Critical Elements on International Aid in Colombia’s Magdalena Medio by Edgar Alberto Zamora Aviles

“…In the Magdalena Medio, one of the most prominent scenarios of dispossession is that of palm agroindustry.…”
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Introduction to Dossier. Dispossession, Social Segregation of Space and Territories in Resistance in Latin America by Ivette Vallejo, Giannina Zamora, William Sacher

“…Accumulation due to dispossession in Latin America has intensified in the last decade, creating new areas of sacrifice for the installation of hydrocarbon, energy-mining, monoculture, agroindustry and biofuel projects. These projects have brought with them an assemblage of roads and infrastructures to locate, extract, and transport commodities to the global market. …”
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Process Optimisation of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Oligosaccharides from Coconut Husk by Shie-Lih Tang, Siew-Ling Hii, Chen-Chung Koh

“…A fractional factorial design was used to investigate the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of oligosaccharides from coconut husk, an agroindustry by-product. The effects of five key influencing parameters (X1, incubation temperature; X2, extraction duration; X3, ultrasonicator power; X4, NaOH concentration; X5, solid-to-liquid ratio) were studied. …”
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Photoacoustic Spectroscopy in the Optical Characterization of Foodstuff: A Review by Claudia Hernández-Aguilar, Arturo Domínguez-Pacheco, Alfredo Cruz-Orea, Rumen Ivanov

“…Therefore, PAS can contribute in the future with a wide potential for new applications in the food agroindustry.…”
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Impact of Different Drying Methods on the Acerola-Ceriguela Mixed Pulp: Physicochemical Characteristics, Bioactive Compounds, and Sensory Attributes by Marcony Silva Júnior, Nathalia Silva, Christine Ribeiro, Caio Veríssimo, Ana Paula Rocha, Carlos Grosso, Maria Inês Maciel

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Neural and Hybrid Modeling: An Alternative Route to Efficiently Predict the Behavior of Biotechnological Processes Aimed at Biofuels Obtainment by Stefano Curcio, Alessandra Saraceno, Vincenza Calabrò, Gabriele Iorio

“…In particular, the enzymatic transesterification of waste-oil glycerides, the key step for the obtainment of biodiesel, and the anaerobic digestion of agroindustry wastes to produce biogas were modeled. It was proved that the proposed modeling approaches provided very accurate predictions of systems behavior. …”
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The impact of resources availability on phytophthora population dynamics and ecosystem health by Afandi Auliana, Yosilia Rani, Agustiani Mala, Rustiaty Banon, Sinaga Rismawita, Khodijah Siti, Anggraini Reny Tri

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Holocellulose from a Winemaking By-Product to Develop a Biopolymeric System for Bacterial Immobilization: Adsorption of Ochratoxin A in Wine Model Solutions (Box–Behnken Design) by Verónica Carrasco-Sánchez, V. Felipe Laurie, Marcelo Muñoz-Vera, Ricardo Ignacio Castro

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Polymer Gels Based on PAMAM Dendrimers Functionalized with Caffeic Acid for Wound-Healing Applications by Ricardo I. Castro, Wendy Donoso, Franko Restovic, Oscar Forero-Doria, Luis Guzman

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Testing of artificial feed by using raw material from Euthynnus affinis waste flour for gourami (Osphronemus gourami) by Nazlia Suraiya, Ismarica Ismarica, Alfarizy Muhammad, Aufari Hatfan, Syauqi Muhammad, Purnama Febri Suri, Rezvani Aprita Ika, Muhardina Virna

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Green technologies in food colorant extraction: A comprehensive review by Irianto Irianto, Nicky Rahmana Putra, Yustisia Yustisia, Syahrial Abdullah, Syafruddin Syafruddin, Paesal Paesal, Andi Irmadamayanti, Herawati Herawati, Budi Raharjo, Sri Agustini, Asmaliyah Asmaliyah, Amik Krismawati, Bramantyo Airlangga

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Perspectives for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels in Brazil by Luís A. B. Cortez, Francisco E. B. Nigro, Luiz A. H. Nogueira, André M. Nassar, Heitor Cantarella, Márcia A. F. D. Moraes, Rodrigo L. V. Leal, Telma T. Franco, Ulf F. Schuchardt, Ricardo Baldassin Junior

“…In this context, Brazilian conditions are favorable, with a mature agroindustry that regularly produces automotive biofuel largely adopted by Brazilian road vehicles, while air transportation has been growing at an accelerating pace and a modern aircraft industry is in place. …”
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Life cycle assessment of coconut plantation, copra, and charcoal production by T. Puspaningrum, N.S. Indrasti, C. Indrawanto, M. Yani

“…Scenario analysis results showed the potential of developing integrated coconut agroindustry with coconut plantations, copra factories, and charcoal factories to produce liquid smoke in one location. …”
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Evaluation of Sericin/Polyvinyl Alcohol Mixtures for Developing Porous and Stable Structures by Maria C. Arango, Leander Vásquez Vásquez, Akemy Carolina Homma Parra, Santiago Rueda-Mira, Natalia Jaramillo-Quiceno, Josep Pasqual Cerisuelo, Amparo Cháfer, Catalina Álvarez-López

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Pasting and Dough Rheological Properties of Ackee (Blighia sapida) Aril Flour: A Contribution to the Search for Wheat Flour Substitutes by Ramiro Torres-Gallo, Ricardo Durán, José García-Camargo, Oswaldo Morales, Diofanor Acevedo, Diego F. Tirado

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Fatty Amides from Crude Rice Bran Oil as Green Corrosion Inhibitors by E. Reyes-Dorantes, J. Zuñiga-Díaz, A. Quinto-Hernandez, J. Porcayo-Calderon, J. G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…Due to its high oil content, this research proposes the use of an agroindustrial byproduct (rice bran) as a sustainable option for the synthesis of corrosion inhibitors. …”
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Obtaining a Flexible Film Elaborated from Cassava Thermoplastic Starch and Polylactic Acid by Germán A. Arboleda, Camilo E. Montilla, Héctor S. Villada, Giovanni A. Varona

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Análisis de productividad de etanol de caña de azúcar en ingenios azucareros de México by Noé Aguilar Rivera

“…Los resultados establecen que variables: rendimiento de campo (tch) y agroindustrial (tsh), acceso a crédito y riego explican el 75% de la capacidad para expandir la productividad cañera para la producción de azúcar y etanol con inconsistencia de 0.07. …”
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Mass Transfer during Atmospheric and Vacuum Frying of Chorizo by Piedad Margarita Montero Castillo, Lesly Torres Díaz, Sandy Torres Díaz, Diofanor Acevedo Correa, Raúl J. Martelo Gómez

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Impact of Hop Residue Reuse on the Chemical and Sensory Properties of Craft Beer by Cesar I. Mejia-Llontop, Carlos E. Tirado-Rodríguez, Alanis Acosta-Baca, Maylee Aguayo-Flores, Manuel Ascate-Pasos, Carmen Ayala-Jara, Gilbert Rodriguez, Eudes Villanueva, Elza Aguirre

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