22 15 Microbial Production of Bioplastic 15.1 Introduction 15.2 General Structure of PHA 15.3 Physical Properties 15.4 Biodegradability of PHA 15.5 Biosynthesis of PHA 15.6 Challenges of Scaling Up of PHA Production on an Industrial Scale 15.7 Co‐synthesis of PHA with Value‐Added Products 15.8 Blends of PHA 15.9 Applications of PHA 15.10 Conclusions and Perspectives References
23 16 Microbial Enzymes for the Mineralization of Xenobiotic Compounds 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Major Pollutants and Their Removal with White‐Rot Fungi 16.3 Enzyme System of White‐Rot Fungi 16.4 Molecular Aspect 16.5 Conclusions and Perspectives Acknowledgement Compliance with Ethical Guidelines References
24 17 Functional Oligosaccharides and Microbial Sources 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Inulin and Oligofructose: The Preliminary Functional Oligosaccharides 17.3 GRAS and FOSHU Status 17.4 Conventional and Upcoming Oligosaccharides 17.5 Microbes and Functional Oligosaccharides 17.6 Arabinoxylo‐Oligosaccharides 17.7 Sources and Properties 17.8 Approaches for AXOS Production 17.9 Isomaltooligosaccharides 17.10 Sources and Properties 17.11 Production of IMO 17.12 Approaches to Improve IMO Production 17.13 Lactosucrose 17.14 Novel Approaches in Lactosucrose Preparation 17.15 Xylooligosaccharides 17.16 Occurrence and Properties 17.17 Approaches to Improve the Efficiency of XOS 17.18 Conclusions and Perspectives References
25 18 Algal Biomass and Biofuel Production 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Biofuels 18.3 Algae: The Biomass 18.4 Microalgae as Biofuel Biomass 18.5 Microalgae Culture Systems 18.6 Microalgae Harvesting 18.7 Processing and Extraction of Components 18.8 Biofuel Conversion Processes 18.9 Microalgal Biofuels 18.10 Conclusions and Perspectives References
26 19 Microbial Source of Insect‐Toxic Proteins 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Fungi 19.3 Bacteria 19.4 Virus 19.5 Conclusions and Perspectives References
27 20 Recent Trends in Conventional and Nonconventional Bioprocessing 20.1 Advances in Conventional Bioprocessing 20.2 Nonconventional Bioprocessing 20.3 Brief Note on the Recent Trends in Downstream Bioprocessing 20.4 Perfusion Culture for Bioprocess Intensification 20.5 Conclusions and Perspectives References
28 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Classification of surfactants by origin, ionic status, and hydrop...Table 2.2 Archaea and bacteria as biosurfactant producers.