Environmental Health Engineering and Effective Remediation: Sustainable Technology Products and Materials (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781774919101)

José Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, PhD, is a Researcher at the Research Center for Food and Development, A.C., Mexico. His experience is in bioprocess development, including microbial processes for enzyme production and recovery of bioactive compounds, valorization of agro-industrial byproducts, and extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants and agroindustrial wastes. He has published papers in journals, book chapters, several books as editor, and more than 70 papers at scientific meetings.

Mónica L. Chávez-González, PhD, is a Research Professor of Chemical Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Mexico, as well as the general coordinator and founder of the Bioprocessing Mx-LATAM Network, which promotes R&D in bioprocessing through interaction between universities, institutes, research centers, and industries in Mexico and Latin America. She was awarded the Latin American Women in Chemistry Award as an "Emerging Leader," granted by the American Chemical Society and the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations.

Theresa Obiajulu Egbuchunam, PhD, is a Professor of Materials Chemistry at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. Her interests include metal soaps from vegetable oils and applications, cellulosic polymers and their applications, epoxidized vegetable oils for poly (vinyl chloride) formulations, nanoparticles, and environmental studies. Dr. Egbuchunam served as Director of the SERVICOM Unit and Director, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Unit. She is presently on sabbatical appointment in the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Leonardo Sepúlveda Torre, PhD, is a Professor of Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Coahuila, México, where he leads the Bioprocesses and Microbial Biochemistry Group. He formerly worked as a collaborator at the Center of Biological Engineering in Uminho, Braga, Portugal, with the link project "Biotechnologies for Regional Food Biodiversity in Latin America". He is an author and co-author of scientific articles, several books, and book chapters, and he holds two national patents.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor and has published more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals. He is currently a research associate at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. He served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures.