Microbial Culture and Isolation for the Production of Biofuels
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 3528
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biofuel is a biomass-derived type of energy and is expected to replace conventional energy (such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas). While some biofuel is produced by a physio-chemical reaction, most of it can be produced by microbes. Therefore, the isolation and characterization of microorganisms that produce biofuel or its precursor compounds, as well as the development of microbial and its enzyme technology for efficient biofuel production, received attention from the standpoint of future industrial applications.
The Special Issue on “Microbial Culture and Isolation for the Production of Biofuels” welcomes research articles relevant to technologies used for the microbial production of biofuels (bioethanol and other alcohol, biodiesel, biocrude, and biogas) and the isolation and biochemical/physiological characterization of microorganisms that can be used for future applications as an environmentally friendly technology. Articles for a simple taxonomic or phylogenic studies of microbes are not considered for publication.
Dr. Katsuhiko Fujii
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biofuel
- microorganisms
- biotechnology
- biomass
- sustainable society
- SDG
- carbon neutrality
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