Process Intensification in Microbial Biotechnology for Fermentation

Dear Colleagues,

Process intensification (PI) in microbial biotechnology for fermentation is an important trend in the fermentation industry, addressing strategies to make fermentative processes more efficient, economical, and sustainable. PI arises from the need to increase productivity, reduce energy, water, and input consumption, and shorten residence times and environmental impacts.

New discoveries in PI for microbial fermentation require interdisciplinary collaboration among bioengineering, process science, materials chemistry, and automation. This Special Issue, “Process Intensification in Microbial Biotechnology for Fermentation”, welcomes contributions addressing these interconnected areas. Submissions may include state-of-the-art assessments, new methods and approaches, and prospects for future developments in the field.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, co-culture fermentations, continuous cultivation, microbial hosts, process intensification, process integration, improvements in reactor technologies, separation, purification, product recovery, microencapsulation, use of emulsions, the combination of unit operations, and integrated bioprocess development. Submissions addressing challenges such as high initial costs, control complexity, data modeling, and regulatory issues are especially welcome.

Dr. Darlisson De Alexandria Santos
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fermentation is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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