Screening of microorganisms for the production of hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes, antioxidants, polysaccharides, antimicrobial compounds, and for bioremediation potential.
Development of low cost and competitive technologies of bioconversion of agro-industrial lignocellulosic wastes/by-products into value-added products (enzymes, secondary metabolites, mushrooms, probiotics, food, feed, fertilizers).
Application of ligninolytic fungi, their consortia, and enzymes in bioremediation of wastewaters and soils polluted with emerging organic pollutants.
