Sustainable Bioprocesses for Valorization of Food Industry Waste: Microbial and Enzymatic Innovations and Reactor Design
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
2. iBB—Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
3. Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: biocatalysis; bioreactors; bioprocess engineering
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Interests: bacterial adaptation; marine biotechnology; biocatalysis; bioreactors; bioprocess engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to FAO, approximately a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. In the European Union alone, it is estimated that 132 kg of food waste per inhabitant are generated annually. Innovative strategies for the valorization of this waste for nutrient recovery, as an example, is thus paramount. This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge biotechnological solutions that harness microbial and enzymatic processes to convert waste streams into valuable products, promoting circular economy principles. Key areas to be addressed include the following:
- Microbial and Enzymatic Innovations: Exploration of novel microbial strains, enzymatic catalysts, and metabolic engineering approaches that enhance the efficiency of product recovery and bioconversion processes.
- Bioreactor Design: Advances in reactor configurations, optimization strategies, and process control mechanisms that improve scalability and performance at industrial level.
- Sustainability and Environmental Impact: Assessing the ecological benefits, economic feasibility, and lifecycle analyses of these bioprocesses in achieving a sustainable food sector.
By integrating bioprocess engineering, microbiology, and enzyme technology, this Special Issue aims to provide transformative insights into waste valorization strategies that support global sustainability goals, with interest for researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers.
Dr. Pedro Fernandes
Dr. Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable bioprocesses
- bioprocess engineering
- microbial and enzymatic processes
- waste valorization strategies
- valuable products
- reactor design
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