With increases in global population and urbanization, the production of Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW) is growing rapidly, thus contributing to social and environmental concerns for …

Extremophilic microorganisms have established a diversity of molecular strategies in order
to survive in extreme conditions. Biocatalysts isolated by these organisms are termed …

Each recent report of liquid water existing elsewhere in the Solar System has reverberated
through the international press and excited the imagination of humankind. Why? Because in …

Enzyme stabilization has notable importance due to increasing number of enzyme
applications. Stabilization of enzymes in order to realize their full potential as catalysts is …

The use of organic solvents as reaction media for enzymatic reactions provides numerous
industrially attractive advantages compared to traditional aqueous reaction systems. Despite …

Microbial life does not seem to be limited to specific environments. During the past few
decades it has become clear that microbial communities can be found in the most diverse …

The bulk of the Earth's biosphere is cold (eg 90% of the ocean's waters are≤ 5° C),
sustaining a broad diversity of microbial life. The permanently cold environments vary from …

Carrier-bound Immobilized Enzymes The first systematic overview of this key technique
since the early 1990s, this authoritative reference is the only handbook available to include …

The industrial application of enzymes that can withstand harsh conditions has greatly
increased over the past decade. This is mainly a result of the discovery of novel enzymes …

While most current applications of high pressure (HP) are for inactivating deleterious
enzymes, there is evidence that high pressure can induce stabilization and activation of …