Advances in Immobilized Enzymes for Environmental Stewardship

Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS. Prof. Hubert Cabana is an expert in environmental biotechnology (mainly fungal and enzymatic processes) dedicated to the elimination of emerging contaminants (e.g. endocrine disrupters, pharmaceutical compounds) present in wastewater and biosolids. In the past 10 years of research, he has developed innovative approaches for the development of enzymatic bioprocesses, such as new generation of LME-based reusable biocatalysts and bioreactors.

• Part 1: Fundamentals1. Harnessing enzymes for biocatalysis2. Bi- or multi-enzymatic biocatalytic systems3. Mechanisms of structural and functional coordination between enzymes and support materials4. Nanozymes—next generation artificial enzymes5. Tailoring enzyme microenvironments for robust biocatalysis6. Advanced computational-aided designing for superior biocatalysisPart 2: Prospective biopolymers-based immobilized enzymes for environmental biotechnology7. Alginates-immobilized enzymes for environmental remediation8. Chitin and chitosan-immobilized enzymes for pollutants removal9. Cellulose and derivatives-immobilized enzymes for environmental remediation10. Agarose/Agar-agar-immobilized enzymes for environmental remediation11. Carrageenan-immobilized enzymes for environmental remediation12. Hybrid polymers-based supports for enzyme immobilization and environmental applications13. Natural inorganic supports for enzyme immobilization and environmental applicationsPart 3: Prospective nanomaterials-conjugated enzymes for environmental biotechnology14. Carbon based nanocarriers for biocatalytic remediation of micropollutants15. Metal-based nanobiocatalytic system for biodegradation of environmental pollutants16 Polymer-based nanomaterials for bioremediation of emerging contaminants17. Silica nanocarriers-based enzymes for environmental remediation18. Magnetic biocatalysts for wastewater treatment19. Nanozyme-based processes for emerging contaminants bioremediation20. Biocatalytic membranes with crosslinked enzyme aggregates for micropollutant removal21. Multi-enzyme immobilized nanostructures for expanding bio-catalysis scope22. Immobilized‐laccase bioreactors for wastewater treatment Part 4- Economic assessment, Challenges, and future perspectives23. Artificial intelligence to illuminate enzyme immobilization for biocatalysis and environmental biotechnology24. Techno-economic feasibility, and environmental impacts of immobilized enzymes for environmental biotechnology25. Case study: Immobilized enzyme technology for large-scale wastewater treatment