Industrial Biotechnology Current Progress and Novel Technologies

Preface

1. Bioprocess Engineering for Enzymes Production: Experience from Microbes

Priti Pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Sujeet Pratap Singh, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Rahul Gupta

2. Engineering Microbial Fuels: Progress and Prospects

Priti Pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Paras Porwal, Sujeet Pratap Singh, and Vikram Srivastava

3. Cyanobacterial Cell Factories: An Overview of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Bioplastic Production

Priti Pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Rajesh K. Srivastava, and Rishi Kumar Singh

4. Microbial Polysaccharides

Pradeep Kumar and Virendra Kumar

5. From Microbial World to Industry: Role of Enzymes

Harish Chandra, Archana Yadav, Kalpana Sagar, Virendra Kumar, Nitin Bhardwaj, Kartikey Kumar Gupta, and Swinder Jeet Singh Kalra

6. Microbial Technology Interventions to Increase Productivity of Maize Crop

Alok Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Srivastava, and Mala Trivedi

7. Contemporary Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food Industries

Sashi Sonkar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Laxuman Sharma

8. Fungal Cell Factories: Producers of Industrially Important Proteins

Somali Sanyal, Arjun Singh Kohli, and Priti Pal

9. Microbial Lipases and Their Industrial Applications

Priti Pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Laxuman Sharma, Brijesh Pandey, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Sashi Sonkar

10. Microbial Production of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Role in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry

Priti Pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Laxuman Sharma, and Rajesh Kumar Srivastava

11. Industrial Importance of Bacterial Protein Production

Pradeep Kumar and Virendra Kumar

12. Bacterial Nnanocellulose: Evolution in Engineering, Enhanced Mass Production, and Wide-Ranging Application Rephrase

Babli Kumari, Om Prakash, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Abhishek Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, and Brijesh Pandey

13. Bioreactors: Unlocking the Full Potential of Microorganisms for Industrial Metabolites Production

Sujeet Pratap Singh Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, and Ravi Deshwal

Index

Biography

Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD, is a Scientist specializing in Microbiology at Central Agricultural University, India. His work focuses on biomass conversion, microbial biotechnology, biofuels, biochemicals, and sustainable development. He has authored more than 130 research papers and numerous books and book chapters.

Akhilesh Kumar Singh, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, India. His expertise includes industrial biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, biofuel production, and bioplastics. He has published widely, holds several patents, and serves on editorial and reviewer panels for leading scientific publishers.

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, PhD, is Senior Assistant Professor at GITAM University, India. His research interests include fermentation technology, industrial microbiology, and microbial production systems. He has authored numerous publications and completed postdoctoral research in the Netherlands.

Brijesh Pandey, PhD, is Professor of Biotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, India. His research focuses on secondary metabolites, metabolic engineering, and industrial biotechnology applications. He has extensive teaching and research experience and has contributed broadly to biotechnology scholarship.