Biofoundry Techniques for Biotechnology Applications

Extensive reference on the integration of biofoundry techniques with lignocellulose biorefinery processes

Biofoundry Techniques for Biotechnology Applications presents concepts, perspectives, and technical advancements on thermochemical and biochemical pathways in biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic feedstock into platform chemicals, specialty chemicals/fuels, and materials. It covers a broad range of topics from biomass refining to synthetic biology and process automation, integrating recent advancements in biotechnology, process engineering, and sustainability assessment.

This book helps readers solve several critical problems related to the development and implementation of lignocellulosic biorefineries and biofoundries, such as the costs, time, and labor associated with generating and testing experimental designs, through practical solutions and insights that are directly applicable to professional practice. The book also reviews the shift towards process automation and modeling, integration, process scaling, and machine learning which is revitalizing the traditional laboratory setting and powering a paradigm change in the field of biomanufacturing.

Contributed to by a diverse range of international experts in biorefinery research, synthetic biology, bioprocess engineering, and lean manufacturing, Biofoundry Techniques for Biotechnology Applications includes information on:

• Key products, process limitations, and future outlooks in biomass refining and biofoundry
• Structural carbohydrate conversion into value-added sugars, fuels, chemicals, and sustainable materials through biotechnical interventions
• Sustainable production of advanced alcohol-based biofuels, such as sustainable aviation fuels, in biorefinery settings
• Biomanufacturing of smart packaging materials, cosmetics, therapeutics, and nanomaterials through a lignocellulosic biorefinery framework
• Synthetic biology in the realm of genome engineering for improved biocatalyst production

Biofoundry Techniques for Biotechnology Applications serves as an invaluable source of up-to-date information for researchers, academics, and graduate and postgraduate students in the fields of microbial biotechnology, applied microbiology, biochemical engineering, and environmental science and engineering.

Dr. Anuj Kumar Chandel, Renewable Carbon and Biology Systems Laboratory-ReCABS, Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo (EEL-USP), Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Chandel has over 23 years’ research experience working on various aspects of industrial biotechnology, including the production of industrial enzymes, biofuels, and bio-based products and membrane-based separation of fats, proteins, and viruses. He is currently coordinating research on lignin valorization into PHA, biolipids, biogas, and catalytic links.