Seaweed Sustainability

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-12-418697-2
Verlag: ACADEMIC PRESS

Buch, Englisch, 472 Seiten, Format (B × H): 202 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 1137 g

Seaweed Sustainability: Food and Non-Food Applications is the only evidence-based resource that offers an abundance of information on the applications of seaweed as a solution to meet an increasing global demand for sustainable food source.

The book uncovers seaweed potential and describes the various sources of seaweed, the role of seaweeds as a sustainable source for human food and animal feeds, and the role of seaweed farming for sustainability. In addition to harvesting and processing information, the book discusses the benefits of seaweed in human nutrition and its nutraceutical properties.

Zielgruppe

<p>Wide range of industries including research institutions and universities active in the areas of food science; food and feed companies; seaweed research centers; food engineering; Marine and Aquatic Bio, Plant Engineering</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tiwari, Brijesh K.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Fischerei, Fischzucht, Aquakultur
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CHAPTER 1 Seaweed Sustainability--Food and Nonfood Applications
CHAPTER 2 World Seaweed Utilization
CHAPTER 3 Farming of Seaweeds
CHAPTER 4 Processing of Seaweeds
CHAPTER 5 Chemical Composition of Seaweeds
CHAPTER 6 Seaweed Proteins, Peptides, and Amino Acids
CHAPTER 7 Seaweed Carbohydrates
CHAPTER 8 Seaweed Minor Constituents
CHAPTER 9 Extraction of Biomolecules from Seaweeds
CHAPTER 10 Analytical Techniques for Bioactives from Seaweed
CHAPTER 11 Seaweed and Food Security
CHAPTER 12 Identification and Selection of Algae for Food, Feed, and Fuel Applications
CHAPTER 13 Seaweeds: A Sustainable Food Source
CHAPTER 14 Seaweeds: A Nutraceutical and Health Food
CHAPTER 15 Seaweeds: A Sustainable Feed Source for Livestock and Aquaculture
CHAPTER 16 Seaweeds: A Sustainable Fuel Source

Über Autor(innen)

Tiwari, Brijesh K.
Brijesh K Tiwari, M.Sc., Ph.D., FIFST, FRSC is a principal research officer at TEAGASC and adjunct Professor at University College Dublin, Ireland. Previously he was a Research Professor @ Food Research Center; Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; He has been an external research project evaluator for Research Council of Norway and External evaluator for Norwegian Strategic Research Programme, Norway; Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research, Development and Innovation. Dr. Tiwari does extensive research all around the world, has won many awards, is an editorial board member and a keynote speaker at international conferences with over 175 peer-reviewed research publications and over 100 book chapters. He has also co-edited 10 books and is a book series editor for IFST Advances in Food Science book series. He is currently the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Food Processing and Preservation.