(Chemo)biocatalytic Upgrading of Biobased Chemicals and Materials
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis Enhanced Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 721
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biocatalysis; bioenergy
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Dear Colleagues,
In the pursuit of sustainable development, human society is actively seeking alternatives to fossil fuel consumption. Some organic waste, biobased chemicals, and other materials can be utilized as feedstock to produce a series of high-value-added molecules and biomaterials. Recently, various valorization processes relating to bioresources and bioprocessing have gained increasing attention. This Special Issue of Processes aims to develop novel and efficient processes with robust catalysts for (chemo)biocatalytic upgrading biobased chemicals, biomaterials, and other waste in a sustainable way. The Editors welcome high-quality research papers, reviews, and short communications focusing on this topic. This topic encompasses, but is not limited to, the following:
Machine learning-aided design of chemical and/or biological catalysts, or the synthesis of novel chemical and/or biological catalysts for upgrading biobased chemicals and materials.
Chemical and/or biological transformation in a green and sustainable catalytic medium.
New strategies (e.g., photoenzymatic catalysis, electroenzymatic catalysis, chemoenzymatic catalysis, etc.) to manufacture valuable pharmaceutical intermediates, biofuel molecules, and biobased coumpounds.
Case studies addressing the (chemo)biocatalytic upgrading of typical and specific waste (biomass, food residue, Chinese medicine residue, plastics, polymers, etc.).
Prof. Dr. Yu-Cai He
Dr. Bo Fan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biocatalysis
- chemobiological upgrading
- biomass pretreatment
- value-added chemicals
- biofuels
- biorefinery
- process integration
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