Sustainable Biochemical Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

A new era is coming for the growth of a new multi- and meta-discipline of sustainability science and engineering. This new field integrates physical, chemical, and biological (and/or environmental) science and engineering, as well as industrial processes, in a global context. The integrated science and engineering outcomes will achieve a desired balance among technological, economic, environmental, and societal objectives. It is clear that a focus on traditional biochemical engineering products and processes that employs chemical engineering and biotechnology principles alone are not sufficient to achieve sustainability, because even systems with efficient material and energy use can overwhelm the carrying capacity of a region or lead to threats to human beings.

The scope of the proposed Special Issue of Sustainability is to highlight the recent framework progress of sustainable biochemical engineering. The purpose of the Special Issue is, not only to wrap-up the state-of-the-art of biochemical engineering for green production, but also to honestly consider the present bottlenecks of our scientific knowledge and the limiting steps of practical applications, as well as to propose innovative solutions to overcome them and contribute to the implementation of such promising biochemical engineering fields. All aspects related to sustainable biochemical engineering including enzyme, microbial, environmental engineering and nano-biotechnological skills and methods as well as lab and field trials are included in this Special Issue.

Since scientists and researchers in this field are involved in the development of these approaches and in the understanding of the scientific and technical development of biochemical engineering, all authors should contribute to the Special Issue and submit a manuscript describing your most recent results or a review on some exciting aspects of this promising topic.

Dr. Hyun-Jae Shin
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• Sustainability Science and Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• Nanobiotechnology
• Enzyme and Microbial Technology
• Environmental Engineering
• Utilization of Natural Resources
• Waste Recycling and Upcycling
• Energy Engineering and Technology