Bio Futures

Author : Emmanuel Koukios,Anna Sacio-Szymańska
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030649692

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Bio#Futures by Emmanuel Koukios,Anna Sacio-Szymańska Pdf

This volume presents a timely recognition, warning and mapping of the fast approaching wave, or “bio-tsunami”, of global socio-technical transformation, built by a much wider spectrum of converging powers, including biotechnology, new agriculture, novel foods, health, quality of life, environment, energy, sustainability, education, knowledge management, and design of smart applications. The book contains eight sections corresponding to different clusters of bioeconomic and socio-technical change, as identified by the editors’ “Scanning the Horizon” foresight research; it also offers an integrated view of the future bioeconomy landscape though the convergence of several technologies that affect everyday life. The clusters offer methodologies for forecasting the future bioeconomy, and how these predictions can affect target-setting and the orientation of policies and actions to manage cultural and societal change, and achieve sustainable development in less developed areas. The book will be of interest to researchers, producers, logistics experts, policy makers, regulators, business and financial institutions, and biotechnologists (e.g. geneticists, food experts, etc.).

Author : Angelo Basile,Catherine Charcosset
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128136072

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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes by Angelo Basile,Catherine Charcosset Pdf

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Processes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological field presents the main membrane techniques along with their basic principles, mode of operations, and applications. It covers well-known techniques such as ultrafiltration and membrane chromatography, while also exploring emerging membrane technologies which are finding their way in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including membrane emulsification, membrane bioreactors, and solvent-resistant nanofiltration. State-of-the-art applications of membrane systems in areas such as drug delivery and virus removal are also investigated by leading experts in the field. Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Processes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological field is a definitive reference for academics, post-graduates, and researchers in the subjects of biochemical engineering, pharmaceutics, and biotechnology. It is also useful to R&D companies and institutions in these areas, specifically those interested in bioseparations, biopurification, bioproduction, and drug delivery. Offers an overview of classical membrane-based separation techniques such as ultrafiltration, microfiltration and virus filtration Discusses emerging membrane-based separation techniques such as nofiltration in the presence of solvent, membrane emulsification and membrane crystallization Outlines their applications to bioseparation, biopurification and bioproduction Includes examples in the production of vaccines, antibiotics, biomolecules, drugs, DNA and cells Lists membranes systems for drug delivery like liposomes, nanocapsules and bilayer membranes

Author : Pamela Sargent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Biology
ISBN : 0394716353

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Bio-futures by Pamela Sargent Pdf

Author : Angelo Basile,Evangelos P. Favvas
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128136461

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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes by Angelo Basile,Evangelos P. Favvas Pdf

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Carbon Dioxide Separation/Capture by Using Membranes explores the unique property of membranes to separate gases with different physical and chemical properties. The book covers both polymeric and inorganic materials for CO2 separation and explains their mechanism of action, allowing for the development and most appropriate and efficient processes. It also lists the advantages of using membranes instead of other separation techniques, i.e., their low operating costs and low energy consumption. This book offers a unique opportunity for scientists working in the field of membrane technology for CO2 separation and capture. Outlines numerous membrane-based technologies for CO2 separation and capture Lists new, advanced separation techniques and production processes Includes various applications, modelling, and the economic considerations of each process Covers advanced techniques for the separation of CO2 in natural gas

Author : Vladimir Kishinets
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-27
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9785041395056

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Future is coming: bio-revolution. Triumph of humanism by Vladimir Kishinets Pdf

Over the past 150—200 years, man has gained immeasurably more knowledge about the properties of nature and has created significantly more technology than in all previous millennia. It is quite natural that as a result of this, our world is now on the threshold of new, grandiose and largely unexpected metahistorical changes.These changes are connected with the emerging scientific biotechnological revolution, with the creation of a new Biomedicine.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Future Biotechnology Products and Opportunities to Enhance Capabilities of the Biotechnology Regulatory System
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309452083

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Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Future Biotechnology Products and Opportunities to Enhance Capabilities of the Biotechnology Regulatory System Pdf

Between 1973 and 2016, the ways to manipulate DNA to endow new characteristics in an organism (that is, biotechnology) have advanced, enabling the development of products that were not previously possible. What will the likely future products of biotechnology be over the next 5â€"10 years? What scientific capabilities, tools, and/or expertise may be needed by the regulatory agencies to ensure they make efficient and sound evaluations of the likely future products of biotechnology? Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology analyzes the future landscape of biotechnology products and seeks to inform forthcoming policy making. This report identifies potential new risks and frameworks for risk assessment and areas in which the risks or lack of risks relating to the products of biotechnology are well understood.

Author : Adolfo Iulianelli,Angelo Basile
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128173848

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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes by Adolfo Iulianelli,Angelo Basile Pdf

In the last decade, the attention paid to the environmental protection has generated a considerable interest towards the development of new energy carriers and green energy production methods. Hydrogen as an energy carrier becomes a potential important source of energy due to its neutral environmental impact. However, its production, transformation and purification, presents a challenge in the so called hydrogen economy. Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes gives a comprehensive review on the present state of the art of the hydrogen production and purification using new and alternative technologies stressing green processes and environment protection. The book covers green processes, renewable feedstocks utilization and membrane reactor technology for hydrogen production in line with new process intensification strategy. The book is divided in four sections, ie fundamentals of hydrogen generation, its impact on environmental issue, new applications involving hydrogen and its storage and distribution. The main scope of this book is to offer a new horizon on hydrogen generation and utilization. It stresses the role of new technologies for hydrogen generation, including the "micro-reactors technology for portable applications”, their combination with high temperature fuel cells, the role of gas-separation for both hydrogen purification and CO2 sequestration, the exploitation of renewable sources (biogas, bioethanol and other renewables feedstocks) in reforming processes useful to generate hydrogen, membrane and membrane reactor technology as well as membrane bio-reactors etc. Presents process intensification and commercialization of new and alternative hydrogen generation technologies Relates new hydrogen production methods to their environmental impact Outlines the fundamentals of hydrogen generation Includes new developed technologies for hydrogen transport and storage

Author : Marta Bertolaso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317316848

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The Future of Scientific Practice by Marta Bertolaso Pdf

Focusing on cell dynamics, molecular medicine and robotics, contributors explore the interplay between biological, technological and theoretical ways of thinking. The collection makes a strong contribution to current debates in the philosophy of science and the changing role of scientific practice.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264126633

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Future Prospects for Industrial Biotechnology by OECD Pdf

This publication examines the international drivers, the enabling technologies that are fast-tracking Industrial Biotechnology, industry trends, some of the products that are appearing on the market, industry structure and finance, and finally policy measures and trends.

Author : Jonathan Paul Marshall,Linda H. Connor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317690825

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Environmental Change and the World's Futures by Jonathan Paul Marshall,Linda H. Connor Pdf

Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures. Cultural, social and ethical life in all societies is directed towards a future that can never be observed, and never be directly acted upon, and yet is always interacting with us. Thinking and acting towards the future involves efforts of imagination that are linked to our sense of being in the world and the ecological pressures we experience. The three key ideas of this book – ecologies, ontologies and mythologies – help us understand the ways people in many different societies attempt to predict and shape their futures. Each chapter places a different emphasis on the linked domains of environmental change, embodied experience, myth and fantasy, politics, technology and intellectual reflection, in relation to imagined futures. The diverse geographic scope of the chapters includes rural Nepal, the islands of the Pacific Ocean, Sweden, coastal Scotland, North America, and remote, rural and urban Australia. This book will appeal to researchers and students in anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, cultural studies, psychology and politics.

Author : Sonja M. Kim,Robert Ji-Song Ku
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824889609

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Future Yet to Come by Sonja M. Kim,Robert Ji-Song Ku Pdf

South Korea is home to cutting-edge electronics, state-of-the-art medical facilities, and ubiquitous high-speed internet. The country’s meteoric rise from the ashes of the Korean War (1950–1953) to rank among the world’s most technologically advanced societies is often attributed to state-led promotion of science and technology in nation-building projects. With chapters that discuss Korea’s dynastic past, foreign occupations, Cold War geopolitics, postwar rehabilitation in the twentieth century, and the contemporary neoliberal moment, Future Yet to Come argues that a longer historical arc and broader disciplinary approach better elucidate these transformations. The book’s contributors illuminate the “sociotechnical imaginaries” that promoted, sustained, and contested Korea’s scientific, medical, and technological projects in realizing desired futures. Focusing special attention on visual culture and the life sciences, the essays present competing visions held by individuals and institutions of power in the use and purpose of scientific engagements. They demonstrate Korean specificities in culture and language, and the myriad social, political, spatial, and symbolic arrangements that shaped incorporations of and changes to existing systems of knowledge and material practices. Whether discussing moral epistemologies, imperialist or developmentalist thrusts in public health regimes, or new configurations of the “self” enabled by bio industries and media technologies, the book expands both the regional and global understanding of translation, accommodation, and transfer. Tracing imaginaries across the vicissitudes of Korea’s past recalls their history and makes visible their shifts and resilience in dynamic political economies. Future Yet to Come reminds us how deeply intertwined science, medicine, and technology are to not only our polities, corporations, and societies but also the human condition. Bridging histories of science and medicine with anthropologies of technology and the arts, the book will appeal to students and scholars of Korean and East Asian studies as well as those with interests in the comparative history of medicine, STS (society and technology studies), art history, media studies, transnationalism, diaspora, and postcolonialism.

Author : Khalid Mahmood Zia,Nadia Akram,Shazia Tabasum,Aqdas Noreen,Muhammad Usman Akbar
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323858199

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Processing Technology for Bio-Based Polymers by Khalid Mahmood Zia,Nadia Akram,Shazia Tabasum,Aqdas Noreen,Muhammad Usman Akbar Pdf

Processing Technology for Bio-Based Polymers: Advanced Strategies and Practical Aspects brings together the latest advances and novel technologies surrounding the synthesis and manufacture of biopolymers, ranging from bio-based polymers to synthetic polymers from bio-derived monomers. Sections examine bio-based polymer chemistry, discuss polymerization process and emerging design technologies, cover manufacturing and processing approaches, explain cutting-edge approaches and innovative applications, and focus on biomedicals and other key application areas. Final chapters provide detailed discussion and an analysis of economic and environmental concerns, practical considerations, challenges, opportunities and future trends. This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and advanced students in polymer science, bio-based materials, nanomaterials, plastics engineering, biomaterials, chemistry, biotechnology, and materials science and engineering, as well as R&D professionals, engineers and industrialists interested in the development of biopolymers for advanced products and applications. Focuses on the processing of bio-based polymers, covering both traditional methods and innovative new approaches Offers novel opportunities and ideas for developing or improving technologies for biopolymer research, preparation and application Examines other key considerations, including reliability and end product, economic concerns, and environmental and lifecycle aspects

Author : Chinnappan Baskar,Shikha Baskar,Ranjit S. Dhillon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642284182

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Biomass Conversion by Chinnappan Baskar,Shikha Baskar,Ranjit S. Dhillon Pdf

The consumption of petroleum has surged during the 20th century, at least partially because of the rise of the automobile industry. Today, fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas provide more than three quarters of the world's energy. Unfortunately, the growing demand for fossil fuel resources comes at a time of diminishing reserves of these nonrenewable resources. The worldwide reserves of oil are sufficient to supply energy and chemicals for only about another 40 years, causing widening concerns about rising oil prices. The use of biomass to produce energy is only one form of renewable energy that can be utilized to reduce the impact of energy production and use on the global environment. Biomass can be converted into three main products such as energy, biofuels and fine chemicals using a number of different processes. Today, it is a great challenge for researchers to find new environmentally benign methodology for biomass conversion, which are industrially profitable as well. This book focuses on the conversion of biomass to biofuels, bioenergy and fine chemicals with the interface of biotechnology, microbiology, chemistry and materials science. An international scientific authorship summarizes the state-of-the-art of the current research and gives an outlook on future developments.

Author : Niki Vermeulen,Sakari Tamminen,Andrew Webster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781317174226

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Bio-Objects by Niki Vermeulen,Sakari Tamminen,Andrew Webster Pdf

Increasing knowledge of the biological is fundamentally transforming what life itself means and where its boundaries lie. New developments in the biosciences - especially through the molecularisation of life - are (re)shaping healthcare and other aspects of our society. This cutting edge volume studies contemporary bio-objects, or the categories, materialities and processes that are central to the configuring of 'life' today, as they emerge, stabilize and circulate through society. Examining a variety of bio-objects in contexts beyond the laboratory, Bio-Objects: Life in the 21st Century explores new ways of thinking about how novel bio-objects enter contemporary life, analysing the manner in which, among others, the boundaries between human and animal, organic and non-organic, and being 'alive' and the suspension of living, are questioned, destabilised and in some cases re-established. Thematically organised around questions of changing boundaries; the governance and regulation of bio-objects; and changing social, economic and political relations, this book presents rich new case studies from Europe that will be of interest to scholars of science and technology studies, social theory, sociology and law.

Author : Michael Howlett,David H. Laycock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415693615

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Regulating Next Generation Agri-food Bio-technologies by Michael Howlett,David H. Laycock Pdf

How do lessons learned from past and current regulatory oversights of agricultural biotechnology - and other high-technology sectors - help us address new regulatory challenges in the agri-food genetics sector? The expert contributors in this volume discuss a wide range of North American, European and Asian countries to address, in a multi-disciplinary fashion, key questions related to the past and future development of agri-food genomics regulation across the globe.