On some applications of representable and continuous functionals of Banach quasi *-algebras

This survey aims to highlight some of the consequences that representable (and continuous) functionals have in the framework of Banach quasi *-algebras. In particular, we look at the link between the notions of *-semisimplicity and full representability in which representable functionals are involved. Then, we emphasize their essential role in studying *-derivations and representability properties for the tensor product of Hilbert quasi *-algebras, a special class of Banach quasi *-algebras.