Yeast, Biofuels, and Value-Added Products 2.0
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 1718
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fermentation; barley; value-added products; flax; toxicology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for renewable fuel sources continues to attract global interest; however, food sources such as cereal grains and sugar crops are the dominant feedstocks for bioethanol production. Significant research has been conducted with regard to investigating alternatives to food-based feedstocks (e.g., lignan-based feedstock) as well as improving process designs to increase bioethanol production yields. Strategies with which to improve bioethanol yields are also being evaluated, including genetic modifications of fermentation organisms and cereal plants.
Value-added bioproducts produced from fermentative processes have also garnered interest. At a commercial scale, biogas produced from bioethanol operations has been used as an internal energy source. In addition, distillers’ grains have traditionally been used as an inexpensive animal feed; however, recent research has investigated methods with which to upgrade and enrich this substrate. Other value-added co-products (biomaterials, fine chemicals, polymers, glycerin, etc.) have also been identified in biofuel production and are of interest to further support a sustainable circular bioeconomy.
The goal of this Special Issue is to publish and curate recent and innovative research regarding advances in yeast genetics, fermentation technologies, processes, and strategies, as well as feedstock selections, to improve bioethanol production. Special interest is given to secondary added-value products, which will also be considered to further support the growth and sustainability of this renewable energy source. If you would like to contribute a review paper, please contact one of the Guest Editors to discuss the topic’s relevance before submitting the manuscript.
This is the second edition of this topic. The first edition, which was incredibly successful, can be viewed at the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fermentation/special_issues/yeast_value.
Dr. Timothy Tse
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biofuels
- yeast
- genetics
- fermentation
- enzymatic hydrolysis
- biorefineries
- value-added products
