Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution?

Chapter 1. Introduction: Environmental Pollution and Biotechnological Solutions.- Chapter 2. Bioremediation Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria and Biomass Production.- Chapter 3. Removal of Heavy Metals and Organic Pollutants by Marine Microalgae.- Chapter 4. Algal-Bacterial Consortiums, from Fundamental Interactions to Environmental Applications.- Chapter 5. Biodegradation of Environmental Pollutants by Marine Yeasts.- Chapter 6. Sustainable  Direct Digital Manufacturing Using Marine Resources.- Chapter 7. Exploiting Marine Fungi in the Removal of Hazardous Pollutants and Biomass Valorisation.- Chapter 8. Marine Bacteria for Bioremediation.- Chapter 9. Marine Bacteria for Biofertilizers.- Chapter 10. Marine Sponges for Bioremediation Purposes and for Secondary Metabolites Production.- Chapter 11. Genetic Modification: A Gateway to Stimulate the Industrial Production of Biofuels.- Chapter 12. "Omics" Technologies in Biodegradation Processes.- Chapter 13. Conclusion: Environmental Protection - Our Common Responsibility.

Telma Encarnação is a researcher in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Environmental Pollution at the Coimbra Chemistry Centre (CQC)/Institute of Molecular Sciences (IMS), University of Coimbra, and at the Centre for rapid and sustainable product development (CDRSP-PLeiria). Holds a PhD degree and a Master's degree in Chemistry, and a First Degree in Industrial Chemistry. Her research focuses on bioremediation and the sustainable transformation of emerging pollutants for producing bio-based products. She has several publications, which include scientific articles, book chapters, and patents. She was also the founder of an optical services company and is the founder and CEO of a science-based company. Participated as a Researcher in several projects and is the Project Coordinator for National Projects. She is a regular member of the international panel on chemical pollution (IPCP) and has also been an expert evaluator for European Commission Research Programmes.




Alberto Canelas Pais is Full Professor at the University of Coimbra and Director of the Department of Chemistry. He is also Head of the Macromolecules, Colloids and Photochemistry research group of the Coimbra Chemistry Centre, one of the largest groups of this research center. Possesses expertise in Physical Chemistry, Polymer Science, Polyelectrolytes and DNA technology, Modeling, Simulation, and Data Science. The main contributions are included in ca. 200 scientific articles, 1 edited book, and 15 book chapters. He also supervised 11 completed PhD Thesis and many MSc theses. Participated as Principal Investigator/co-Principal Investigator/PhD Researcher in several projects.