Jean-Luc Wertz Libri

The book explores the economic significance of algae as a source of crude oil, food, and various products in pharmaceuticals and industry. It emphasizes the importance of an integrated biorefinery approach for large-scale algae production, highlighting the need to produce multiple products simultaneously. The detailed examination of algae's chemical composition supports the argument for their role in a sustainable bioeconomy.

This book covers all major aspects of chitin and chitosan, including structure, biosynthesis, biodegradation, properties of chitin and derivatives, applications, and market. It offers a special focus on the bioeconomy, which is the renewable segment of the circular economy.