Enzymes for Pollutant Degradation

1 Oxidoreductases for removal of environmental pollutants.- 2 Synthesis of industrial enzymes from lignocellulosic fractions.- 3 Pleurotus-derived laccases, immobilization, and bioremediation applications.- 4 Microbial lipases for polyester degradation.- 5 Application of Microbial Biofilms in Biocatalysis and Biodegradation.- 6 Pyrethroid-degrading microorganisms and their potential application for the bioremediation of contaminated environments.- 7 Bacterial Biodegradation of Phenolic Hydrocarbons.- 8 Biosorption of Industrial wastewater by microalgae.- 9 Plastic degradation and utilization by microbes: Challenges and scope.- 10 Marine Microorganisms: From pollutant degradation to added-value products.- 11 Biodegradation of pesticides used in the agriculture by soil microorganisms.- 12 Probiotic enzymes in biodegradation and value-added products.- 13 Current state, challenges and perspectives on microbial degradation of dioxine and furan.- 14 The Management of Crude Oil Spill by Bioremediation Technique.- 15 Bacterial Pigments- an Untapped Colorful Microbial World.- 16 Bioinoculants for rapid production of vermicompost.- 17 Microbial-mediated mechanism to improve rock phosphate solubilization and its agronomic implications.

Dr. Sikandar I. Mulla is working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Department of Biochemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India. Soon after the completion of his Ph.D., he has joined as a Teaching Assistant (Equivalent to Assistant Professor) in the Department of Biochemistry, Karnatak University. Thereafter, he got a prestigious TWAS-CAS Post-Doctoral fellowship and joined as a TWAS-CAS Post-Doctoral Researcher at Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China. He also worked as a Post-Doctoral researcher at Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea. Presently, few Ph.D., students are working under his supervision. He has published more than 77 articles in reputed journals (International and National), 19 Book Chapters in Edited Books (Elsevier and Springer Publisher) and 1 Book (Lambert academy publishing, Herstellung, Germany). He also a member of review in several reputed international journals. Dr. Sikandar I. Mulla has keen interest in bioremediation of pollutants, biofuel and value-added product synthesis, enzyme immobilization, gene cloning, plant-microbial interactions and green synthesis of nanoparticles.

Dr. Ram Naresh Bharagava earned B.Sc. in Zoology, Botany and Chemistry from University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India and M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (U.K.), India. Subsequently, he earned Ph.D., in Microbiology jointly from Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow and Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Currently, Dr. R. N. Bharagava is working as Assistant Professor and actively engaged in teaching and research activities in Government sponsoredprojects on