Enzymes for Biomass Valorization
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 142
Special Issue Editors
Interests: continuous flow synthesis; biocatalysis
Interests: biocatalysis; hybrid catalysis; nanomaterials; enzymes; lipases; biomass valorization; levoglucosan; glycerol; biotransformation; microorganism; biochemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the largest organic wastes generated in the world due to the growing demand for food and energy. In this scenario, with growing environmental concerns and changes in energy matrices, lignocellulosic biomass represents a valuable source of new value-added molecules, as well as a technological hub where chemical and enzymatic catalysis and biotechnology can be combined for a more sustainable quality of life. Lately, biocatalysis has shown that the design of new immobilized enzymes, together with the study of new materials, provide more selective catalytic systems for both hydrolysis and the transformation of lignocellulose and derived molecules into compounds of high industrial interest, while advances in protein engineering, metabolic engineering and bioinformatics have led to the production and modelling of new enzymes for new applications, as well as the study of new, more efficient protocols under milder reaction conditions. In chemical catalysis, new catalysts and nanomaterials for support have been used for oxidation, hydrogenation, hydrolysis, defunctionalization and other reactions, with the aim of obtaining monomers and derivatives that can be intermediates for biofuels, new polymers and other functional molecules. New immobilized enzymes and chemical catalysts can also act together as hybrid catalysts, allowing the regeneration of enzymatic cofactors through photocatalytic complexes and biomimetic molecules. The combination of chemical catalysis and biocatalysis can be developed through a “one-pot-one-step” approach aimed at maximum utilization of biomass, in line with the biorefinery concept.
The aim of this Special Issue is therefore to bring together recent publications on enzymes in biomass valorization processes, involving various biotechnological expertise.
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Octávio Mendonça Alves de Souza
Prof. Dr. Ivaldo Itabaiana Junior
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biocatalysis
- enzyme immobilization
- hybrid catalysis
- biomass valorization
- cell immobilization
- Nanomaterials
- artificial enzymes
- photocatalysis
- cofactor regeneration
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