Advances in Oleaginous Microorganism Technologies for Biofuels and Bioproducts
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2021) | Viewed by 29632
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Interests: sustainable development; renewable energy; renewable fuels; energy policy; integration of renewable energy into the fossil infastructure; sustainable power for small island developing states
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Dear Colleagues:
With the effects of climate change becoming more visible every year in the form of storm intensity, coastal flooding, loss of biodiversity, and climbing temperatures, there is an urgent need to accelerate the pace of green technology development to reduce carbon emissions. Pivotal in such an effort are technologies that employ microorganisms as renewable resources to progressively replace fossil sources in the bioeconomy of the future.
Industrial biotechnology has already propelled pharmaceuticals and therapeutics. It can now help humanity to combat global warming and environmental pollution. Microorganisms represent a diverse source of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. Biochemical processes employing microalgae, bacteria, yeast, and fungi have the potential to provide society on a global scale with biofuels for transportation and with a myriad of bioproducts, such as plastics, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics, while playing a key role in bioremediating wastewater.
Researchers from around the world have been reporting findings on those fronts. However, the pace of progress remains slow when it comes to the development and scale-up of biochemical technologies for biobased products. The purpose of this Special Issue is to assist the advancement of bioprocesses by highlighting recent advances in the production of biofuels and bioproducts from oleaginous microalgae, yeast, fungi, and bacteria, which represent a promising renewable resource that can help the global economy become more sustainable in a cost-effective way. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Lipid production by microorganisms for biodiesel and aviation biofuel;
- Biosynthesis of nutraceuticals, natural cosmetics, and platform chemicals;
- Metabolic engineering to enhance lipid expression;
- Development of new cultivation systems and downstream processing;
- Biochemical and thermochemical conversion of lipids to fuels and chemicals;
- Use of wastewater for microorganism cultivation;
- Integration of microalgae and aquaculture operations.
Dr. George P. Philippidis
Dr. Hong-Wei Yen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oleaginous
- microalgae
- lipid
- biofuel
- bioproduct
- biodiesel
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