Publication Date:
2024-05-24
Description:
Marine waste, including aquatic by-products, poses a significant environmental challenge and garners increasing attention for its potential valorization. The development of cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and circular technologies for transforming marine biomass into value-added products is crucial for the successful implementation of sustainable aquatic industries. This involves focusing on strategies that simultaneously reduce waste and energy demand. This document presents the research andbiotechnological innovations carried out under the ARIBiotech project, which aims to create new biological products from marine waste. In a circular economy perspective, this initiative seeks to turn sources of pollution into sustainable opportunities, contributing to the preservation of marine ecosystems while fostering innovative solutions. Exploiting marine biomass and valorizing sea by-products, whether by using them directly or extracting biopolymers, appears to be a promising solution for a more sustainable use of marine resources, leading to increased economic benefits. However, the realization of such developments is hindered by the lack of appropriate regulatory frameworks to enable the use of waste and by-products, ensuring product safety, quality, and acceptability. This white paper showcases a diverse range of bioproducts (Crab waste hydrolyzate, chitin, chitosan, collagen, gelatin, cellulose aerogels, shell powder, and bioactive extracts) derived from the application of biotechnologies on various marine waste and co-products,highlighting their potential to support sustainable development. This document aims to encourage policymakers to support the creation of alliances and innovations in blue biotechnology and enable the general public to benefit from advances in creating bioproducts from marine waste.
Description:
Published
Description:
Refereed
Keywords:
Marine waste
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Bioproducts
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Biotechnological innovations
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Circular economy
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Sustainable development
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Bio-technologie bleue
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Valorisation déchets marins
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Book/Monograph/Conference Proceedings
Format:
26 pp.
