Aquatic Resource Biorefineries: Harnessing Aquatic Resources for Sustainable Production

Aquatic Resource Biorefineries: Harnessing Aquatic Resources for Sustainable Production represents a groundbreaking exploration of how aquatic resources can be harnessed for sustainable production. This comprehensive volume bridges the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical applications, encouraging collaboration between academia and industry. With topics spanning from waste utilization to environmental impact assessments, the book tackles pressing issues such as efficient extraction methods, biohydrogen production, and market potential for products like chitosan and bioplastics. As this work delves into innovative strategies and offers actionable solutions, it is an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders aiming to advance the field of aquatic biorefinery.

In addition to addressing optimal resource utilization, the book emphasizes improving fermentation process efficiency, scaling sustainable practices, and assessing environmental impacts. It explores cutting-edge developments, such as extracting chitin and chitosan, producing biohydrogen and bioplastics, and estimating market growth for aquatic-derived products like carotenoids. By blending research insights with industry advancements, this text serves as a vital guide for creating eco-friendly biorefinery platforms and fostering sustainable decision-making. With its focus on bridging theory and practice, Aquatic Resource Biorefineries remains an indispensable tool for understanding and innovating within this rapidly evolving domain.

Meisam Tabatabaei is a Professor of Environmental Biotechnology at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia. From 2010 to 2019, he worked closely with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to promote waste-oriented biofuels in the developing world. Since 2016, he has been the lead collaborator of the Lancet Commission on Public Health and Climate Change (UCL, UK). He has published over 450 works, including original research papers and reviews in leading journals such as The Lancet, Progress in Energy and Combustion Sciences, Nature Food, Trends in Biotechnology, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. He currently serves as a Visiting Professor at Henan Agricultural University (China), Visiting Professor & Global Ambassador at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada), and Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Zhengzhou University (China). He has held top editorial roles in journals with impact factors above 30 and is currently Associate Editor of Critical Reviews in Biotechnology and an editorial board member of the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. As of June 2025, Prof. Tabatabaei has led and collaborated on 24 research projects with a focus on waste valorisation and biorefineries, sustainable aquaculture, climate change, and food security.

Hamid Amiri has a master's in chemical engineering from the Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology from Isfahan University of Technology. Since 2014, he has worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Isfahan in breaking the chemical and engineering barriers to the production of waste-based biofuels and value-added biochemicals by process design, integration, optimization, and analysis in the way of developing future biorefineries. He has published more than 30 papers on the topics of renewable energy, alternative fuels, waste-to-energy, ABE fermentation, pretreatment of lignocellulose, and resource recovery. He has completed a number of funded research projects and played the leading role in the development of the Environmental Research Institute and Biotechnology Lab Complex in University of Isfahan.

Mortaza Aghbashlo is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Tehran (Iran) and a Visiting Professor at Henan Agricultural University (China), where he helps lead an international platform for high-profile research collaborations. He has authored more than 300 publications, including papers and reviews in Nature Food, Joule, Progress in Energy and Combustion Sciences, Trends in Biotechnology, Biotechnology Advances, Nano Energy, and Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. As of June 2025 (Google Scholar), his work has attracted 26,200 citations, with an h-index of 88 and an i10-index of 291. Dr Aghbashlo was named a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in the Cross-Field category (2021). He co-edited the Springer Nature volumes Biodiesel: From Production to Combustion and Fungi in Fuel Biotechnology (both 2018). His editorial service includes membership on the boards of Progress in Energy and Combustion Sciences (Elsevier), Biofuel Research Journal (BRJ), and e-Prime (Elsevier), as well as a term as Associate Editor of Cleaner Environmental Systems (Elsevier). He has also guest-edited special issues for the Journal of Hazardous Materials and Environmental Research.

Dr. Mohd Ikhwanuddin is a Professor of Environmental Biotechnology (University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia). He has completed his Ph.D. in Marine Biology from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malysia. His main area of interest related to Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Molecular Sciences, and Environmental Sciences. His main area of expertise includes Crustacean, Seed production, Scylla, Hatchery technique, Banana shrimp, Crab mating, Enzyme activity, Reproduction, Probiotic, Fisheries, Hormone, White shrimp, Black tiger shrimp, Triploidy, Larviculture, Portunid Crab, Mud spiny lobster, Ovarian maturation, Maturation diets, Natural diet, Population dynamic, Breeding technology, Portunus pelagicus, Live food, Movement pattern, Artificial production, Artificial diet, and Catch information.