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The Interface Between Applied Biocatalysis and Environmental Management

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The early thrust of applied biocatalysis was in the traditional areas of fermentation and food processing. Slowly, as enzymology developed, the applications of enzymes (or whole cells) extended to numerous other areas like textile, detergent, leather and oil and fat industries (Godfrey and West, Industrial enzymology. Macmillan Press Ltd., London, 634 p, 1996; Roy and Gupta, J Biochem Biophys 39:220–228, 2002; Polaina and MacCabe, Industrial enzymes: Structure, functions and applications. Springer Verlag, Dordrecht, 2007). Given their twin virtues of higher rates and specificity, it was natural that biocatalysts started being used in environmental management. The concepts, techniques and some illustrative applications (showing the interface between applied biocatalysis and environment management) form the theme of this chapter. To start with, broad areas wherein applied catalysis has been relevant are discussed.

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The preparation of this chapter and the research work from the authors’ laboratory mentioned in this chapter were supported by Department of Science and Technology core group grant on ‘applied biocatalysis’ and Department of Biotechnology (both Government of India organisations).

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Raghava, S., Rawat, S., Gupta, M.N. (2013). The Interface Between Applied Biocatalysis and Environmental Management. In: Kuhad, R., Singh, A. (eds) Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource Recovery. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0876-1_9

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