Bioconversion of Biomass for Effective Production of Biofuels as Well as Biobased Chemicals and Materials, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 230
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomass conversion; fermentation; synthetic biology; environmental microbiology; microbial isolation; enzymes
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, from the perspectives of carbon neutrality and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, intensive studies have been conducted to develop technologies to convert biomass into fuels, chemicals, materials, etc. Biomass conversion technologies range from simple methods that use biomass as an energy source through combustion to more advanced developments that produce biofuels as well as biobased chemicals and materials through enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. Moreover, the level of achievement of these technologies ranges from the basic research stage to the demonstration stage to the practical application stage. Conversely, many kinds of biomass have not yet been effectively utilized, and many of the existing conversion technologies pose problems such as high production costs. An economical business model can be created through the development of biomass conversion technologies that overcome these problems, which contributes to the formation of a recycling-based society.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to present current achievements, challenges, and prospects in biomass conversion technology for the effective production of biofuels as well as biobased chemicals and materials. Such studies include, but are not limited to, the identification and effective utilization of novel microorganisms, metabolic engineering of microorganisms, pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass, microbial fermentation of biofuels as well as biobased chemicals and materials, improved fermentation technology for yield improvement and, the production as well as characterization of novel biobased chemicals and materials.
Dr. Hironaga Akita
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomass conversion
- enzymatic hydrolysis
- microbial identification
- metabolic engineering
- microbial fermentation
- biofuel
- biobased chemicals and materials
- industrial biotechnology
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