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Bioethanol is one of the most important renewable fuels and it is classified into four different generations (G) based on the feedstocks used for their production: edible food crops such as rice, corn, sugarcane, wheat, ...

As a strategy for bioremediation, biofilm forming bacteria might be employed assisted by natural products, like annonaceous acetogenins (ACG), isolated only from plants of the Annonaceae family. The present chapter provi...

The main objective of this work was to obtain biodegradable nancomposites from polycaprolactone and bentonite with optimized mechanical properties by the chemical modification of the clay (cation exchange reactions). Fir...

Total heavy metal concentrations have been monitored for almost thirty years, while organotin compounds have only been evaluated in the last few years. Intertidal as well as subtidal surface sediments were fully analyzed...

Argentina is located in southeastern South America and because of its extensive territory, areas with different climate features can be found. The main climate features are related to the moisture advection from the Braz...

Tumor development is the result of genetic and epigenetic alterations. The epigenetic mechanisms do not imply a change in the DNA sequence but can be as important as the genetic mechanisms for the onset and progression o...

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are high molecular weight biopolymers produced by a wide range of microorganisms, including lactic acid bacteria (LAB). These polymers can be secreted to the external environment (slime EPS) or a...

The germination requirement of native species are key factors in the ecological restoration of degraded ecosystem. A variety of plant seeds are affected by dormancy. Therefore, the knowladge of processes and enviromental...

Bivalve mollusks exposed to a wide variety of natural and anthropogenic environmental changes are widely used as sentinels. These factors can cause an imbalance between the generation and elimination of reactive oxygen s...

The interactions of proteins with membrane surfaces are important to many biological processes, including signaling, recognition, and membrane trafficking, cell division and cell structure. When the Fluid Mosaic Model (F...

Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), such as small/big home appliances, TVs, computers and smartphones, has turnedinto a significant and growing pollution issue. WEEE is a complex mixture of materials a...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is grown all over the world, being the fourth most important food crop after corn, rice and wheat. Potato tuber is formed from an underground stem, called stolon, whose tip swells to form th...

Structured lipids (SL) containing a mixture of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) and long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) in the same molecule have been designed for medical purposes. The placement of a long (L) chain fatty acid ...