Fermentation

Algae Biotechnology for Biofuel Production and Bioremediation

edited by

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14298 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; biofuels; lipids; bioremediation; biostimulation; bioaugmentation; heavy metals; water treatment; biomass production; harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Application of Fermentation Technology in Animal Nutrition: 2nd Edition

edited by

Siran Wang

,

Lin Sun

, Lei Chen and Jie Bai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10932 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; silage; forage; by-product; feed; nutrition; animal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biorefinery Processes

edited by Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha, José Antonio Pérez-Pimienta and

Emmanuel Damilano Dutra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5128 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractionation; pretreatment; circular economy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Yeast Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shuobo Shi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4194 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; fermentation; fermentation process; co-culture; stress tolerance; chemicals; foods; interaction between microorganisms; fermentation efficiency; metabolic engineering; strain development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Biofuels and Green Technology

edited by

Wen Luo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4174 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; biofuels; biomass; green technologies; fermentation; bioenergy production; enzyme engineering; bio-based chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Fungal Secondary Metabolism: Discovery and Characterization of Biologically Active Compounds

edited by

Wen Huang

and

Ying Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3357 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; fermentation; secondary metabolism; functional component; separation and purification; bioactivity; structural characteristics; omics; metabolic pathways; biosynthesis

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

Yeast Biotechnology in Valorization of Waste and By-Products

edited by

Silvio Silvério da Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrialization; waste management; environmental impact; yeast-derived products; low-cost substrates; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Anaerobic Digestion to High Value Organic Fertilizer and Biogas

edited by

Carlos Morales-Polo

and

Marta Revuelta-Aramburu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biogas production; organic fertilizers; digestate valorization; nutrient recovery; co-digestion; waste-to-energy; circular bioeconomy; pre-treatment strategies; sustainable waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Advances in Fermented Foods and Beverages

edited by

Camelia Elena Luchian

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11192 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; probiotics; bioactive peptides; functional foods; microbial fermentation; anticarcinogenic; cardiovascular disease; antimicrobial effect; lactic acid bacteria; nutraceuticals

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

Advances in Hydrogen Production: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future

edited by

Malek Alkasrawi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: biohydrogen; fermentation; dark fermentation; photofermentation; metabolic engineering; microbial consortia; renewable energy; bioprocessing; waste valorization; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Innovative Biotechnological Production of Microbial Polysaccharides

edited by

Christine Delbarre-Ladrat

and

Odile Francesca Restaino

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3929 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; carbohydrate polymers; bioreactors; production optimization; sustainability

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

Feature Review Papers on Fermentation for Food and Beverages 2025

edited by

Antonio Morata

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: saccharomyces; non-saccharomyces; lachancea thermotolerans; torulaspora delbrueckii; metschnikowia pulcherrima; hanseniaspora vineae; brettanomyces/dekkera; lactic acid bacteria; lactiplantibacillus plantarum; bioprotection; biocontrol; sensory profile; off flavors; bacteriocins; zymocins; enzymes; emerging technologies; aroma; color; functional foods; mixed fermentations; co-inoculations; sequential inoculations

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

Fermentation: 10th Anniversary

edited by

Badal C. Saha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 31 articles | Viewed by 143565 | 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

Feature Review Papers in Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ronnie G. Willaert

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 45893 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolism; metabolic engineering; microbial stress; microbial physiology; strain improvement; specialized metabolites; bioprocesses; bioreactors; secondary metabolism; genetic transformations

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

Feature Review Papers in Industrial Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoqing Lin

,

Konstantinos G. Kalogiannis

,

Diomi Mamma

and

Alessio Siciliano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 35753 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation for production of chemicals and materials; fermentation for production of biofuels; fermentation for production of pharmaceuticals; environmental bioprocesses; bioconversion and valorization of pollutants; bioprocesses for greenhouse gas mitigation; biodegradation of pollutants; bioreactor design and modeling; biorefinery processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in Section "Probiotic Strains and Fermentation"

edited by

Ren-You Gan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24364 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; high-throughput screening; lactic acid bacteria; gut microbiota; lactobacillus; bifidobacterium; bacillus; acetic acid bacteria; yeast; fungi

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

Fermentation and Biotechnology in Wine Making

edited by

Manuel Malfeito Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16667 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial genomics; microbial physiology; fermentation performance; grape and wine spoilage; sulfite reduction; non-thermal technologies; ethanol reduction; enzymatic activities; flavor improvement; bioinformatics

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

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in Section “Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics”

edited by

Giovanni Vigliotta

and

Rosanna Tofalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16621 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; natural biocides; primary and secondary functional metabolites; antimicrobial peptides; pathogen control; antimicrobial resistance; genetic improvement of microorganisms; single-cell proteins; metabolic engineering; sustainable biotechnologies; green chemistry; enzymatic biotransformation; antimicrobial innovation; uncultured and unculturable microorganisms; chemicals and fuels for CO2 transformation; biomanufacturing technology; bioreactor technologies

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

Wine and Beer Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Italo Francesco Perretti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13145 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine and beer fermentation; non-conventional yeasts; NAB and LAB; fermentation technology; alcoholic beverages; microbial; winemaking

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

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in Section "Industrial Fermentation"

edited by Giulia Bozzano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10935 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; biofuels; bioreactor design; microbial fuel cells; industrial fermentation; wastewater; anaerobic digestion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains and Fermentation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chiara Nadai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9984 | Submission Open

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains; fermentation; wine; oenology; microflora; malolactic fermentation; metabolic pathways; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Current Trends in Bioprocesses for Waste Valorization

edited by

Octavio García-Depraect

, Laura Vargas-Estrada and

Roberto Castro-Muñoz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8160 | 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)

The Future of Fermentation Technology in the Biorefining Process: 3rd Edition

edited by

Bartłomiej Zieniuk

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7886 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocessing; biorefinery; alternative raw materials; utilization of industrial side streams; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

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 7867 | 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)

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 7733 | 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)

Novel Strategies and Emerging Technologies in Functional and Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Ioannis Kourkoutas

and

Gregoria Mitropoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7541 | 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)

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

edited by

Karina Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5464 | 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)

Bioactive Compounds in Grain Fermentation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Wu

and

Ni Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5327 | 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 4032 | 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 2399 | 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)

Sustainable Grape Production, Climate Change, and Wine Quality

edited by Rafael Andrés Peinado Amores

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1506 | 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)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Fermentation

edited by

Penka Petrova

and

Alice Vilela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1464 | 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

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

edited by

Lei Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1373 | 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)

New Research on Fungal Secondary Metabolites, 3rd Edition

edited by

Xiaofei Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1116 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | 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)

Microbiological Challenges in Malt and Beer Production

edited by Sunčica Beluhan, Ksenija Markov and Andreja Leboš Pavunc

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | 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 124 | 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 149 | 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 4954 | 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 9023 | 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 194 | 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 168 | 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)

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

edited by

Tomas García-Cayuela

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12940 | 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 7847 | 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)

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

edited by

Joaquina Pinheiro

,

Igor Dias

and

Elsa M. Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8259 | 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 1337 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1302 | 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)

Lactic Acid Bacteria: Fermentation

edited by

Victor Dopazo

and

Massimo Iorizzo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1199 | 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)

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

edited by

Diomi Mamma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 156 | 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)

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