Marine Environmental Research on Protists in the Bioeconomy Innovations
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2022) | Viewed by 7827
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world’s seas and oceans contain some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet, which is present in a wide range of habitats from the coasts to the deep sea. Marine environments are incredibly varied, and these conditions result in marine organisms producing bioactive molecules that have significant potential for use in biotechnology-enabled applications, generating novel sources of natural products that can be used in an array of high-value-added products and processes.
A range of bioactive compounds extracted from marine organisms are already of great interest for new applications for industrial enzymes, functional foods, cosmeceuticals, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, bioprocessing, and medical devices.
Among the various marine organisms, Protists include a group of particularly interesting organisms both for their functional aspects and for the diversity of compounds that can be obtained.
In this framework, Sustainability seeks original manuscripts for a Special Issue on ‘‘Marine Environmental Research on Protists in Bioeconomy Innovations’’. The Special Issue is dedicated to enhancing the role that marine protists (such as micro- and macroscopic organisms) play in different technologies, both through their direct use and through that of the bio-based products obtained from them, and in pursuing the principles of the Bioeconomy and of the Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of this Special Issue is to present an up-to-date overview of these topics, from a broad perspective, including conceptual, methodological, and case-based perspectives.
Studies concerning the employment of Protists in the exploitation of biomass valorization, recycling of waste, and renewable energy provision, as well as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food supply, agro-zootechnic, and climate change fields are welcome. We also greatly encourage original papers, reviews, and short communications, as well as real-case studies.
Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure and will be published in open-access format in Sustainability with the aim of the rapid and wide dissemination of research results.
Dr. Simona Armeli Minicante
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine protists
- bioeconomy
- biomass valorization
- marine resource applications
- bio-based products
- high-value-added products
- technological innovation system and processes
- functional compounds
- biotechnological applications
- bioprocess technology
- sustainable development goals
