Biobased Products and Industries

Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist in agricultural sciences as well as food and environmental science, technology, and sustainability, with experience in both industry and academia. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories in Chania, Greece, an adjunct professor of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the director of Food Waste Recovery Group (SIG5) of ISEKI Food Association in Vienna, Austria. He pioneered the new discipline of food waste recovery and has established the most prominent innovation network in the field. He also serves as a senior consultant for the food industry and expert evaluator for international and regional funded programs and proposals. He is an editorial board member of Food and Bioproducts Processing, Food Research International, and Foods, has edited over 45 books, and has published hundreds of research articles, reviews, monographs, chapters, and conference proceedings.

• 1. Overview of biobased industries2. Development perspectives of the biobased economy3. Government regulation of bio-based fuels and chemicals4. Biofuels5. Biobased production of chemicals through metabolic engineering6. Algae for the production of biobased products7. Biobased products from wood materials8. Biobased packaging materials9. Biobased electric devices10. Biobased textile coatings and composites