Recent Advances on Nano-Catalysts for Biological Processes II
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanostructured Catalysts".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 5783
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Interests: bioprocess engineering; waste biomass valorization; biopolymers; biological wastewater treatment
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Interests: bioplastics; biodegradable polymers; molecularly imprinted polymers; polyhydroxyalkanoates; green synthesis of nanoparticles; bioprocess engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of the previous successful Special Issue “Recent Advances on Nano-Catalysts for Biological Processes”.
The importance of nanomaterials has increased significantly in recent years due to their wide range of applications in various sectors ranging from sensor technology to biomedicine and energy conversion, etc. Nanoparticles with a size of 100 nm or less have attracted great research attention due to their high surface to volume ratio and unusual and fascinating properties. Various methods such as physical, chemical, biological, and hybrid methods are available for the synthesis of these nanoparticles. However, the use of reliable, non-toxic, and eco-friendly technologies for the synthesis of nanoparticles is of utmost importance to expand their biological applications. Several biological applications of nanoparticles can be listed, e.g., carbohydrate hydrolysis, production of biofuel, immobilization of enzymes, biotransformation, gene and drug delivery, and the detection of pathogens and proteins. Recently, various nanocarriers have also been used for the immobilization of different enzymes to produce nanobiocatalysts (NBCs) which further enhance enzyme performance.
In view of this, this Special Issue aims to cover the most recent progress and advances in the application of nanocatalysts for biological processes. This Special Issue includes but is not limited to the green synthesis of nanoparticles, application of nanoparticles in wastewater treatment, dark fermentation, biofuel production, nanobiocatalysts in bioprocessing applications, usage of nanoparticles in pretreatment processes, and the production of other value-added products.
Dr. Pritam Kumar Dikshit
Prof. Dr. Beom Soo Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- green synthesis of nanoparticles
- fermentation
- wastewater treatment
- biofuel production
- enzyme immobilization
- value-added products
- pretreatment
- dark fermentation
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