Nanomaterials for Bioreactors and Bioprocessing Applications

Table of Contents

Part I -�Nanomaterials for bioreactors applications

1. Graphene and reduced graphene oxide in bioreactors

2. Graphene-based nanomaterials and their application in bioreactors

3. Nanomaterials for bioenergy applications

4. Applications of nanomaterials in biofuel production

5. Artificial digestive tract as bioreactor: an overview

6. Environmental and toxicological concerns associated with nanomaterials used in the industries

Part II Nanomaterials for bioprocessing applications

7. Bio-magnetic separation of different nanomaterials and their applications

8. Applications of novel nanomaterials in water treatment

9. Nanotechnological interventions for sustainable effluent management solutions: A strategic approach

10. Nanobioreactors and nanobioprocessing nanobioelectrocatalysis in biosensors and biofuel cells

11. Nanotechnology for food and bioprocess industry

12. Microbial, biocatalytic, and nanobiotechnology-based approaches for sustainable food bioprocessing

13. Nanotechnology applications in food and bioprocessing industries

14. Nanomaterials in bioprocessing and their biomedical applications: an update

15. Immobilization of proteases for biomedical and industrial applications

16. Applications of nanomaterials to build a sustainable agriculture system

Authors

Guillermo R. Castro Senior Visiting Professor at the Nanomedicine Research Unit (Nanomed), Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil. Guillermo R. Castro is a Full Professor at the Max Planck Laboratory for Structural Biology, Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics of Rosario (MPLbioR, UNR-MPIbpC), which is a partner Laboratory of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (MPIbpC, MPG), at the Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios (CEI), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. His areas of research are microbial and biomedical biotechnology, non-aqueous enzymology, bio-transformations. biopolymers (production and industrial uses), controlled release of molecules, nanobiotechnology, and hybrid materials. Ashok Kumar Nadda Assistant Professor, Jaypee University of Information Technology. Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, at Jaypee University of Information Technology, India. His research interests are microbial biotechnology, biocatalysis, biopolymers, enzyme immobilization, bioenergy, and CO2 conversion. Swati Sharma Assistant Professor, Chandigarh University. Dr. Swati Sharma (MSc, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. India; PhD. University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia) is Assistant Professor at University Institute of Biotechnology, the Chandigarh University Mohali, India. She worked as a visiting researcher in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. She has also worked as a program co-coordinator at the Himalayan Action Research Center (HARC), Dehradun, and Senior Research Fellow at the India Agricultural Research Institute in 2013-2014. Presently, Dr. Sharma's research is in the field of bioplastics, hydrogels, keratin nano-fibers and nano-particles, biodegradable polymers and polymers with antioxidant and anticancer activities and sponges. Dr. Swati has published numerous books and papers in various internationally reputed journals. Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is an associate professor at the Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. He has published more than 350 research papers in leading international journals and also serves as an Associate Editor for several of these journals. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology for corrosion and materials integrity in transportation systems. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials.