilization of bioresources in the agricultural sector. The volume considers that developing countries have huge agricultural resources that could be employed for production of value-added byproducts for the sustainable development of a bio-based economy. The book discusses efficient use of underexploited natural bioresources, new chemical approaches for the generation of novel biochemicals, and the applications of genetics approaches for bioresource conservation and production of value-added products. Further, strategies for the production of biopesticides utilizing bioresources are also discussed.
Author(s): Hrudayanath Thatoi, Swagat Kumar Das, Sonali Mohapatra
Publisher: CRC Press/Apple Academic Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 574
City: Palm Bay
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Editors
Contents
Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface
PART I: Utilization of Bioresources in Therapeutics
1. Antifungal Drugs from Endophytic Microbes: Present and Future Prospects
2. Bioactive Compounds and Herbal Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
3. Wild Cucurbits: An Ethnomedicinally Important Plant Species for Aboriginals of the Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India
4. The Miracle Plant—Moringa
5. Biomedical Application of Polymeric Biomaterial: Polyhydroxybutyrate
6. Thermostable Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase (CGTase): Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Application of Cyclodextrins and Its Enzymatic Production
7. Mangrove Plants in Therapeutic Management of Diabetes: An Update
PART II: Utilization of Bioresources in Biofuel
8. Microalgae as a Viable Bioresource for Sustainable Biofuel Production Through Biorefinery Technologies
9. Fruit Peel Waste "Biorefinery" and Sustainability Issues
10. Utilization of Bioresources: Toward Biomass Valorization for Biofuels
11. Lignocellulosic Waste-Derived Bioethanol as a Potential Biofuel for the Transportation Sector: Sources and Technological Advancement
12. Cost-Effective Production of Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Prospects and Challenges
13. Monitoring Innovations in Biofuel Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Patent-based Approach
PART III: Utilization of Bioresources in Agriculture
14. Effective Utilization of Palm Mesocarpic Husk: An Agrowaste in Producing Major Phenolics and Other Chemicals
15. CRISPR/Cas9: An Invention for Plant Breeding and Agricultural Sustainability
16. Self-sustained Ramie Cultivation in Tripura: A Source of Multiple Commercial Uses for Adoption as an Alternative Livelihood
17. Azolla: A Viable Resource of Biofertilizer and Livestock Feed for Sustainable Development of Farming Community
PART IV: Utilization of Bioresources in the Environment
18. Bioremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Environment Using Bacteria: An Update
19. Potential Applications of Coal Fly Ash: A Focus on Its Fungistatic Properties and Zeolite Synthesis
20. Heavy Metal Toxicity and Their Bioremediation Using Microbes, Plants, and Nanobiomaterials
21. Spent Coffee Waste Conversion to Value-Added Products for the Pharmaceutical and Horticulture Industry
22. Bioremediation: An Ecofriendly Technology for Sustainable Aquaculture
23. Biochar: An Advanced Remedy for Environmental Management and Water Treatment
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