Insulating strategies are indispensable for laboratory-scale composting reactors, however,
current insulation methods interfere with the aerobic fermentation behaviors related to …

A three-year field study (2012–2014) of functional diversity and dominant populations of
bacteria in banana plantation soils after long-term organic and conventional farming was …

This is the second volume on termites presented in the series Sustainability in Plant and
Crop Protection. The previous one dealt with biology, social behaviour and economic …

Cellulolytic bacteria from cattle rumen with ability to hydrolyze cellulose rich biomass were
explored. The study selected Paenibacillus polymyxa ND24 from 847 isolates as the most …

Removal of waste (cyanobacteria, macrophytes and sediment) from Chaohu Lake, a large
freshwater lake in China, might cause secondary environmental pollution due to improper …

Synthetic extreme environments like carwash effluent tanks and drains are potential sources
of biotechnologically important microorganisms and molecules which have, however …

Acetochlor (ACE), one of the widely used herbicides in northeastern China, has raised
concerns due to its residual presence in the soil. In this study, a pot experiment was …

The harnessing of biocatalysts from extreme environment hot spring niche for biomass
conversion is significant and promising owing to the special characteristics of extremozymes …

Thermophilic enzymes are valuable in industries because they can function under harsh
conditions like elevated temperatures, pH extremes, salinity, high substrate loading, and …

Plant biomass offers a renewable and environmentally favorable source of sugars that can
be converted to different chemicals, second-generation ethanol, and other liquid fuels …