Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Use of Plant Biotechnology Methods for Flax Breeding in Latvia
(Dace Grauda, Andra Mikelsone, Aija Auziòa, Veneranda Stramkale, Isaak Rashal, Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Salaspils, Latvia and others)

2. Exploring the Potential of Oilseeds as a Sustainable Source of Oil and Protein for Aquaculture Feed
(Crystal L. Snyder, Paul P. Kolodziejczyk, Xiao Qiu, Saleh Shah, E. Chris Kazala, Randall J. Weselake, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 4-10 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and others)

3. Potential and Future Prospects of Dyeing Plants: Madder Rubia Tinctorium L., Annato Bixa Orellana L., Dyer’s Broom Genista Tinctoria L ., Woad Isatis Tinctoria. L.
(Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewozna, Jakub Kowalinski, Monia Tomassini, Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland and others)

4. Genetic Improvement of Oat Hulls and their Potential for Use as a Renewable Resource
(Steffen Beuch, Bodo Saake, Jürgen Puls, Dirk Kahlke, Stefan Geiser, Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH, Breeding Station Granskevitz, Germany and others)

5. Application of the Ultrasound Treatment of Flax Fibers to Produce Yarns by Open-End and Wet Flax Spinning
(Zdzisùaw Czaplicki, Jerzy Mañkowski, Waldemar Cierpucha, Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland)

6. Sustainable Biofuels – An International Overview of Existing Approaches
(Joerg Kretzschmar, Deutsches Biomasse Forschungs Zentrum gGmbH (DBFZ), Torgauer Straße 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDeutsches Biomasse Forschungs Zentrum gGmbH (DBFZ), Leipzig, Germany)

7. Renewable Resources and Plant Biotechnology. Hemp Essential Oil – Production, Characterization, Application
(Ryszard Kaniewski, Joanna Banach, Józef Jakimcio-Turowski, Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland)

8. Enriched Linen Textiles as a Material for “Wellness” Products
(Romualda Marszaùek, Mirosùaw Wacùawek, Teresa Hernik, Andrzej Sapieja, Barbara Binkowska, Anna Kiciñska-Jakubowska, Boýenna Marcinowska, Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poznañ, Poland)

9. Polish Cultivar of White Mulberry (<iMorus Alba</i> L.) and New Directions of its Utilization
(Maùgorzata Ùochyñska, Grzegorz Oleszak, Natalia Kryszak, Department of Silkworms Breeding and Mulberry Cultivation,
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland and others)

10. Evaluation of Different Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Finishes for Self-Cleaning of Cotton Fabric
(Sheikh Muhammad Nawaz, Babar Shabaz, Zeeshan Nawaz, Rameez Ibraheem, Department of Fibre Technology,#Institute of Microbiology,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan)

11. Coordination of Specific Retention Volumes of Organic Compounds with their Physical–Chemical Properties by Means of Polyparametric Equations
(V. I. Rohovyk, R. G. Makitra, E. A. Palchykova, L. I. Bazylyak, G. G. Midyana, G. E. Zaikov, Department of General, Bioinorganic, Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Danylo Halyts’kyj Lviv National Medical University; Lviv, Ukraine and others)

12. Microbiological Corrosion of Metals and Protection Against it
(Elena L. Pekhtasheva, Anatoly N. Neverov, Irina G. Shishkina, Gennady E. Zaikov, G.V. Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russia and others)

13. Biodamaging and Protection of Paint Materials
(Elena L. Pekhtasheva, Anatoly N. Neverov, Irina G. Shishkina, Gennady E. Zaikov, G.V. Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russia and others)

14. Biodamages and Protection of Paper
(Elena L. Pekhtasheva, Anatoly N. Neverov, Irina G. Shishkina, Gennady E. Zaikov, G.V. Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russia and others)

15. Biodegradation and Protection of Synthetic Polymer Materials
(Elena L. Pekhtasheva, Anatoly N. Neverov, Irina G. Shishkina, Gennady E. Zaikov, G.V. Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russia and others)

16. Biodamages and Protection of Wood
(Elena L. Pekhtasheva, Anatoly N. Neverov,Irina G. Shishkina, Gennady E. Zaikov, G.V. Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russia and others)

17. Biomass Logistics: The Key Challenge of Minimizing Supply Costs
(Ina Ehrhardt, Holger Seidel, Christian Blobner, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF, Magdeburg, Germany)

18. Ecological and Economic Optimisation of Biogas Plants
(Georg Häring, Matthias Sonnleitner, Wilfried Zörner, Vic Hanby, Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy Research, Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences, Esplanade, Ingolstadt and others)

19. Novel Polydiphenylamine-2-Carbonic Acid/Fe3o4 Magnetic Nanopartices
(I. S. Eremeev, S. Zh. Ozkan, G. P. Karpacheva, Russian Academy of Sciences A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Moscow, Russia)

Index