Description: Marine Phenolic Compounds: Science and Engineering is a comprehensive resource on these secondary metabolites. Phenolic compounds are secondary metabolites with increasing scientific, commercial and general population interest for their wide distribution, variety and potential applications Less studied than terrestrial sources, marine organisms contain highly interesting phenolic compounds due to their exclusive structures. In addition, the distinctive features of the marine solid matrix, requires novel process technology approaches. The high productivity of marine biomass makes it a renewable source of valuable components with potential for commercial applications.
Brief description: Dr. José Ricardo Pérez Correa received his PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College (London, UK). He is professor of the Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago, Chile). He has been working on extraction and purification of bioactive compounds from local foods and agroindustrial discards using green technologies, particularly hot pressurized liquids and solid phase extraction.