1st Edition
Food Security, Safety, and Sustainability Validated Innovative Approaches and Technological Advancements
1. Spirulina as a Novel Bioactive Material in Edible Films and Coatings for Sustainable Packaging Systems
Daniela Sánchez-Aldana, Oskar Alejandro Palacios López, and Francisco Javier Choix Ley
2. Food-Grade Emulsions for Delivery of Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods
Dely Rubi Chávez-Garay, Néstor Méndez-Gutiérrez, Diego Eloy Carballo-Carballo
3. Nanotechnology Applied to Agriculture for the Efficient Use of Nitrogen
Ezequiel Muñoz-Márquez, Juan Manuel Soto-Parra, Rosa María Yánez Muñoz, and Esteban Sánchez
4. Perspectives of Bioplastics in Food Packaging: Sustainable Alternatives of Production
Mariana González-Torres, Neith Aracely Pacheco-López, Francisco Hernández-Rosas, and Ricardo Hernández-Martínez
5. Proposal of a Biorefinery Design for the Utilization of Pineapple Stubble Using Aspen Plus
Rodolfo Antonio Hernández-Chaverri and Daniel Díaz-Rodríguez
6. Valorization of Apple Residues: A Potential Biorefinery
Leticia Xóchitl López-Martínez, Ramiro Baeza-Jiménez, Hilda Karina Saenz-Hidalgo, and Edwin Rojo-Gutiérrez
7. Insights into Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy as a Tool for Metabolic Markers in Pre- and Post-Harvest Sustainable Production of Food Crops
José Carlos Espinoza Hicks, Alejandro Alberto Camacho Dávila, and Daniela Sánchez-Aldana Villarruel
8. General Perspective of Iron Biofortification: A Promising Tool Against Mineral Disorder Nutrition
Alejandro Palacio-Márquez, Ramiro Baeza-Jiménez, José Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, and Edwin Rojo-Gutiérrez
9. Bacterial Nanocellulose: Production and Perspectives for Future Applications in Food Industry
Juan Daniel Rivaldi, Priscilla Vergara, Nuria Gómez, Juan Carlos Villar, and Félix Garcia-Ochoa
10. Functionalized Starch Biomaterials as a Possible Alternative in the Future of Food Packaging: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Perspectives
Francisco Hernández-Centeno, María Hernández-González, Haydeé Yajaira López-De La Peña, Claudia Alejandra Rodríguez-González, Claudio Rios-Velasco, Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores, and Juan Manuel Tirado-Gallegos
11. Agrochemicals as A Risk to Food Security in Mexico: A Case Study
Crescencio Urías-García, Laura María Navarro Flores, Sandra Pérez Álvarez, and Eduardo Fidel Héctor Ardisana
Biography
José Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, PhD, is a Researcher at the Research Center for Food and Development, A.C., Mexico. Dr. Buenrostro-Figueroa has experience in bioprocess development, including microbial processes for enzyme production and recovery of bioactive compounds, valorization of agroindustrial byproducts, and extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants and agroindustrial wastes. He has published papers in indexed journals, book chapters, edited books, and many contributions at scientific meetings. Dr. Buenrostro-Figueroa has been a member of SNI (National System of Researchers, Mexico), the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (SMBB), and the Mexican Society for Food Protection affiliate of the International Association for Food Protection. He became a food engineer at the Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University.
Julio César Tafolla-Arellano, PhD, is a full-time Research Professor in the Department of Basic Sciences of the Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro in Coahuila, Mexico. He is the Head of the Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Laboratory and a member of the Mexican Association of Food Engineering and Biotechnology. He is editor-in-chief of the journals Universitas Agri and Revista Agraria. Dr. Tafolla-Arellano is a member of the Mexican National System of Researchers (level I). His research is focused on the study of the biotechnological use of plants through an interdisciplinary omics approach, biocatalysis, bioinformatics, and food biotechnology. He became an engineer in food science and technology at the Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro. He has published several books, chapters, and articles in indexed journals and developed several research projects.
