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For a sustainable future, the need to use renewable sources to produce electricity is inevitable. Some of these sources—particularly the widely available solar power—are weather-dependent; therefore, utility-scale energy storage will be more and more important. These solar and wind power fluctuations range from minutes (passing cloud) to whole seasons (winter/summer differences). Short-term storage can be solved (at least theoretically) with batteries; however, seasonal storage—due to the amount of storable energy and the self-discharging of some storage methods—is still a challenge to be solved in the near future. We believe that biological Power-to-Methane technology—especially combined with biogas refinement—will be a significant player in the energy storage market within less than a decade. The technology produces high-purity methane, which can be considered—by using green energy and carbon dioxide of biological origin—as a Renewable Natural Gas, or RNG. The ease of storage and use of methane, as well as the effective carbon-freeness, can make it a competitor for batteries or hydrogen-based storage, especially for storage times exceeding several months.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- seasonal energy storage --- power-to-methane --- wastewater treatment plants --- techno-economic assessment --- power-to-gas --- regulation --- energy storage --- biogas --- biomethane --- disruptive technology --- decarbonization --- innovation --- Power-to-Gas --- Power-to-Fuel --- P2M --- P2G --- P2F --- biomethanization --- biomethanation --- competitiveness --- hydrogen utilization --- Hungary --- Power-to-X --- Power-to-Hydrogen --- Power-to-Methane --- hydrogen --- methanation --- sector coupling --- sectoral integration --- energy transition --- eFuels --- electric fuels --- 100% renewable energy scenarios --- thermophilic biogas --- fed-batch reactor --- Methanothermobacter --- metagenome --- starvation --- H2 and CO2 conversion --- methane --- acetate --- seasonal energy storage --- power-to-methane --- wastewater treatment plants --- techno-economic assessment --- power-to-gas --- regulation --- energy storage --- biogas --- biomethane --- disruptive technology --- decarbonization --- innovation --- Power-to-Gas --- Power-to-Fuel --- P2M --- P2G --- P2F --- biomethanization --- biomethanation --- competitiveness --- hydrogen utilization --- Hungary --- Power-to-X --- Power-to-Hydrogen --- Power-to-Methane --- hydrogen --- methanation --- sector coupling --- sectoral integration --- energy transition --- eFuels --- electric fuels --- 100% renewable energy scenarios --- thermophilic biogas --- fed-batch reactor --- Methanothermobacter --- metagenome --- starvation --- H2 and CO2 conversion --- methane --- acetate

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Nowadays, we are witnessing highly dynamic research activities related to the intriguing field of biodegradable materials with plastic-like properties. These activities are stimulated by the strengthened public awareness of prevailing ecological issues connected to growing piles of plastic waste and increasing greenhouse gas emissions; this goes hand-in-hand with the ongoing depletion of fossil feedstocks, which are traditionally used to produce full carbon backbone polymers. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters, a family of plastic-like materials with versatile material properties, are increasing considered to be a future-oriented solution for diminishing these concerns. PHA production is based on renewable resources and occurs in a bio-mediated fashion through the action of living organisms. If accomplished in an optimized way, PHA production and the entire PHA lifecycle are embedded into nature´s closed cycles of carbon. Sustainable and efficient PHA production requires understanding and improvement of all the individual process steps. Holistic improvement of PHA production, applicable on an industrially relevant scale, calls for, inter alia, consolidated knowledge about the enzymatic and genetic particularities of PHA-accumulating organisms, an in-depth understanding of the kinetics of the bioprocess, the selection of appropriate inexpensive fermentation feedstocks, tailoring of PHA composition at the level of its monomeric constituents, optimized biotechnological engineering, and novel strategies for PHA recovery from biomass characterized by low energy and chemical requirements. This Special Issue represents a comprehensive compilation of articles in which these individual aspects have been addressed by globally recognized experts.

Cupriavidus necator --- alginate --- tissue engineering --- PAT --- simulation --- terpolyester --- high cell density cultivation --- process simulation --- selective laser sintering --- gaseous substrates --- microaerophilic --- in-line monitoring --- Pseudomonas sp. --- additive manufacturing --- fed-batch --- terpolymer --- on-line --- bubble column bioreactor --- biopolymer --- fused deposition modeling --- biomaterials --- polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) --- Pseudomonas putida --- fed-batch fermentation --- blends --- upstream processing --- wound healing --- activated charcoal --- downstream processing --- Archaea --- polyhydroxyalkanoates processing --- film --- bioreactor --- medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) --- poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) --- Ralstonia eutropha --- hydrolysate detoxification --- extremophiles --- Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) --- process analytical technologies --- PHA composition --- COMSOL --- non-Newtonian fluid --- tequila bagasse --- biopolyester --- biosurfactants --- Haloferax --- PHA --- phenolic compounds --- polyhydroxybutyrate --- PHB --- in-line --- Pseudomonas --- haloarchaea --- plant oil --- PHA processing --- bioeconomy --- delivery system --- P(3HB-co-3HV-co-4HB) --- productivity --- electrospinning --- cyanobacteria --- waste streams --- polyhydroxyalkanoates --- oxygen transfer --- polyhydroxyalkanoate --- biomedical application --- photon density wave spectroscopy --- carbon dioxide --- salinity --- PDW --- rheology --- halophiles --- feedstocks --- high-cell-density fed-batch --- biomedicine --- process engineering --- bioprocess design --- viscosity --- computer-aided wet-spinning --- microorganism --- Cupriavidus malaysiensis --- poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHVB)

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This book covedered high-quality contributions (original research articles or review papers) providing a picture on innovations in microbial fermentative processes, including improvements of quality/safety of fermented foods and beverages, production of high added-values products, and valorization/recovery of agro-food wastes.

Technology: general issues --- Biotechnology --- simultaneous saccharification and cultivation (SSC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch cultivation --- thermotolerant yeast --- Kluyveromyces marxianus --- ethanol production --- smoking with open fire --- PAH --- industrial smoking --- clavulanic acid --- Streptomyces clavuligerus --- cell morphology --- shear stress --- high cell density cultivation (HCDC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch (IMSB) --- cell cultivation --- fed-batch at cell level (FBC) --- S. cerevisiae --- dextrin --- bioreactor --- chain elongation --- carboxylate platform --- medium-chain fatty acids --- carboxylic acids --- mixed culture fermentation --- biocontrol --- Bacillus velezensis --- volatile organic compounds --- vascular wilt pathogens --- GABA --- Indonesian fermented foods --- glutamate decarboxylase --- lactic acid bacteria --- L. plantarum --- feast/famine conditions --- industrial-scale bioreactor --- metabolomics --- metabolic response --- penicillin --- Penicillium chrysogenum --- scale-down --- children --- double fortification --- fermented milk --- iron and zinc --- stunting --- synbiotic --- wine --- HS-SPME-GC/MS --- multivariate statistical analysis --- calibration --- whole-plant corn silage --- bacterial community --- fungal community --- metabolites --- fermentation quality --- aerobic stability --- succession pattern --- fermentation process --- n/a

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simultaneous saccharification and cultivation (SSC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch cultivation --- thermotolerant yeast --- Kluyveromyces marxianus --- ethanol production --- smoking with open fire --- PAH --- industrial smoking --- clavulanic acid --- Streptomyces clavuligerus --- cell morphology --- shear stress --- high cell density cultivation (HCDC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch (IMSB) --- cell cultivation --- fed-batch at cell level (FBC) --- S. cerevisiae --- dextrin --- bioreactor --- chain elongation --- carboxylate platform --- medium-chain fatty acids --- carboxylic acids --- mixed culture fermentation --- biocontrol --- Bacillus velezensis --- volatile organic compounds --- vascular wilt pathogens --- GABA --- Indonesian fermented foods --- glutamate decarboxylase --- lactic acid bacteria --- L. plantarum --- feast/famine conditions --- industrial-scale bioreactor --- metabolomics --- metabolic response --- penicillin --- Penicillium chrysogenum --- scale-down --- children --- double fortification --- fermented milk --- iron and zinc --- stunting --- synbiotic --- wine --- HS-SPME-GC/MS --- multivariate statistical analysis --- calibration --- whole-plant corn silage --- bacterial community --- fungal community --- metabolites --- fermentation quality --- aerobic stability --- succession pattern --- fermentation process --- n/a

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This book covedered high-quality contributions (original research articles or review papers) providing a picture on innovations in microbial fermentative processes, including improvements of quality/safety of fermented foods and beverages, production of high added-values products, and valorization/recovery of agro-food wastes.

Technology: general issues --- Biotechnology --- simultaneous saccharification and cultivation (SSC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch cultivation --- thermotolerant yeast --- Kluyveromyces marxianus --- ethanol production --- smoking with open fire --- PAH --- industrial smoking --- clavulanic acid --- Streptomyces clavuligerus --- cell morphology --- shear stress --- high cell density cultivation (HCDC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch (IMSB) --- cell cultivation --- fed-batch at cell level (FBC) --- S. cerevisiae --- dextrin --- bioreactor --- chain elongation --- carboxylate platform --- medium-chain fatty acids --- carboxylic acids --- mixed culture fermentation --- biocontrol --- Bacillus velezensis --- volatile organic compounds --- vascular wilt pathogens --- GABA --- Indonesian fermented foods --- glutamate decarboxylase --- lactic acid bacteria --- L. plantarum --- feast/famine conditions --- industrial-scale bioreactor --- metabolomics --- metabolic response --- penicillin --- Penicillium chrysogenum --- scale-down --- children --- double fortification --- fermented milk --- iron and zinc --- stunting --- synbiotic --- wine --- HS-SPME-GC/MS --- multivariate statistical analysis --- calibration --- whole-plant corn silage --- bacterial community --- fungal community --- metabolites --- fermentation quality --- aerobic stability --- succession pattern --- fermentation process --- simultaneous saccharification and cultivation (SSC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch cultivation --- thermotolerant yeast --- Kluyveromyces marxianus --- ethanol production --- smoking with open fire --- PAH --- industrial smoking --- clavulanic acid --- Streptomyces clavuligerus --- cell morphology --- shear stress --- high cell density cultivation (HCDC) --- intensive multiple sequential batch (IMSB) --- cell cultivation --- fed-batch at cell level (FBC) --- S. cerevisiae --- dextrin --- bioreactor --- chain elongation --- carboxylate platform --- medium-chain fatty acids --- carboxylic acids --- mixed culture fermentation --- biocontrol --- Bacillus velezensis --- volatile organic compounds --- vascular wilt pathogens --- GABA --- Indonesian fermented foods --- glutamate decarboxylase --- lactic acid bacteria --- L. plantarum --- feast/famine conditions --- industrial-scale bioreactor --- metabolomics --- metabolic response --- penicillin --- Penicillium chrysogenum --- scale-down --- children --- double fortification --- fermented milk --- iron and zinc --- stunting --- synbiotic --- wine --- HS-SPME-GC/MS --- multivariate statistical analysis --- calibration --- whole-plant corn silage --- bacterial community --- fungal community --- metabolites --- fermentation quality --- aerobic stability --- succession pattern --- fermentation process