Bioconversions and Biodegradation of Lignocellulose, Plastics and Plastic Additives
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 369
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Life Science, College of Natural Science of Kyonggi University, Suwon 16227, Republic of Korea
Interests: bioactive compounds; waste-degradation enzyme; lignocellulose microbial degradation; plastic microbial degradation; waste-degrading extremophiles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The amount of lignocellulose waste, as residues from agricultural activities and plastics, has greatly increased worldwide, with serious alarm to the environment. These become potential polluting materials without a managing strategy. To solve this problem, focused research concerning efficient methods applied in biological processes is necessary. Recently, the biodegradation of redundant lignocellulose (containing cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) and plastic, using the enzymatic activities of bacteria and fungi, has been significantly considered as improved biotechnological tools for producing natural organic fertilizers and other useful bio-products. This approach offers a low-energy and low-cost method for biodegradation and bioconversion, in which the chemicals produced during bioconversion may be used for a variety of products, including adhesives, plastics, resins, food additives, and other petrochemical replacements in the future.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together research articles, review articles, and short communications that focus on microbial degradation/bioconversion using the whole-cell or enzymatic activities of bacteria and fungi. In particular, the topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the set-up of new unculturable methods for waste-degrading bacteria/fungi with a reliable screening of potential applications in lignocellulose/plastic biotechnological processes.
Dr. Van Hong Thi Pham
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioremediation
- microbial degradation
- bioconversion
- microbial enzyme
- waste degrading bacteria/fungi
- waste-degrading fastidious bacteria
- multiple-producing bacteria
