Technological Applications 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: BASICS AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN FUNGAL ENZYMES APPLICATIONS1. Occurrence, availability, and composition of biomass streams for biorefinery applications2. Recent advancement in fungal enzymes applications: the challenges and remedies3. Innovation in biotechnological strategies for using fungal enzymes for conversion of organic wastes to fuels4. CaZymes for biorefinery applications5. CRISPR-Cas9 based developments in fungal enzymes for biorefinery application6. Metabolic engineering in fungal enzymes for bioproducts development7. Sustainable biofuel production through thermochemical and biological conversion technologiesPART 2: ADVANCES IN DEVELOPING BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOREFINERY VIA FUNGAL ENZYMES8. Fungal enzymes-based technology for biomethanol and bioethanol production9. Recent biotechnological approaches for biobutanol production using fungal enzymes10. Advances in fungal enzymes for biohydrogen production: recent updates and future outlook11. Next generation advances in strategy for sustainable development of enzyme-based biorefinery12. Role of sustainable and greener enzymatic steps at industrial scale for the development of integrated enzyme-based biorefinery.13. Technological, economic, and environmental assessments of fungal enzyme-based biorefinery prospects14. Advances in fermentation technologies with fungal enzymes: a concept for green fuel production15. Chemical and bioprocess design and novel fungal enzymes for biorefinery and bioproduct developments16. Engineered fungal mycelium for enzymatic applications in biorefinery17. Nanotechnological intrusion in fungal enzyme development and applications18. Bioformulations using fungal enzymes for bioproducts production19: Economical and environmental considerations in developing improved fungal enzymes20. Sustainability, challenges and future outlooks of engineered fungal enzymes applications in biopolymer production21. Sustainable resources to biochemicals using fungal enzymatic reactions: a new insight22. Advances and challenges in fungal enzymes applications for sustainable packaging material developments23. Proteomics and transcriptomics of fungal enzymes: application in lignocellulosic biomass conversation into value added products24. Case study in biorefinery applications using fungal enzymes.25. Technoeconomic analyses, regulatory, and legislative aspects for fungal enzymes production