Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Current Advances in Solid-State Fermentation provides knowledge and information on solid-state fermentation involving the basics of microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics and principles of genetic engineering, metabolic engineering and biochemical engineering. This volume of the series is on Solid-State fermentation (SSF), which would cover the basic and applied aspects of SSF processes, including engineering aspects such as design of bioreactors in SSF. The book offers a pool of knowledge on biochemical and microbiological aspects as well as chemical and biological engineering aspects of SSF to provide an integrated knowledge and version to the readers.

1. Advances in solid-state fermentation 2. Advance in porous characteristics of the solid matrix in solid-state fermentation 3. Fungal growth on solid substrates: A physiological overview 4. Kinetics of the solid-state fermentation process 5. Design of bioreactors in solid-state fermentation 6. Online monitoring of solid-state fermentation using respirometry 7. Bioreactors for the production of biological control agents produced by solid-state fermentation 8. Solid-state fermentation for the production of lipases for environmental and biodiesel applications 9. Solid-state fermentation for the on-site production of cellulolytic enzymes and their use in the saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass 10. Solid-state fermentation for the production of proteases and amylases and their application in nutrient medium production 11. Solid-state fermentation for laccases production and their applications 12. Agricultural residues as animal feed: Protein enrichment and detoxification using solid-state fermentation 13. Secondary metabolites production: Physiological advantages in solid-state fermentation 14. Solid-state fermentation for the production of mushrooms 15. Solid-state fermentation for food applications 16. Solid-state fermentation for vthe production of biosurfactants 17. Solid-state fermentation for vermicomposting: A step toward sustainable and healthy soil 18. Solid-state fermentation for the production of organic acids 19. Solid-state fermentation and plant-beneficial microorganisms 19. Solid-state fermentation and plant beneficial microorganisms