About this Volume

"As Guest Editors of this Chemical Engineering Transactions Volume 49, we are very proud to introduce you the contributions of this volume
This Volume offers a platform for presentation of new ideas and discussion of latest advances in applied biotechnology supported by sound science leading to novel industrial developments.
In this context, the published articles cover topical issues in bio-production, bio-separation, and bio-detection.
Latest research topics including nano-biotechnology, biorefinery and biofuels, biocatalysis, biomaterials, and microbial fuel cells are also presented. Microbes are discussed as cell factories, and fermenters are investigated as integrated systems in recovery operations."