Part 1 Industrial Biotechnology -- 1 Lactic acid bacteria for production of platform chemicals: A dark horse in the field of industrial biotechnology -- 2 Solid-state fermentation: use of agroindustrial residues -- 3 Microemulsified systems and their environmental advantages for the oil industry -- 4 Microbial Exopolysaccharides as Biosurfactants in Environmental and Industrial Applications -- 5 Biodegradable Polymers for Food Packaging and Active Food Packaging -- Part 2 Environmental Biotechnology -- 6 3D printing technology in the environment -- 7 Biofuel: Marine Biotechnology securing alternative sources of renewable energy -- 8 Modified or functionalized natural bioadsorbents: New perspectives as regards the elimination of environmental pollutants -- 9 Electrochemical biosensing of algal toxins -- 10 Bio-inspired superoleophobic materials for oil-water separation -- 11 Biotechnology applied to treatments of agroindustrial wastes -- 12 Biocoagulants as an alternative for water treatment -- 13 Multicriteria analysis in the selection of agroindustrial waste for the production of biopolymers -- 14 Mathematical modeling challenges associated with waste anaerobic biodegradability -- 15 Anammox in Wastewater Treatment -- 16 Microbial Bioremediation: A cutting edge technology for xenobiotic removal -- 17 Conventional wastewater treatment processes -- 18 Analytical techniques/technologies for studying ecological microbial samples -- Part 3 Agricultural Biotechnology -- 19 Rhizobium diversity is the key to efficient interplay with Phaseolus vulgaris. Case of study of southern Ecuador -- 20 Algae as Environmental Biotechnological Tool for monitoring health of Aquatic Ecosystem -- 21 Contribution of the environmental biotechnology to the sustainability of the coffee processing industry in developing countries -- 22 Interactions between edaphoclimatic conditions and plant-microbial inoculants and their impacts on plant growth, nutrient uptake, and yields -- 23 Microalgae: cultivation, biotechnological, environmental and agricultural applications -- 24 Marine resources with potential in controlling plant diseases.