Fundamentals and Functional Advancements of Fungal Enzymes in Biorefinery and Bioproducts Development

Dr. Manikant Tripathi is an Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology Program at Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, in India. His primary research interest is to explore different efficient strategies toward bioremediation of environmental pollutants and microbial applications for value added product development. His current research work focused on microbial biotechnology, valorization of food wastes into value added products, green synthesis of nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activities, environmental pollution abatements, antimicrobial activities of plant based novel food materials. His research findings have been published in different peer-reviewed journals, and he is the recipient of many awards, including Best Poster Award, Young Scientist Award, Best Oral Presentation Award, and Excellence in Research Award for contribution in the field of Microbiology. He is also Editorial Board Member of many International Journals. His thrust research area includes microbial technology, industrial microbiology, environmental microbiology, nanobiotechnology, bioprospection of novel biomolecules, bioremediation. Dr. Neha Srivastava is a Research Scientist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi. She completed her PhD in 2016 from the Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), India, specializing in bioenergy. Dr. Srivastava has published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals and holds three patents, along with one technology transfer. Throughout her career, she has received six Young Scientist Awards in recognition of her contributions to the field.Currently, her research interests encompass biofuels production, microbial bioprocessing, and enzyme technologies.

• PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO FUNGAL ENZYMES FOR BIOREFIENERY AND BIOPRODUCTS1. Fungal enzymes: sources, structure and applications2. Cellulases: Basics and role in biorefinery and bioproduct development3. Hemicellulases: Fundamentals and application in biorefinery4. Xylinases: Applications and perspectives in bioproducts development5. Fungal laccases for biorefinery applications and development of biochemicals6. Pectinases: Recent developments, applications and limitations7. Lipases: Recent advancements and challenges8. Recent progresses in applications of Mannanases in waste valorization9. Phytases: New developments, limitations and applications10. Advances in ligninases for biomass valorization: A new insightPART 2: PROCESSES INVOLVED IN FUNGAL ENZYME APPLICATION11. Role of fungal enzymes in pre-treatment technologies used in waste biomass conversion into value added products12. Fungal enzymes applications in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation13. Improvement in microorganisms for developing efficient fungal enzymes for bioproducts development14. Microbial co-culturing for enhanced production of fungal enzymes and applications15. Fungal enzyme production and purification processes: recent updates16. Genetic and metabolic regulation in fungal enzyme production17. Engineering approaches for improving efficacy of fungal enzymesPART 2: BIOFUEL AND BIOPRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT USING FUNGAL ENZYMES18. Fungal enzymes mediated organic acid production19. Fungal enzymes mediated biopolymers production20. Fungal enzymes mediated pigment production21. Fungal enzymes mediated liquid fuel production22. Fungal enzymes mediated gaseous fuel production23. Circular economy approaches using fungal enzymes: challenges and perspectives24. Fungal enzymes production: The challenges and remedies

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