Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms

Marine and freshwater ecosystems have been widely exploited throughout history as vast sources of food and valuable natural products. The diversity of aquatic organisms has led to the isolation of more than 24000 bioactive compounds with applications in strategic industries such as pharmaceutical, n...

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Autor: Pérez López, Paula
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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spelling Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organismsPérez López, PaulaMaterias::Investigación::23 Química::2391 Química ambientalMaterias::Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2403 BioquímicaMarine and freshwater ecosystems have been widely exploited throughout history as vast sources of food and valuable natural products. The diversity of aquatic organisms has led to the isolation of more than 24000 bioactive compounds with applications in strategic industries such as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic sectors. Moreover, the biochemical composition and growth characteristics of microalgae and seaweeds suggest their capability to overcome some bottlenecks of the production of energy compared to terrestrial feedstocks. The potential of blue biotechnology, especially in the European context, is reflected in the increasing market and the numerous international programs and initiatives focused on the promotion of research and partnerships to empower technological advances in the field. The development of sustainable processes for the balanced exploitation of marine resources requires the use of management tools to measure the performance of the systems according to environmental and socio-economic criteria. The standardized methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is widely applied in the field of microalgal biofuels and has also been used to evaluate active ingredients. Therefore, this doctoral thesis focuses on the application of LCA methodology to analyze the environmental performance of valuable bioactive molecules and commodity products throughout the whole production chain. Key social and economic indicators have been included in the evaluation of some processes to consider a holistic perspective that takes into account all the dimensions of sustainable development.Feijoo Costa, GumersindoMoreira Vilar, María TeresaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. E.T.S. de Enxeñaría. Departamento de Enxeñaría Química.20152015-12-2820152015-12-28doctoral thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10347/13778reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Esta obra atópase baixo unha licenza internacional Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0. Calquera forma de reprodución, distribución, comunicación pública ou transformación desta obra non incluída na licenza Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 só pode ser realizada coa autorización expresa dos titulares, salvo excepción prevista pola lei. Pode acceder Vde. ao texto completo da licenza nesta ligazón: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.glhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.glinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/137782026-06-15T12:47:27Z
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title Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms
spellingShingle Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms
Pérez López, Paula
Materias::Investigación::23 Química::2391 Química ambiental
Materias::Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2403 Bioquímica
title_short Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms
title_full Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms
title_fullStr Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms
title_full_unstemmed Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms
title_sort Environmental sustainability of bioactive molecules from marine organisms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez López, Paula
author Pérez López, Paula
author_facet Pérez López, Paula
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo
Moreira Vilar, María Teresa
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. E.T.S. de Enxeñaría. Departamento de Enxeñaría Química.
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Materias::Investigación::23 Química::2391 Química ambiental
Materias::Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2403 Bioquímica
topic Materias::Investigación::23 Química::2391 Química ambiental
Materias::Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2403 Bioquímica
description Marine and freshwater ecosystems have been widely exploited throughout history as vast sources of food and valuable natural products. The diversity of aquatic organisms has led to the isolation of more than 24000 bioactive compounds with applications in strategic industries such as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic sectors. Moreover, the biochemical composition and growth characteristics of microalgae and seaweeds suggest their capability to overcome some bottlenecks of the production of energy compared to terrestrial feedstocks. The potential of blue biotechnology, especially in the European context, is reflected in the increasing market and the numerous international programs and initiatives focused on the promotion of research and partnerships to empower technological advances in the field. The development of sustainable processes for the balanced exploitation of marine resources requires the use of management tools to measure the performance of the systems according to environmental and socio-economic criteria. The standardized methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is widely applied in the field of microalgal biofuels and has also been used to evaluate active ingredients. Therefore, this doctoral thesis focuses on the application of LCA methodology to analyze the environmental performance of valuable bioactive molecules and commodity products throughout the whole production chain. Key social and economic indicators have been included in the evaluation of some processes to consider a holistic perspective that takes into account all the dimensions of sustainable development.
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