Engineering Recoverable Immobilized Biocatalysts for Sustainable Bioprocessing
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: immobilized enzymes; sustainable biocatalysis; magnetically recoverable biocatalysts; hybrid polymer–inorganic nanomaterials; MOF-based catalytic supports; oxidative enzymes for pollutant degradation; wastewater treatment; environmental catalysis
Interests: functional organic-inorganic materials; light harvesting systems using DSCs; nanomaterials; functional dyes; sensors; solar cells; hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells; optoelectronic dyes; conductive polymers; photobiological hydrogen production; ionic liquids; dyes for photodynamic therapy; textile and polymer colouration; high performance organic dyes and pigments; photoresponsive materials; coating with dyes and pigments; medicinal chemistry; environmental chemistry and organic pollutants; nanozymes; biocatalysts; biotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
Immobilized enzymes have emerged as powerful biocatalysts for sustainable processes because they combine the high selectivity of enzymatic catalysis with enhanced operational stability, convenient recovery, and repeated reuse. In recent years, increasing attention has been directed toward the development of recoverable and reusable immobilized biocatalytic systems that can operate efficiently under practical processing conditions. Among these, magnetically recoverable systems represent an effective strategy for catalyst separation and recycling; however, current advances in the field have extended beyond recovery methods alone to include catalytic performance, structural robustness, long-term stability, process integration, and scalability.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent progress in the design, fabrication, characterization, and application of recoverable immobilized biocatalysts for sustainable processes. Topics of interest include advanced support materials, hybrid and functionalized matrices, immobilization strategies, oxidative and hydrolytic enzyme systems, catalytic performance under realistic conditions, stability and reusability studies, reactor integration, continuous biocatalysis, and scale-up perspectives for industrial and environmental applications. Original research articles, reviews, and short communications are welcome.
Dr. Yaaser Almulaiky
Prof. Dr. Reda Mohamed A. El-Shishtawy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- recoverable biocatalysts
- enzyme immobilization
- reusable catalytic systems
- hybrid support materials
- magnetic nanomaterials
- sustainable bioprocessing
- continuous biocatalysis
- process intensification
- industrial biocatalysis
- catalytic performance
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