Biotechnology and Green Chemistry

نویسندگان

  • Bernardo Dias Ribeiro
  • Isabel Marrucho
  • Luciana Gonçalves
  • Maria Alice Z. Coelho
چکیده

White biotechnology can be regarded as applied biocatalysis, with enzymes and microorganisms, aiming at industrial production of bulk and fine chemicals to food and animal feed additives. In its turn biocatalysis has many attractive features in the context of greenchemistry: mild reaction conditions (physiological pH and temperature); environmentally compatible catalysts and solvent (often water) combined with high activities; and chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivities in multifunctional molecules. This affords processes which are shorter, generate less waste, and are, therefore, both environmentally and economically more attractive than conventional routes. This special issue includes aspects involving the use of white biotechnology (enzymes, microorganisms, and plant tissues) within the green chemistry concept, concerning the use of alternative solvents (supercritical fluids, pressurized gases, ionic liquids, and micellar systems) and energies (microwaves and ultrasound); sustainable approaches for production of fine and bulk chemicals (aromas, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and enzymes); use of renewable resources or agroindustrial residues; biocatalysts recycling; and waste minimization. This special issue contains six papers, where three are related to green synthesis of nanoparticles and one paper covers biological pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis and bioethanol production. Two papers regard the use of alternative reaction systems. In the first paper entitled " Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Pinus eldarica bark extract, " S. Iravani and B. Zolfaghari present the optimization of the biosynthesis production of silver nanoparticles through the evaluation of Pinus eldarica bark extract quantity, substrate concentration, temperature, and pH on the formation of such material. The preparation of nanostructured silver particles using P. eldarica bark extract provides an environmentally friendly option, as compared to currently available chemical and/or physical methods. The second paper, " Green and rapid synthesis of anti-cancerous silver nanoparticles by Saccharomyces boulardii and insight into mechanism of nanoparticle synthesis, " by A. Kaler et al. describes an ecofriendly method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by cell free extract (CFE) of Sac-charomyces boulardii. In addition to the optimization of relevant synthesis parameters as culture age, cell mass concentration , temperature, and reaction time, the paper presents particles characterization by UV-Visible spectroscopy, EDX (energy dispersive X-Rays) analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and zeta potential, as well as the elucidation of proteins/peptides role in nanoparticles formation and stability and their anticancer activity. The method therein described a method that does not require tedious downstream processing and it may be scaled up to develop a viable technology for the Ag-nanoparticle synthesis. In the …

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دوره 2014  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2014