Mónica Lizeth Chávez-González, PhD, is a Full Professor at the School of Chemistry of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico, where she develops her work in the Food Research Department. Dr. Chávez-González’s experience is in the areas of fermentation processes, microbial biotransformation, enzyme production, valorization of food industrial waste, extraction of bioactive compounds, and chemical characterization.Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, PhD, is a Researcher at the Research Center for Food and Development, A.C., Mexico. Dr. Buenrostro has experience in bioprocess development, including microbial processes for enzyme production and recovery of bioactive compounds; valorization of agroindustrial by-products, and extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants and agroindustrial wastes. He has published 17 papers in indexed journals and five book chapters, has four patent requests, and has made more than 45 contributions at scientific meetings.Cristóbal N. Aguilar, PhD, is a Full Professor and Dean of the School of Chemistry at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico. A prolific author, Dr. Aguilar has published more than 200 papers in scholarly journals, as well as many books and book chapters. He had made more than 250 contributions at scientific meetings, developed more than over 25 research projects, and has received several awards for his work.

• Valorization of Agroindustrial By-Products: Biotechnological Processes for Extraction of Phenolic Compounds Arely Prado-Barragán et al. Advances on Fermentation Processes for the Production of Bioactive Compounds in Food Biotechnology I. Sepúlveda et al. Production of β-Glucosidase in Solid State Cultures and Its Application in the Food Industry Marisol Cruz-Requenab et al Pigmented-Grain Corn in Mexico: Importance and Potential Risks María G. Hernández-Ángel et al. Biotechnology Importance of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) and the Use of the Peel as Agro-Industrial By-Product René Díaz-Herrera, Janeth Ventura, and Cristóbal N. Aguilar Technological Advances in the Production of Phytases José Daniel García García et al. Phytochemical Molecules from Food Wastes and Desert Plants for Control of Food-Borne Pathogen Bacteria Rosario Estrada-Mendoza et al Advances and Opportunities of Anaerobic Bioconversion of Citrus Wastes Alfredo I. García-Galindo et al. A Comprehensive Review on Essential Oil Nanoemulsions as an Alternative to Control Microbial Pathogenicity J. S. Swathy, Amitava Mukherjee, and Natarajan Chandrasekaran