Microbial Production of Biofuels

Dear Colleagues,

The microbial production of biofuels is an environmentally friendly approach to the generation of sustainable alternative fuels that can replace conventional fossil fuels. This process utilizes microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast, and algae to convert renewable feedstocks including lignocellulosic biomass (like agricultural residues, wood, and grasses), algae, and even municipal waste materials into biofuels.

Recent advancements have been made in feed stock selection and preprocessing, microbial strain selection, strain improvement, and genetic engineering, while enhanced cultivation techniques have played a vital role in improving the overall economics of the process significantly. These advancements collectively demonstrate the ongoing progress and potential of the microbial production of biofuels as a renewable and sustainable energy source.

This Special Issue on “Microbial Production of Biofuels” intends to focus on the novel advancements in the pretreatments of feed stocks, cultivation techniques, metabolic engineering, and genetic engineering of the species towards enhanced biofuel production capabilities and economcis. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. The development of feedstock for the fermentation process
2. The development of a medium and optimization for the enhanced economy of the process
3. Enhanced cultivation techniques for the enhanced conversion of feedstock into biofuels
4. The genetic modification of species for the development of efficient and economic processes.

Prof. Dr. Ramalingam Subramaniam
Guest Editor

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• feed stock
• microbial species
• fermentaion
• cultivation techniques
• optimization
• and economics