The Fungi Kingdom as a Bioremediation Tool
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2023) | Viewed by 3120
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fermentation, bioproducts, upstream and downstream processing; biomass treatment; value-addition; bioremediation; lignocellulosics; wastewaters residues
Interests: fermentation technology; microbiology; molecular biology; environment; biofuel; bioenergy; biocatalysis; residues management; bioprocess; sustainability; biostatistics; data analysis; modeling
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Dear Colleagues,
Every day around the world tonnes of thousand of contaminants like antibiotics, health care products, hydrocarbons, and heavy metals among others, are released into the environment, causing pollution that affects the health of human beings, aquatic and soil lives, as well as the ecosystem at large. Chemical and physical methods have been used leaving different by-products of harmful compounds after the remediation. As a potential alternative microbial-based methods using different microorganisms have been implemented to counteract, neutralize and eliminate those compounds. Within this microorganism, the use of fungi represents a potential alternative due to its capacity to grow in harsh environments using some of the pollutants as an energy source. Furthermore, the use of the fungi-bioremediation base is an environmentally friendly, cost-effective and safer method in comparison to the most common chemical and physical methods. This Special Issue aims to introduce, discuss and disseminate the recent advances related to bioremediation processes, technology, and industrial scale-up using fungi as a biocatalyst.
Prof. Dr. Satinder Kaur Brar
Dr. Carlos S. Osorio-González
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fungi
- fungal bioremediation
- mycoremediation
- biological treatment
- white-rot fungi
- brown-rot fungi
- enzymes
- emerging contaminants
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