Fermentation

Current Trends in Bioprocesses for Waste Valorization

edited by

, Laura Vargas-Estrada and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6457 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; algal biomass; microbial fermentation; membrane technology; anaerobic digestion; bioenergy; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Lactic Acid Bacteria: Evaluation of Benefits on Human Health and Improvement of Food Safety

edited by Patricia Castellano, Susana Salva and

Lucia Mendoza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5842 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; probiotic and postbiotics; functional food; human health applications; food safety; biopreservation; genetic engineering; food quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in the “Fermentation Process Design” Section

edited by

Thaddeus Ezeji

and

Miguel Ladero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5626 | Submission Open

Keywords: process design; bioreactor performance; scale-up; scale-down; microbial kinetics; fed-batch; purification methods; bioprocess monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Novel Strategies and Emerging Technologies in Functional and Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Yiannis Kourkoutas

and

Gregoria Mitropoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4888 | Submission Open

Keywords: starter cultures; fermented foods and beverages; functional ingredients; dairy products; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; sustainable processes; microbiome applications; food security; circular economy; functional food regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Bioactive Compounds in Grain Fermentation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Wu

and

Ni Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4320 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal grains; fermentation; bioactive compounds; digestion and absorption; gastrointestinal tract; polyphenols; flavones; antioxidants; fermented food; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Energy Converter: Anaerobic Digestion, 2nd Edition

edited by

Liang Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3757 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; organic wastes; biogas; renewable natural gas; nutrient recovery; volatile fatty acids; anaerobic digester; bioproducts; organic fertilizer; solid digestate; anaerobic effluent

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Applications of Computer Science and AI to Fermented Foods and Beverages

edited by

Bernard Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented food and beverages; wine; beer; aroma and flavor; AI; data science; machine learning; deep learning; natural language processing; wine informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Emerging Microbial Technologies in Fermentation: Innovations in Food, Environmental, and Health Bioprocesses

edited by

Karina Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biotechnology; functional foods; genetically engineered microorganisms; microbial fermentation; postbiotics and microbial metabolites; probiotic biotechnology; sustainable bioprocesses; synthetic biology and microbial consortia; valorization of agro-industrial by-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Sustainable Grape Production, Climate Change, and Wine Quality

edited by Rafael Andrés Peinado Amores

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1254 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable grape production; biotechnology; non-Saccharomyces species; wine aroma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

New Research on Fungal Secondary Metabolites, 3rd Edition

edited by

Xiaofei Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional gene and genome; solid-state cultivation; metabolic pathway; bioprocessing efficiency; chemical inducers; high-throughput screen; co-cultivation; pilot-scale study; kinetic modeling; structural modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Fermentation

edited by

Penka Petrova

and

Alice Vilela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolism; fermentation process; strain improvement; bioprocesses; bioreactor design; scale-up; beverages; fermented food; bioconversion; biofuels; commodity chemicals; pharmaceuticals; bioproducts; probiotics; gut microbiota

Dissecting Actinobacteria: From Ecology and Biotechnological Value to Synthetic Biology

edited by

Héctor M. Alvarez

, Mariana Lanfranconi and José Sebastián Dávila Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial production; metabolic pathways; omic techniques; microbial degradation; genetic engineering; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Biotechnological Strategies for Agro-Industrial Food Waste Management

edited by

Alessia Tropea

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural food waste; food waste management; bioenergy; biofuel; waste valorization; biotechnology; starter cultures; fermentation process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Application of Fermentation Technology in Biomass Utilization and Biofuels Production, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lei Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo fermentation; electro fermentation; dark fermentation; integrated fermentation; liquid biofuels production; biogas/biohydrogen production and purification; lifecycle analysis of bioenergy production; metabolic engineering; economical evaluation of bioenergy production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Microbiological Challenges in Malt and Beer Production

edited by Sunčica Beluhan, Ksenija Markov and Andreja Leboš Pavunc

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change factors; mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins; yeast; bacteria; beer quality; microbiological spoilage; consumer risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Biodegradation of Microplastics by Fermentative Microorganisms

edited by

Yiwen Liu

and Yufen Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic biodegradation; microbe– plastic interactions; enzymatic depolymerization; pretreatment; fermentative consortia; anaerobic fermentation; metabolomics; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Emerging Trends in Functional Lipid Biosynthesis and Precision Fermentation

edited by

Axayacatl Gonzalez

and

Krishnamoorthy Hegde

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional lipids; innovative foods; food ingredients; life cycle analysis; precision fermentation; bioprocesses; metabolic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Waste as Feedstock for Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by Fernanda Cortez Lopes and Marilene Henning Henning Vainstein

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3470 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste feedstock; fermentation processes; biofuels; biochemicals; circular economy; agricultural residues; food waste; industrial by-products; waste valorization; sustainable solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Microbial Cell Factories for the Production of Functional Compounds

edited by Nobuhiro Aburai

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6934 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid production; peptide production; carbohydrate production; secondary metabolite; bioactive compound; biosynthesis; photosynthesis; respiration; fermentation; microbial conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Fermentation Processes and Product Development

edited by

Mateusz Wojtusik

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation technologies; bioprocess intensification; sustainable biomanufacturing; scale-up strategies; bio-based products; industrial biotechnology; circular bioeconomy; biomass valorisation; environmental impact reduction; renewable feedstocks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Data-Driven Design and Analysis of Industrially Applicable Microbes

edited by

Changman Kim

and

Minsoo Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven microbial engineering; computational biotechnology; flux balance analysis (FBA); genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs); metabolic optimization; industrial microbiology; systems biology; machine learning in biotechnology; bioproduction; omics integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Biotechnological Approaches to the Valorization of Agro-Industrial By-Products

edited by

Joaquina Pinheiro

,

Igor Dias

and

Elsa M. Gonçalves

submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetable by-products; residues; aquafeed; bioactive; antimicrobial; functional; food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Exploring Fermentation Strategies for the Valorization of Food By-Products and Their Bioactive Potential

edited by

Tomas García-Cayuela

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5931 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; solid-state fermentation; submerged fermentation; health benefits; bioactive compounds; extraction; enzymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Technological Advances in Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion to Bioenergy

edited by Héctor M. Poggi-Varaldo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5354 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biorefinery; bioelectrochemical systems; fermentation processes; economic feasibility; gas biofuels; lignocellulosic biomass; liquid biofuels; organic wastes; value-added products; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Yarrowia lipolytica: A Beneficial Yeast as a Biofactory for Biotechnological Applications: 3rd Edition

edited by

Bartłomiej Zieniuk

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4240 | Submission Open

Keywords: Yarrowia lipolytica; secondary metabolites; single-cell oils (SCO); lipid accumulation; single-cell proteins (SCP); enzymes biosynthesis; lipases production; metabolic engineering; organic acids synthesis; agri-food waste upgradation; whole-cell catalysis; biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles; bioreactor processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Producing Lipids and Lipid Derivatives by Fermentation Using Agro-Industrial By-Products as Substrates

edited by

Mohamed Koubaa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; low-cost substrate transformation; white biotechnology; genetic engineering; extraction; chemical transformation of microbial lipids; high-value-added compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Lactic Acid Bacteria: Fermentation

edited by

Victor Dopazo

and

Massimo Iorizzo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria (LAB); fermentation; strain improvement; bioprocess engineering; food biotechnology; metabolic engineering; systems biology; functional foods; omics; microbial physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Applications in Food Safety and Animal Health

edited by

Analía Inés Etcheverría

and

María Inés Palacio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 861 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria (LAB); probiotics; fermented foods; food chain; food safety; foodborne diseases; animal health; biopreservation; pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Probiotic Strains and Fermentation)

Food Wastes: Feedstock for Value-Added Products: 6th Edition

edited by

Diomi Mamma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; circular economy; value-added products; bioeconomy; biorefinery; integrated bioprocesses; bioenergy; bio-hydrogen; biomethane; biohythane; biobased products; platform chemicals; biofuels; bioethanol; butanol; bio-diesel; microbial fuel cell (MFC); enzymes; biopolymers; organic acids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Fermented Foods for Boosting Health: 2nd Edition

edited by Jia Song

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: health benefits; traditional fermented foods; fermentation; functional foods; bioactive molecules; antioxidants; antidiabetics; gut microbiome; polysaccharides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Indigenous Microbial Fermentation: Uncovering Natural Microbes and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Food and Feed Systems

edited by

Abdelfattah Salem

, Mona M. M. Y. Elghandour and

Pasquale De Palo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural microbes; fermented feeds; climate change; nutrient bioavailability; animal productivity; animal heat stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Fermentative Biomass Upcycling: From Residual Feedstocks to Low-Carbon Products

edited by

Heonseop Eom

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentative upcycling; residual biomass; lignocellulosic bioprocessing; process scale-up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Alcoholic Fermentation

edited by

Wenchao Cai

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3715 | Submission Open

Keywords: alcoholic fermentation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; metabolic pathways; fermentation efficiency; beverage industry; biotechnology; flavor development; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Development and Application of Starter Cultures, 2nd Edition

edited by

Roberta Comunian

and

Luigi Chessa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6783 | Submission Open

Keywords: starter cultures; fermented food; microbial biodiversity; metagenomics; traditional foods; food safety; antibiotic resistance; microbial culture collections; gut microbiota; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Lignin: Fermentation and Biorefinery Potential

edited by

Nhuan Nghiem

and

Daehwan Kim

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellulose; hemicellulose; lignin; biorefinery; development of novel enzymes; biofuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Traditional and Innovative Fermented Dairy Products

edited by

Thomas Bintsis

and

Photis Papademas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented dairy products; cheese; yogurt; kefir; fermented milk; artisanal dairy products; starter culture; adjunct culture; probiotic culture; autochthonous microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Systems Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Value-Added Compounds

edited by

Guojian Zhang

and

Fu Yan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterologous biosynthesis; bioproducts; natural products; genetic engineering; metabolic engineering; bioprocess

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Antimicrobial Metabolites: Discovery, Biosynthesis, High-Yield Production and Antimicrobial Mechanisms

edited by Xuekui Xia and Chengwei Liu

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; peptide; antibacterial; antifungal; antiviral; biosynthesis; high-yield production; antimicrobial mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Fungal Biotechnology: Exploring the Potential of Solid State Fermentation for Sustainable Production

edited by Lilia Arely Prado-Barragán and

Ricardo Gómez-García

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10640 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal solid state fermentation; circular economy; by-products; valorization; waste bioconversion; high-value organic compounds; biofunctional molecules; biostimulants; biopesticides; biosurfactants; biomaterials; biotextiles; biorefinery; biodyes; biopigments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Turning Organic Solid Waste into Soil Nutrients Using Biological Technology

edited by

Juan Miguel Romero-García

and Yuanwang Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5369 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management and disposal; microbial degradation; composting; biological nutrients removal and recovery; resources recovery from waste; anaerobic digestion; vermicomposting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Trends in the Development and Use of Fermented Dairy Products, 3rd Edition

edited by

Irena Barukčić Jurina

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4681 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented milks; cheese; autochthonous dairy products; goat's cheese; kefir; yoghurt; koumiss/kumis; whey fermentation; kombucha; probiotics; postbiotics; bioactive peptides; encapsulation; plant extracts and essential oils in fermented milks and cheese; innovative processing methods; minimally processed fermented dairy products; personalized dairy products; plant-based analogues to fermented dairy products; rheology; proteolysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Fermentation Strategies to Enhance Feed Nutritional Value and Optimize Industry Resources

edited by

Yukun Zhang

,

Amina Moss

and

Weilong Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4444 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal feed optimization; waste valorization; nutrient bioavailability; sustainable feed ingredients; microbial fermentation; feed efficiency improvement; protein enhancement in feed; gut health and microbiota; fishmeal replacement; soybean meal replacement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Application of Lactobacillus in Fermented Food and Beverages, 2nd Edition

edited by

Leyre Lavilla-Lerma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2533 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lactobacillus; fermented food; fermentation quality; starter culture; food safety; probiotic; health; microbiota; omics analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Fermentation-Driven Biotechnological Valorization of Bioactive Compounds from Plants

edited by

María Liliana Flores-López

and

Jorge L. Guía-García

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1240 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; biotransformation; plant bioactives; natural products; microbial valorization; bioprocessing; sustainable biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Fermentation of Organic Waste for High-Value-Added Product Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Hongbo Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; organic waste; sewage sludge; food waste; algae; agricultural straw; brewery wastewater; food wastewater; slaughterhouse wastewater; volatile fatty acids; medium-chain fatty acids; polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Metabolic Engineering, Strain Modification and Industrial Application

edited by

Jianzhong Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; strain improvement; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Innovations in Gluten Free (GF) Bread Production Through Fortification with Functional Supplements

edited by

Stavros Plessas

and

Ioanna Mantzourani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: supplements; bread; gluten free; sourdough; LAB; nutritive value; fortification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Production of Added-Value Metabolites Through Microbial Fermentation

edited by

Seraphim Papanikolaou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial fermentation; value added; metabolic; waste; microbial cell factories

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Applications of Microbial Biodiversity in Wine Fermentation

edited by

Laura Fariña

, Karina Medina and

Valentina Martín

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: saccharomyces yeast; non-saccharomyces yeast; lactic acid bacteria; acetic acid bacteria; Brettanomyces; winemaking; vineyard; oenological microbiota; microbial consortium; winery grape; innovation; sustainability; bioprotection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Lignocellulosic Biomass Valorisation, 2nd Edition

edited by Indrikis Muiznieks and

Alexander Rapoport

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; integrated bioprocess; bioactive compounds; separation and purification; bacterial; yeast; and fungal strain development; cellulases and laccases; assessment of fermentation product activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

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