The Future of Fermentation Technology in the Biorefining Process

Dear Colleagues,

The transition from a fossil based economy to a circular bioeconomy requires the development of a high industrial symbiotic readiness level, continuous scientific innovations, and radical changes in the infrastructure of current industries. Biorefineries can play a crucial role for the establishment of this new type of economy, increasing the efficiencies of the raw materials with the circular use of biomass and promoting the production of biochemicals and high added value compounds from industrial by-products and waste streams.

The aim of this Special Issue is to develop all the latest advancements in the fermentation technology and bioprocessing for upgrading key industrial sectors into modern biorefineries raising the awareness to all stakeholders on opportunities of utilizing waste and by-product streams from major industrial activities for the production of platform chemicals and biopolymers. Special attention will be given on research topics, such as (i) fermentation as the core bioprocess in biorefinery development; (ii) alternative raw materials as potential feedstocks for industrial biotechnology applications; (iii) innovative pretreatment (fractionation of raw materials) and advanced downstream processing (product separation and recovery) technologies coupled with efficient and innovative fermentation processes; (iv) pilot-scale, demo scale, and commercial scale case studies on biorefineries using fermentation as the main process; and (v) sustainability assessment tools to measure the socio-economic and environmental performance of these innovative facilities.

Dr. Anestis Vlysidis
Dr. Aikaterini Papadaki
Guest Editors

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