Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Call For Papers - Recent developments in microbial and enzymatic approaches for biomass conversion

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery is proud to present an upcoming thematic issue, entitled:

Recent developments in microbial and enzymatic approaches for biomass conversion

Call For Paper (this opens in a new tab)

This thematic issue aims to showcase recent advancements in microbial and enzymatic approaches for biomass conversion, covering a wide spectrum of topics related to insights, mechanisms, and sustainability considerations. Researchers, scientists, engineers, and experts are invited to contribute to this special issue and share their findings, innovations, and perspectives. This includes the following aspects.

• Provide comprehensive insights into the microbial and enzymatic diversity utilized in biomass conversion.
• Assess the efficiency and specificity of microbial and enzymatic processes in biomass degradation.
• Evaluate the impact of genetic engineering and synthetic biology on enhancing biomass conversion efficiency.
• Explore emerging technologies and techniques in microbial and enzymatic bio-refinery systems. 
• Address the challenges, limitations, and potential solutions for scaling up microbial and enzymatic biomass conversion processes.

Please read the full call for paper (this opens in a new tab) (this opens in a new tab)for more details.

The focus of this thematic issue is on original research papers with novel findings and new results meetings the highest scientific standards in the research field outlined above. Review papers are typically rejected. They are only exceptionally accepted if they are tackling a clearly new question and / or providing new and in-depth insights into a specific topic. Papers must be submitted electronically via

https://www.editorialmanager.com/bcab/default2.aspx (this opens in a new tab)  

All manuscripts submitted to this thematic issue will go through a stringent peer review process managed by the editorial staff of the journal, and only those that are accepted after peer review will be published. The manuscripts must be prepared strictly following the guidelines of the journal; otherwise, they will be rejected, see

https://www.springer.com/journal/13399/submission-guidelines#Instructions%20for%20Authors_Open%20Choice (this opens in a new tab)  

Please check the instructions to authors and the guidelines for submission, see

https://www.springer.com/journal/13399 (this opens in a new tab)  

Please also have a closer look at the rules related to self-citation as well as plagiarism. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the thematic issue, it is important to answer ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Is this submission for a special issue?’ and provide the title “Recent developments in microbial and enzymatic approaches for biomass conversion”.

Targeted opening and closing date for manuscript submission to the thematic issue:

Opening Date : March 1^st, 2024
Closing Date: November 30^th, 2024

GUEST EDITORS

Dr. Smita S Kumar
(drsmita@cuh.ac.in (this opens in a new tab))
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Studies 
Central University of Haryana
Jant-Pali, Mahendergarh,
(Haryana) - 123031

Dr. Maulin P Shah 
(shahmp@beil.co.in (this opens in a new tab))
Industrial Wastewater Research Lab, 
Division of Applied & Environmental Microbiology,
Enviro Technology Limited,
India

Prof. Vivek Kumar
(vivekk@iitd.ac.in (this opens in a new tab))

Professor and Head 
Centre for Rural Development & Technology,
IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas-110016

Prof. Veera Gnaneswar Gude
(VGude@Purdue.edu (this opens in a new tab))
NiSource-Meyer Charitable Foundation Professor of Energy and the Environment

Director – Purdue University Northwest Water Institute
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, US

Professor (Courtesy), Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, US