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Waste: A source of bioactive compounds
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.144
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1860-7314
pISSN - 1860-6768
DOI - 10.1002/biot.200890066
Subject(s) - compost , cover (algebra) , garbage , waste management , biochemical engineering , environmental science , computer science , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Cover illustration: Waste: A source of bioactive compounds. From waste such as the compost depicted, a surprising number of bioactive compounds can be discovered. This special issue of Biotechnology Journal shows how this can be achieved, in spite of the fact that it is not a priori scientifically attractive to dig into the garbage. Image © Jürgen Chyla