ALTERNATIVE NUTRIENT SOURCES

Alternative nutrient sources

Advances in cultured meat technology Edited by Professor Mark Post, Professor Che Connon and Dr Chris Bryant

This collection reviews current advances in cellular agriculture, focussing primarily on the emerging research in cultured meat technology. The book considers the establishment of regulatory frameworks for cultured meat in Europe, USA and Singapore and highlights the quality and sustainability issues which can arise as a result of its creation. Click here for more information

Part 1 General

1.Cultured meat technology: an overview: Johannes Le Coutre, University of New South Wales, Australia

2.Understanding the cultural context for cultured meat: Neil Stephens, University of Birmingham, UK

3.Creating a regulatory framework for cultured meat products: Singapore: Joanne Chan, Singapore Food Agency, Singapore

4.Creating a regulatory framework for cultured meat products: EU: Ermolaos Ververis, Nutrition Unit-EFSA, Italy

5.Creating an infrastructure for cultured meat production: Isha Datar, New Harvest, USA

Part 2 Technologies

6.Cell line sourcing and characterisation for cultured meat product development: Gareth Sullivan, University of Oslo, Norway

7.Developments in cell growth media for cultured meat product development: Andrew Stout, Tufts University, USA

8.Bioreactors for cell multiplication in cultured meat product development: Philipp Nold, Eppendorf Bioprocess Center, Germany

9.Tissue engineering using scaffolds in cultured meat product development: Shulamit Levenberg, Technion, Israel

10.Scaling cell production sustainably in cultured meat product development: Petra Hanga, University College London, UK

Part 3 Quality and sustainability issues

11.Developing cultured meat as a food product: Jette Young, Aarhus University, Denmark

12.Assessing the environmental impact of commercial cultivated meat production: Hanna Tuomisto, University of Helsinki, Finland

13.Consumer attitudes to cultured meat products: improving understanding and acceptance: Christina Hartmann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

14.Techno-economic analysis of cultured meat production: John P. Ellersick, Next Rung Technology, USA

ISBN: 9781801463768 ¦ Pub date: September 2023 ¦ Extent: 400 pages ¦ Price £150/$195/€180

Seaweed and microalgae as alternative sources of protein Edited by Professor Xin Gen Lei

This collection reviews the wealth of research on tropical forest management. Parts 1 and 2 explore key challenges facing tropical forests as well as the ecosystem services they deliver. Parts 3 and 4 review the management structures and techniques required for sustainable forest management (SFM). Part 6 includes case studies of SFM of different tropical forest types. Click here for more information

Table of contents

Part 1 Types of macroalgae and microalgae

1.Seaweed as a potential protein supplement in animal feeds: Sung Woo Kim, North Carolina State University, USA

2.Solar energy conversion, oxygen evolution and carbon assimilation in cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae: Gaozhong Shen, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

3.Extraction of proteins and other functional components from red seaweed (Rhodophyta): Charlotte Jacobsen, National Food Institute - Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; Alireza Naseri, LACTOSAN A/S, Denmark; and Susan Løvstad Holdt, National Food Institute - Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Part 2 Cultivation and processing

4.Developments in commercial scale farming of microalgae and seaweeds: Sarah E. Loftus and Zackary I. Johnson, Duke University, USA

5.Developments in algal processing: Schonna R. Manning and Reuben D. Gol, University of Texas at Austin, USA

6.Bioprocessing of microalgal proteins and their applications in the cosmetic, nutraceutical and food industries: Jordan Wilson, Ainnatul A. Ahmad Termizi, Elvis T. Chua and Peer M. Schenk, The University of Queensland, Australia

7.Environmental impacts of seaweed cultivation: kelp farming and preservation: Jean-Baptiste Thomas, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; José Potting, EnviroSpotting, The Netherlands and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; and Fredrik Gröndahl, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Part 3 Applications

8.Nutritional and anti-methanogenic potentials of macroalgae for ruminants: Deepak Pandey, Nord University, Norway; Morteza Mansouryar, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Geir Næss and Viswanath Kiron, Nord University, Norway; Hanne Helene Hansen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Mette Olaf Nielsen, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Prabhat Khanal, Nord University, Norway

9.Developing seaweed/macroalgae as feed for pigs: Marta López-Alonso, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Marco García-Vaquero, University College Dublin, Ireland; and Marta Miranda, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

10.Microalgae: a unique source of poultry feed protein: Sahil Kalia, Andrew D. Magnuson, Guanchen Liu and Xin Gen Lei, Cornell University, USA

11.Developing macroalgae and microalgae as feed for fish: Mo Peng, Jiangxi Agricultural University, China; Chunxiang Ai, Xiamen University, China; Zhi Luo, Huazhong Agricultural University, China; and Qinghui Ai, Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, China

ISBN: 9781786766205 ¦ Pub date: September 2021 ¦ Extent: 344 pages ¦ Price £140/$180/€170