Bottled and Packaged Water. Volume 4: The Science of Beverages

Table of Contents

1. Mineral and Bottled Water as Natural Beverages 2. The World Around Bottled Water 3. Study of Water Quality of Packaged and Municipal Supply Water Drinking Water with Performance Evaluation of Stand-Alone Filters 4. Water Purification Technologies 5. Multielement and Isotopic Characterization of Bottled Mineral Waters on the Romanian Market 6. Evaluation of Water Quality Available for Direct Use and in Beverages in Agra (India) 7. Chemical Sensors for Water Potability Assessment 8. Microbiological and Chemical Characterization of Bottled Waters 9. Advanced Biodegradable Materials for Water and Beverages Packaging 10. Contribution of Mineral and Tap Water to the Dietary Intake of As, B, Ca, Ce, Cu, F, La, Li, Mo, Ni, P, Pb, Sr, U, and Zn by Humans 11. Significance of Geographical, Hydrogeological, and Hydrogeochemical Origin for the Elemental Composition of Bottled German Mineral Waters  12. Characterization of Bioactive Compounds in Flavored Waters and Fruit Juices 13. Plants Infused Water as Preferred Healthy Drinks 14. Main Microbiological Pollutants of Bottled Waters and Beverages 15. Industrial Energy Use and Energy Saving Potentials in Nigeria: Case Study of Food Manufacturing Industries

Authors

Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science and Faculty of Medical Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania. Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu is a lecturer in the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, at the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania. He is an experienced researcher and published editor in the field of nano and biostructures. He is the editor-in-chief of two international open access journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience. Dr. Grumezescu has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, authored nine books, and has served as an editor for more than 50 scholarly books. Alina Maria Holban Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Romania. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.