Fungi for Bioprocesses: Food, Biofuel, Biocompounds and Wastewater Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

The application of microorganisms and the products obtained from them in several sectors is seen positively in the circular economy due to the biodegradability of all of the products and by-products obtained. Fungi are divided in filamentous fungi (molds and mushrooms, mainly) and yeasts. They can be employed in several industrial processes. Some applications include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) use as a fermenter in the food sector (for example, yeast can be used in the production of alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer, and filamentous fungi can be used for the protein enrichment of food by-products), providing food with bioactive compounds; (2) enzymatic fermentation of filamentous fungi, which can be applied in the biofuel production, food, and chemical industries; (3) the production of biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas from fermenter activity (yeasts) and biomass application; and (4) wastewater treatment, as these microorganisms grow on liquid wastes and biomaterials such as adsorbents (biosorption), especially in tertiary treatment, can be used to recover nitrogen and phosphorus.

In this Special Issue, original and review articles focused on the application of filamentous fungi and yeasts in bioprocesses are welcome.

Dr. Carlos Eduardo De Farias Silva
Guest Editor

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