Microbial Applications for Sustainable Resource and Energy Recovery
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 1948
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing concerns about the depletion of fossil hydrocarbon resources, global warming and energy security have led to a resurgence of scientific interest in developing a greener approach for the production of biofuels, bioenergy, biopharmaceuticals and other value-added bioproducts from renewable bioresources, such as solid waste and wastewater, using microbial biotechnology. Such production processes are considered sustainable as they promote sustainable waste management, reduce dependency on fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the transition to a circular economy. However, it is important to ensure that microbial applications are being continuously developed to increase efficiency, are cost-competitive with conventional fossil-based technologies, and are effectively transitioned from laboratory research to pilot trials and full-scale implementation.
This Special Issue aims to collate research on the innovative applications utilizing natural or synthetic microbial communities to produce bioelectricity, gaseous and liquid biofuels, biopharmaceuticals and biomaterials, or on the other numerous bioprocesses for sustainable resource and energy recovery from various waste and waste streams.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yuriy Litti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- anaerobic digestion
- dark fermentation
- biogas
- biorefinery
- microbial community
- metabolic engineering
- biochemicals
- chain elongation
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