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能源学
Bioresource Technology
Call for Paper on Special Issue --Recent Advances in Biopolymers Production from Biomass and Waste – the Route towards a Circular Bioeconomy (RABP-2020)
全文截稿: 2020-11-30
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中科院JCR分区:
• 大类 : 工程技术 - 1区
• 小类 : 农业工程 - 1区
• 小类 : 生物工程与应用微生物 - 2区
• 小类 : 能源与燃料 - 2区
网址: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/bioresource-technology
Biopolymers production via valorisation of waste biomass has gained much attention in recent years as a potential solution firstly to problems associated to waste management and environmental pollution, and, secondly, as a tool to promote bioeconomy. The world market for bioplastics in 2021 will be three times larger than that in 2014, generating a total of 5.8 USD billion in revenue. The current industrial expense for PHA production still is 5–10 times higher than that of petroleum-derived polymers. One of the main reasons for this high production costs, involves the costs of carbon feedstocks and downstream processes. Therefore, biopolymer production from food waste, spent coffee grounds, lignocellulose materials and waste-side streams from the food processing industries, or household food waste intrinsically have the potential to decrease production cost effectively, since such materials are provincial and abundant. Bio-based polymer have applications in various industries such as polymer-based coatings, production of innovative packaging materials, anti-foulants, etc. With the thrust of eco-friendly resources, expected market growth of biopolymers is indeed promising sustainability. In this context, it is mentionable that biopolymers have already been implemented by many industries. Thus, this special issue entitled “Recent Advances in Biopolymers Production” has been conceptualized to highlight some of the recent advances and way forward in this field. We are especially interested in the high-quality research papers and state-of-the-art critical reviews in the following areas:
Theme 1: Biological polymers production
· Innovative methods and designs for biopolymers (Novel fermentation strategies, feeding regimes, bioreactor development, bioprocess engineering, process regimes)
· Enzymatic pathways involved in biopolymer production (Role of enzymes, modified and engineered pathways)
· Novel downstream processes (Formulation, processing, efficient and sustainable
product recovery)
· Metagenomics, proteomics, metatranscriptomics, and metabolic engineering (recombinant strain construction) for biopolymers production
· Biopolymer production enhancement strategies- utilizing digested waste, Indirect coupling of mixed microbial culture, Utilizing fermented effluents as substrate, using gaseous carbon sources (CO2, CH4, syngas).
· Process control, kinetics, and modelling in biopolymers production
Theme 2: Biomass/waste types and pretreatment process
· Production from food waste, food scraps, Glycerol, Spent Coffee Grounds, waste cooking oil, lignocellulosic biomass, grain spent wash, ethanol stillage (vinasse), seafoods, meat processing waste, industrial effluents, and side streams from food processing industries
