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Nanoheterogeneous
Design of Biocatalysts
for Biomass Valorization
Madalina Tudorache, Simona Coman,
and Vasile I. Parvulescu
7.1 INTRODUCTION
Biocatalysis (enzymatic and whole cell catalysis) has been extensively applied in
white biotechnology for the production of fuels and ne chemicals in recent years.
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Furthermore, biocatalysis is currently on the policy agendas because it is consid-
ered one of the most promising routes for a bio-based economy. Biocatalysis plays
a key role in the development of biorenery for conversion of biomass into a wide
array of fuels, chemicals, and materials.
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Expanding from traditional applications,
biocatalysi ...