Symmetry in Biochemistry, Bioenergy and Catalysis: Topics, Advances and Applications
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 324
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Interests: microbiology; wastewater treatment; bioenergy; food science; bioprocess technology; bioremediation
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Interests: Bioprocess technology, Enzymes, Biofuels, Bioetchnology
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Interests: Bioprocess technology; Biofuels; Probiotics; Bioplastics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Constant population growth and accelerated urbanization have led to a dramatically higher dependence on the agricultural sector, in which a huge amount of the waste biomass is generated. Agro-industrial plant and animal waste mostly remains underutilized and is a major cause of pollution.
Therefore, the use of agro-industrial wastes as a potential raw material for the production of platform chemicals to boost the bio-based economy has garnered increased scientific interest in the last few years. The research on the development of lignocellulosic biorefineries has gained much interest, with the aim of fulfilling the objective of a circular bioeconomy. A number of bioproducts including biofuels, enzymes, proteins, biochemicals, bioplastics and many other materials can be developed using agricultural waste as biomass feedstocks.
The present Special Issue aims to highlight novel approaches for the production of highly valued biochemicals, enzymes, proteins and other bio-based commodities from waste biomass from plants, animals and algae (micro and macroalgae). We will also consider manuscripts based on the importance of symmetry for the structural changes in the biomolecules during their extraction from the waste biomass and how it influences their nature, function, evolution and stability. The role of nanotechnology in the production of biomaterials from biomass is also a part of this SI. The state of the art techniques for the extraction of these bioproducts from biomass, chemical transformations, the application of enzymes, low cost and green methods and the role of machine learning in the development of these products are some of the subjects we invite researchers to contribute (research and review articles).
Dr. Vishal Sharma
Dr. Parushi Nargotra
Prof. Dr. Bijender Kumar Bajaj
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circular bioeconomy
- valorization of agricultural waste biomass/pretreatment
- symmetry of carbohydrates, lignin, proteins and other biomolecules
- symmetry of nanomaterials derived from biomass
- green reagents for applications in symmetric production of platform chemicals
- catalysis, enzymes, biofuels, bioplastics
- machine learning in biorefineries
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