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Bibi F, Yasmin H, Jamal A, Al-Harbi MS, Ahmad M, Zafar M, Ahmad B, Samra BN, Ahmed AF, Ali MI. Deciphering role of technical bioprocess parameters for bioethanol production using microalgae. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:7595-7606. [PMID: 34867064 PMCID: PMC8626319 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Microalgae biomass is considered an important feedstock for biofuels and other bioactive compounds due to its faster growth rate, high biomass production and high biomolecules accumulation over first and second-generation feedstock. This research aimed to maximize the specific growth rate of fresh water green microalgae Closteriopsis acicularis, a member of family Chlorellaceae under the effect of pH and phosphate concentration to attain enhanced biomass productivity. This study investigates the individual and cumulative effect of phosphate concentration and pH on specific growth characteristics of Closteriopsis acicularis in autotrophic mode of cultivation for bioethanol production. Central-Composite Design (CCD) strategy and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used for the optimization of microalga growth and ethanol production under laboratory conditions. The results showed that high specific growth rate and biomass productivity of 0.342 day-1 and 0.497 g L-1 day-1 respectively, were achieved at high concentration of phosphate (0.115 g L-1) and pH (9) at 21st day of cultivation. The elemental composition of optimized biomass has shown enhanced elemental accumulation of certain macro (C, O, P) and micronutrients (Na, Mg, Al, K, Ca and Fe) except for nitrogen and sulfur. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis has revealed spectral peaks and high absorbance in spectral range of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, in optimized biomass. The carbohydrates content of optimized biomass was observed as 58%, with 29.3 g L-1 of fermentable sugars after acid catalyzed saccharification. The bioethanol yield was estimated as 51 % g ethanol/g glucose with maximum of 14.9 g/L of bioethanol production. In conclusion, it can be inferred that high specific growth rate and biomass productivity can be achieved by varying levels of phosphate concentration and pH during cultivation of Closteriopsis acicularis for improved yield of microbial growth, biomass and bioethanol production.
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- Farhana Bibi
- Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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Kaewchana A, Techaparin A, Boonchot N, Thanonkeo P, Klanrit P. Improved high-temperature ethanol production from sweet sorghum juice using Zymomonas mobilis overexpressing groESL genes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:9419-9431. [PMID: 34787692 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11686-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zymomonas mobilis may encounter various types of stress during ethanol fermentation, which reduces ethanol production efficiency. This situation may be mitigated by molecular chaperones, including the chaperonin GroESL, which confers enhanced protection against various stresses. In this study, we successfully developed a Z. mobilis strain R301 that harbors groESL genes and can be used for high-temperature ethanol production from sweet sorghum juice. Sequence analyses of GroES and GroEL from Z. mobilis TISTR548 demonstrated conserved residues at specific positions within GroES and conserved glycine-glycine-methionine (GGM) repeats at the C-terminus of GroEL. The Z. mobilis wild-type and R301 strains were then evaluated for their tolerance to stresses, including high temperatures, high sugar concentrations, and high ethanol concentrations up to 40°C, 300 g/L, and 13% (v/v), respectively. Z. mobilis R301 exhibited better growth performance than the wild-type strain under all stress conditions. This is the first report on ethanol production at 40°C by recombinant Z. mobilis using sweet sorghum juice; this strain produced an ethanol concentration of 41.66 g/L, with a productivity of 0.87 g/L/h and a theoretical ethanol yield of 88.9%. Overexpression of groESL resulted in increased ethanol production, with values approximately 11% higher than those of the wild type at 40°C. Additionally, at 37°C, Z. mobilis R301 gave a higher theoretical ethanol yield (92.6%) than that shown in previous research. This work illustrates the potential for future enhancement of industrial-scale ethanol production at high temperatures utilizing Z. mobilis R301 in the bioconversion of sweet sorghum juice, a promising energy crop. KEY POINTS: • The groESL-overexpressing Z. mobilis strain was successfully constructed. • The recombinant Z. mobilis exhibited higher stress tolerance than the wild-type strain. • Overexpression of groESL genes improved ethanol production efficiency at high temperatures.
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- Anchittha Kaewchana
- Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand.,Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand.,Fermentation Research Center for Value Added Agricultural Products (FerVAAP), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. .,Fermentation Research Center for Value Added Agricultural Products (FerVAAP), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand.
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Huang X, Reardon KF. Strategies to achieve high productivity, high conversion, and high yield in yeast fermentation of algal biomass hydrolysate. Eng Life Sci 2021; 22:119-131. [PMID: 35382533 PMCID: PMC8961051 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.202100095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The conversion of carbohydrates in biomass via fermentation is an important component of an overall strategy to decarbonize the production of fuels and chemicals. Owing to the cost and resources required to produce biomass hydrolysates, the economic and environmental sustainability of these fermentation processes requires that they operate with high yields, sugar conversion, and productivity. Immobilized‐cell technology in a continuous bioprocess can achieve significantly higher volumetric productivities than is possible from standard batch fermentation using free cells. Here, we demonstrate approaches for improvement of ethanol yield from algal hydrolysates and a mock hydrolysate medium. Saccharomyces cerevisiae was immobilized in alginate and incorporated into a two‐column immobilized cell reactor system. Furthermore, the yeast quorum‐sensing molecule, 2‐phenylethanol, was added to improve ethanol yield by restricting growth and diverting sugar to ethanol. The bioreactor system could achieve high ethanol volumetric productivity (>20 g/Lreactor·h) and high glucose conversion (>99%) in mock hydrolysate, while the addition of 0.2% 2‐phenylethanol resulted in 4.9% higher ethanol yield. With an algal hydrolysate of <10 g/L sugar, the ethanol volumetric productivity reached 9.8 g/Lreactor·h, and the addition of 0.2% 2‐phenylethanol increased the ethanol yield by up to 7.4%. These results demonstrate the feasibility of novel strategies to achieve sustainability goals in biomass conversions.
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- Xing‐Feng Huang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Colorado State University Fort Collins CO USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Colorado State University Fort Collins CO USA
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Huang XF, Reardon KF. Quorum-sensing molecules increase ethanol yield from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res 2021; 21:6424905. [PMID: 34755845 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foab056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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One strategy to increase the yield of desired fermentation products is to redirect substrate carbon from biomass synthesis. Non-genetic approaches to alter metabolism may have advantages of general applicability and simple control. The goal of this study was to identify and evaluate chemicals for their ability to inhibit the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae while allowing ethanol production with higher yields. Eight potential growth-inhibitory chemicals were screened for their ability to reduce cell growth in 24-well plates. Effective chemicals were then evaluated in cultivations to identify those that simultaneously reduced biomass yield and increased ethanol yield. The yeast quorum-sensing molecules 2-phenylethanol, tryptophol, and tyrosol, were found to increase the ethanol yield of S. cerevisiae JAY 270. These molecules were tested with seven other yeast strains and ethanol yields of up to 15% higher were observed. The effects of 2-phenylethanol and tryptophol were also studied in bioreactor fermentations. These findings demonstrate for the first time that the ethanol yield can be improved by adding yeast quorum-sensing molecules to reduce the cell growth of S. cerevisiae, suggesting a strategy to improve the yield of ethanol and other yeast fermentation products by manipulating native biological control systems.
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- Xing-Feng Huang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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Kumar A, Daw P, Milstein D. Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy: Hydrogen and Methanol Economies, Fuels from Biomass, and Related Topics. Chem Rev 2021; 122:385-441. [PMID: 34727501 PMCID: PMC8759071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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As the world pledges
to significantly cut carbon emissions, the
demand for sustainable and clean energy has now become more important
than ever. This includes both production and storage of energy carriers,
a majority of which involve catalytic reactions. This article reviews
recent developments of homogeneous catalysts in emerging applications
of sustainable energy. The most important focus has been on hydrogen
storage as several efficient homogeneous catalysts have been reported
recently for (de)hydrogenative transformations promising to the hydrogen
economy. Another direction that has been extensively covered in this
review is that of the methanol economy. Homogeneous catalysts investigated
for the production of methanol from CO2, CO, and HCOOH
have been discussed in detail. Moreover, catalytic processes for the
production of conventional fuels (higher alkanes such as diesel, wax)
from biomass or lower alkanes have also been discussed. A section
has also been dedicated to the production of ethylene glycol from
CO and H2 using homogeneous catalysts. Well-defined transition
metal complexes, in particular, pincer complexes, have been discussed
in more detail due to their high activity and well-studied mechanisms.
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- Amit Kumar
- School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, Fife, U.K., KY16 9ST
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Govt. ITI (transit Campus), Berhampur 760010, India
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Marđetko N, Trontel A, Novak M, Pavlečić M, Ljubas BD, Grubišić M, Tominac VP, Ludwig R, Šantek B. Screening of Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Activities in Fungal Species and Sequential Solid-State and Submerged Cultivation for the Production of Enzyme Cocktails. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3736. [PMID: 34771293 PMCID: PMC8588072 DOI: 10.3390/polym13213736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Various fungal species can degrade lignocellulolytic materials with their enzyme cocktails composed of cellulolytic and lignolytic enzymes. In this work, seven fungal species (Mucor indicus DSM 2185, Paecilomyces variotii CBS 372.70, Myceliophthora thermophila CBS 663.74, Thielavia terrestris CBS 456.75, Botryosphaeria dothidea JCM 2738, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. langenariae JCM 9293, and Fusarium verticillioides JCM 23107) and four nutrient media were used in the screening for effective lignocellulose degrading enzymes. From the seven tested fungi, F. oxysporum and F. verticilliodes, along with nutrient medium 4, were selected as the best medium and producers of lignocellulolytic enzymes based on the determined xylanase (>4 U mg-1) and glucanase activity (≈2 U mg-1). Nutrient medium 4 supplemented with pretreated corn cobs was used in the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes by sequential solid-state and submerged cultivation of F. oxysporum, F. verticilliodes, and a mixed culture of both strains. F. oxysporum showed 6 times higher exoglucanase activity (3.33 U mg-1) after 5 days of cultivation in comparison with F. verticillioides (0.55 U mg-1). F. oxysporum also showed 2 times more endoglucanase activity (0.33 U mg-1). The mixed culture cultivation showed similar endo- and exoglucanase activities compared to F. oxysporum (0.35 U mg-1; 7.84 U mg-1). Maximum xylanase activity was achieved after 7 days of cultivation of F. verticilliodes (≈16 U mg-1), while F. oxysporum showed maximum activity after 9 days that was around 2 times lower compared to that of F. verticilliodes. The mixed culture achieved maximum xylanase activity after only 4 days, but the specific activity was similar to activities observed for F. oxysporum. It can be concluded that both fungal strains can be used as producers of enzyme cocktails for the degradation of lignocellulose containing raw materials, and that corn cobs can be used as an inducer for enzyme production.
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- Nenad Marđetko
- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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- Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria;
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (N.M.); (A.T.); (M.N.); (M.P.); (B.D.L.); (M.G.); (V.P.T.)
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Kurniawan SB, Ahmad A, Said NSM, Imron MF, Abdullah SRS, Othman AR, Purwanti IF, Hasan HA. Macrophytes as wastewater treatment agents: Nutrient uptake and potential of produced biomass utilization toward circular economy initiatives. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 790:148219. [PMID: 34380263 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Macrophytes have been widely used as agents in wastewater treatment. The involvement of plants in wastewater treatment cannot be separated from wetland utilization. As one of the green technologies in wastewater treatment plants, wetland exhibits a great performance, especially in removing nutrients from wastewater before the final discharge. It involves the use of plants and consequently produces plant biomasses as treatment byproducts. The produced plant biomasses can be utilized or converted into several valuable compounds, but related information is still limited and scattered. This review summarizes wastewater's nutrient content (macro and micronutrient) that can support plant growth and the performance of constructed wetland (CW) in performing nutrient uptake by using macrophytes as treatment agents. This paper further discusses the potential of the utilization of the produced plant biomasses as bioenergy production materials, including bioethanol, biohydrogen, biogas, and biodiesel. This paper also highlights the conversion of plant biomasses into animal feed, biochar, adsorbent, and fertilizer, which may support clean production and circular economy efforts. The presented review aims to emphasize and explore the utilization of plant biomasses and their conversion into valuable products, which may solve problems related to plant biomass handling during the adoption of CW in wastewater treatment plants.
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- Setyo Budi Kurniawan
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Polytechnic Education and Community College, Ministry of Higher Education, 62100 Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Study Program of Environmental Engineering, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Kampus C UNAIR, Jalan Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Planning, and Geo Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, Surabaya 60111, Indonesia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Prasanth SM, Kumar PS, Harish S, Rishikesh M, Nanda S, Vo DVN. Application of biomass derived products in mid-size automotive industries: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 280:130723. [PMID: 34162084 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The automotive industry is directly affected by the shortage of fossil fuels and the excessive pollution resulting from crude oil-based fuels has many adverse effects on the environment. The search for a greener and sustainable source of materials and fuels to power automobiles has ultimately led to the usage of biomass and biobased sources as the main precursor due to its graft availability and renewability. Biobased fuels developed have been shown to easily blend in with the existing automobile engines and to provide sustainable performance. Similarly, the usage of various biobased polymers, plastics, and composite materials as the structural materials for the construction of automobiles instead of crude oil sources have shown to be invaluable. The powering of automobiles with electricity is the future of the transportation industry to address the greenhouse gas emissions caused by fossil fuels. Hence, biobased lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors have started to enter the mid-sized automotive industry. However, extensive commercialization of biobased products application in the automotive sector is underdeveloped. Hence it is customary to assess the various drawbacks of using biobased materials and identify the correct pathway for new research and development in this field. Therefore, this review covers various applications of biobased products in the automotive industries and mentions the active researches going on in this field to replace petroleum and crude oil-based sources with biobased sources.
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- S M Prasanth
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A9, Canada
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- Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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The Potential of Cellulose as a Source of Bioethanol using the Solid Catalyst: A Mini-Review. BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING & CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.16.3.10635.661-672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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One of the most important biofuels is cellulose ethanol which is a popular material for bioethanol production. The present cellulosic ethanol production is through the cellulolytic process and this involves the splitting of complex cellulose into simple sugars through the hydrolysis process of the lignocellulose pretreated with acids and enzymes after which the product is fermented and distilled. There are, however, some challenges due to the enzymatic and acid processes based on the fact that acid hydrolysis has the ability to corrode equipment and cause unwanted waste while the enzymatic hydrolysis process requires a longer time because enzymes are costly and limited. This means there is a need for innovations to minimize the problems associated with these two processes and this led to the application of solid catalysts as the green and effective catalyst to convert cellulose to ethanol. Solid catalysts are resistant to acid and base conditions, have a high surface area, and do not cause corrosion during the conversion of the cellulose due to their neutral pH. This review, therefore, includes the determination of the cellulose potential as feedstock to be used in ethanol production as well as the preparation and application of solid catalyst as the mechanism to convert cellulose into fuel and chemicals. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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Sanjaya RE, Putri KDA, Kurniati A, Rohman A, Puspaningsih NNT. In silico characterization of the GH5-cellulase family from uncultured microorganisms: physicochemical and structural studies. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2021; 19:143. [PMID: 34591195 PMCID: PMC8484414 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-021-00236-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hydrolysis of cellulose-based biomass by cellulases produce fermented sugar for making biofuels, such as bioethanol. Cellulases hydrolyze the β-1,4-glycosidic linkage of cellulose and can be obtained from cultured and uncultured microorganisms. Uncultured microorganisms are a source for exploring novel cellulase genes through the metagenomic approach. Metagenomics concerns the extraction, cloning, and analysis of the entire genetic complement of a habitat without cultivating microbes. The glycoside hydrolase 5 family (GH5) is a cellulase family, as the largest group of glycoside hydrolases. Numerous variants of GH5-cellulase family have been identified through the metagenomic approach, including CelGH5 in this study. University-CoE-Research Center for Biomolecule Engineering, Universitas Airlangga successfully isolated CelGH5 from waste decomposition of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) soil by metagenomics approach. The properties and structural characteristics of GH5-cellulases from uncultured microorganisms can be studied using computational tools and software. RESULTS The GH5-cellulase family from uncultured microorganisms was characterized using standard computational-based tools. The amino acid sequences and 3D-protein structures were retrieved from the GenBank Database and Protein Data Bank. The physicochemical analysis revealed the sequence length was roughly 332-751 amino acids, with the molecular weight range around 37-83 kDa, dominantly negative charges with pI values below 7. Alanine was the most abundant amino acid making up the GH5-cellulase family and the percentage of hydrophobic amino acids was more than hydrophilic. Interestingly, ten endopeptidases with the highest average number of cleavage sites were found. Another uniqueness demonstrated that there was also a difference in stability between in silico and wet lab. The II values indicated CelGH5 and ACA61162.1 as unstable enzymes, while the wet lab showed they were stable at broad pH range. The program of SOPMA, PDBsum, ProSA, and SAVES provided the secondary and tertiary structure analysis. The predominant secondary structure was the random coil, and tertiary structure has fulfilled the structure quality of QMEAN4, ERRAT, Ramachandran plot, and Z score. CONCLUSION This study can afford the new insights about the physicochemical and structural properties of the GH5-cellulase family from uncultured microorganisms. Furthermore, in silico analysis could be valuable in selecting a highly efficient cellulases for enhanced enzyme production.
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- Rahmat Eko Sanjaya
- Mathematics and Natural Science Study Program, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia
- University-CoE-Research Centre for Bio-Molecule Engineering, 2nd Floor ITD Building, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia
- Chemistry Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Jl. Brigjend. H. Hasan Basry, Banjarmasin, Kalimantan, 70123, Indonesia
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- University-CoE-Research Centre for Bio-Molecule Engineering, 2nd Floor ITD Building, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia
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- Mathematics and Natural Science Study Program, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia
- University-CoE-Research Centre for Bio-Molecule Engineering, 2nd Floor ITD Building, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia
- Department of Health, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Kampus B Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, 60286, Indonesia
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- University-CoE-Research Centre for Bio-Molecule Engineering, 2nd Floor ITD Building, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia
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- University-CoE-Research Centre for Bio-Molecule Engineering, 2nd Floor ITD Building, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia.
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia.
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Microwave Assisted Alkaline Pretreatment of Algae Waste in the Production of Cellulosic Bioethanol. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14185891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biomass pretreatment has an important role in the production of cellulosic bioethanol. In this study, the effectiveness of microwave assisted alkaline pretreatment of algae waste was analysed. After pretreatment, the product was hydrolysed using sulphuric acid. The effects of microwave power, irradiating time, solid–liquid ratio and NaOH concentration were examined. Under the best conditions, the fermentable sugars were converted to cellulosic bioethanol using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae with a bioethanol yield of 1.93 ± 0.01 g/g and a fermentation efficiency of 40.4%. The reducing sugars concentration was 30% higher than that obtained from conventional hydrolysis without pretreatment. The obtained results suggest that microwave assisted alkaline pretreatment is effective in improving the production of cellulosic bioethanol of algae waste compared to that without microwave effect. Considering energy consumption, low microwave power and short microwave irradiation time are favourable for this pretreatment.
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Gupta S, Chen WN. A metabolomics approach to evaluate post-fermentation enhancement of daidzein and genistein in a green okara extract. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2021; 101:5124-5131. [PMID: 33608899 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Okara is a major agri-industrial by-product of the tofu and soymilk industries. Employing food-wastes as substrates for the green production of natural functional compounds is a recent trend that addresses the dual concepts of sustainable production and a zero-waste ecosystem. RESULTS Extracts of unfermented okara and okara fermented with Rhizopus oligosporus were obtained using ethanol as extraction solvent, coupled with ultrasound sonication for enhanced extraction. Fermented extracts yielded significantly better results for total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) than unfermented extracts. A qualitative liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS) analysis revealed a shift from glucoside forms to respective aglycone forms of the detected isoflavones, post-fermentation. Since the aglycone forms have been associated with numerous health benefits, a quantitative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis was performed. Fermented okara extracts had daidzein and genistein concentrations of 11.782 ± 0.325 μg mL-1 and 10.125 ± 1.028 μg mL-1 , as opposed to that of 6.7 ± 2.42 μg mL-1 and 4.55 ± 0.316 μg mL-1 in raw okara extracts, respectively. Lastly, the detected isoflavones were mapped to their metabolic pathways, to understand the biochemical reactions triggered during the fermentation process. CONCLUSION Fermented okara may be implemented as a sustainable solution for production of natural bioactive isoflavonoids genistein and daidzein. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Sulagna Gupta
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Sanap PP, Mahajan YS. Review on technologies to separate and purify ethyl alcohol from dilute aqueous solutions. REV CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2020-0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is viewed upon as a fuel additive or even as an alternative fuel. Fermentation is used to produce dilute (<20 mass%) ethanol. This is needed to be concentrated to almost anhydrous, fuel grade ethanol (>99.5 mass%). The technologies used for concentration from dilute grade to fuel grade ethanol are summarized in this review. Thus, extraction; distillation; use of membranes; adsorption and some miscellaneous methods are discussed in detail. For each technique, the inlet and outlet concentrations; merits and demerits and scope for future work are indicated. Hybrid separations are discussed. In addition to technical feasibility, economic viability of the techniques is also discussed. A brief discussion on current industrial practice is also presented.
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- Pooja P. Sanap
- Chemical Engineering Department , Dr. B. A. Technological University , Lonere, Tal. Mangoan , Dist. Raigad , Maharashtra 402 103 , India
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- Chemical Engineering Department , Dr. B. A. Technological University , Lonere, Tal. Mangoan , Dist. Raigad , Maharashtra 402 103 , India
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Improvement of Enzymatic Saccharification of Cellulose-Containing Raw Materials Using Aspergillus niger. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9081360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose-containing raw materials, using Aspergillus niger, were studied. Filter paper, secondary cellulose-containing or starch-containing raw materials, miscanthus cellulose after alkaline or acid pretreatment, and wood chip cellulose, were used as substrates. The study focused on a wild A. niger strain, treated, or not (control), by ultraviolet (UV) irradiations for 45, 60, or 120 min (UV45, UV60, or UV120), or by UV irradiation for 120 min followed by a chemical treatment with NaN3 + ItBr for 30 min or 80 min (UV120 + CH30 or UV120 + CH80). A mixture of all the A. niger strains (MIX) was also tested. A citrate buffer, at 50 mM, wasthe most suitable for enzymatic hydrolysis. As the UV exposure time increased to 2 h, the cellulase activity of the surviving culturewas increased (r = 0.706; p < 0.05). The enzymatic activities of the obtained strains, towards miscanthus cellulose, wood chips, and filter paper, were inferior to those obtained with commercial enzymes (8.6 versus 9.1 IU), in some cases. Under stationary hydrolysis at 37 °C, pH = 4.7, the enzymatic activity of A. niger UV120 + CH30 was 24.9 IU. The enzymatic hydrolysis of secondary raw materials, using treated A. niger strains, was themost effective at 37 °C. Similarly, the most effective treatment of miscanthus cellulose and wood chips occurred at 50 °C. The maximum conversion of cellulose to glucose was observed using miscanthus cellulose (with alkaline pretreatment), and the minimum conversion was observed when using wood chips. The greatest value of cellulase activity was evidenced in the starch-containing raw materials, indicating that A. niger can ferment not only through cellulase activity, but also via an amylolytic one.
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Mondal A, Sharma R, Pal D, Srimani D. Recent Progress in the Synthesis of Heterocycles through Base Metal‐Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenative and Borrowing Hydrogen Approach. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Avijit Mondal
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam Kamrup (Rural) 781039 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam Kamrup (Rural) 781039 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam Kamrup (Rural) 781039 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam Kamrup (Rural) 781039 India
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Ryhan Bashandy S, Hemida Abd-Alla M, Mahmoud GAE. Using fermentation waste of ethanol-producing yeast for bacterial riboflavin production and recycling of spent bacterial mass for enhancing the growth of oily plants. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 132:2020-2033. [PMID: 34265162 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM This study aims to use fermentation waste of ethanol production (solid and liquid) for riboflavin and recycling of bacterial biomass as biofertilizers to enhance the growth of some oily crop plants. METHODS AND RESULTS Out of ten yeast isolates from fresh milk, Clavispora lusitaniae ASU 33 (MN583181) was able to ferment different concentrations of glucose (2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, and 20 %) into ethanol with high efficiency at 10%. Among seven non-Lactobacillus bacterial isolates recovered from cheese samples, two bacterial isolates Bacillus subtlis-SR2 (MT002768) and Novosphingobium panipatense-SR3 (MT002778) were selected for their high riboflavin production. Different media (control medium, fermentation waste medium, and a mixture of the fermentation waste medium and control medium (1:1)) were used for riboflavin production. These media were inoculated by a single or mixture of B. subtlis-SR2, N. panipatense-SR3. The addition of the waste medium of ethanol production to the control medium (1:1) had a stimulatory effect on riboflavin production whether inoculated either with a single strain or mixture of B. subtlis-SR2, N. panipatense-SR3. A mixture of fermentation waste and control media inoculated with N. panipatense produced a high riboflavin yield in comparison with other media. Inoculation of Zea mays and Ocimum basilicum plants either with the bacterial biomass waste of riboflavin production (B. subtlis or N. panipatense or a mixture of B. subtlis and N. panipatense) shows a stimulatory effect on the plant growth in comparison with control (uninoculated plants). CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate the possibility of minimizing the cost of riboflavin and biofertilizer manufacturing via interlinking ethanol and riboflavin with the biofertilizer production technology. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY This study outlines methods of evaluating the strength of spent media by applying procedures developed in the vitamins production industries. Furthermore, bacterial biomass waste can act as an environmentally friendly alternative for agrochemicals.
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- Shymaa Ryhan Bashandy
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
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Adebami GE, Kuila A, Ajunwa OM, Fasiku SA, Asemoloye MD. Genetics and metabolic engineering of yeast strains for efficient ethanol production. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology Banasthali University Vanasthali India
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- Department of Microbiology Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola Nigeria
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- Department of Biological Sciences Ajayi Crowther University Oyo Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China
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Bettoni L, Joly N, Lohier J, Gaillard S, Poater A, Renaud J. Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Alkylation: A Tandem Approach to the Synthesis of Nonsymmetric
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Dialkyl Acyl Hydrazides with Alcohols. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Léo Bettoni
- Normandie Univ. LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS 6 boulevard du Maréchal Juin 14000 Caen France
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- Normandie Univ. LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS 6 boulevard du Maréchal Juin 14000 Caen France
- Departament de Química, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) University of Girona c/ Mª Aurèlia Capmany 69 17003 Girona Catalonia Spain
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- Normandie Univ. LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS 6 boulevard du Maréchal Juin 14000 Caen France
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- Normandie Univ. LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS 6 boulevard du Maréchal Juin 14000 Caen France
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- Departament de Química, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) University of Girona c/ Mª Aurèlia Capmany 69 17003 Girona Catalonia Spain
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- Normandie Univ. LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS 6 boulevard du Maréchal Juin 14000 Caen France
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Phytosterols and Novel Triterpenes Recovered from Industrial Fermentation Coproducts Exert In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Macrophages. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14060583. [PMID: 34207156 PMCID: PMC8235040 DOI: 10.3390/ph14060583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The unstoppable growth of human population that occurs in parallel with all manufacturing activities leads to a relentless increase in the demand for resources, cultivation land, and energy. In response, currently, there is significant interest in developing strategies to optimize any available resources and their biowaste. While solutions initially focused on recovering biomolecules with applications in food, energy, or materials, the feasibility of synthetic biology in this field has been demonstrated in recent years. For instance, it is possible to genetically modify Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce terpenes for commercial applications (i.e., against malaria or as biodiesel). But the production process, similar to any industrial activity, generates biowastes containing promising biomolecules (from fermentation) that if recovered may have applications in different areas. To test this hypothesis, in the present study, the lipid composition of by-products from the industrial production of β-farnesene by genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae are studied to identify potentially bioactive compounds, their recovery, and finally, their stability and in vitro bioactivity. The assayed biowaste showed the presence of triterpenes, phytosterols, and 1-octacosanol which were recovered through molecular distillation into a single fraction. During the assayed stability test, compositional modifications were observed, mainly for the phytosterols and 1-octacosanol, probably due to oxidative reactions. However, such changes did not affect the in vitro bioactivity in macrophages, where it was found that the obtained fraction decreased the production of TNF-α and IL-6 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation.
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Methodological Approaches to Optimising Anaerobic Digestion of Water Hyacinth for Energy Efficiency in South Africa. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13126746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Anaerobic digestion has been identified as a feasible fragment of a bioeconomy, yet numerous factors hinder the adoption of the technology in South Africa. Apart from its energy recovery, other nonmarket advantages support the technology. Though it may be challenging to have a price tag, they provide clear added worth for such investments. With a growing energy demand and global energy transitions, there is a need to sustainably commercialise the biogas industry in South Africa. Most studies are at laboratory scale and under specific conditions, which invariably create gaps in using their data for commercialising the biogas technology. The key to recognising these gaps depends on knowing the crucial technical phases that have the utmost outcome on the economics of biogas production. This study is a meta-analysis of the optimisation of anaerobic digestion through methodological approaches aimed at enhancing the production of biogas. This review, therefore, argues that regulating the fundamental operational parameters, understanding the microbial community’s interactions, and modelling the anaerobic processes are vital indicators for improving the process stability and methane yield for the commercialisation of the technology. It further argues that South Africa can exploit water hyacinth as a substrate for a self-sufficient biogas production system in a bid to mitigate the invasive alien plants.
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Sakhuja D, Ghai H, Rathour RK, Kumar P, Bhatt AK, Bhatia RK. Cost-effective production of biocatalysts using inexpensive plant biomass: a review. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:280. [PMID: 34094799 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02847-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Enzymes are the complex protein moieties, catalyze the rate of chemical reactions by transforming various substrates to specific products and play an integral part in multiple biochemical cycles. Advancement in enzyme research and its integration with industries have reformed the biotech industries. It provides a superior monetary and ecological exchange to traditional material measures in an efficient and environmentally sustainable manner. The cost-effective production of pure and highly active enzymes is still a challenge for the biocatalyst industries. The use of high purity substrates further raises the cost of a typical biocatalyst. The use of low-cost plant-based biomasses as an enticing and sustainable substrate for enzyme production is the most cost-effective approach to these problems. Given the relevance of biomass as a substrate for enzyme development, this review article focuses on the key source, composition and major enzyme generated using various biomass residues. Furthermore, the difficulties associated with the use of biomass as a substrate and technical developments in this area, are also addressed. The use of waste biomass as a substrate lowers the ultimate cost for the production of biocatalysts while simultaneously reduces the waste burden from the environment.
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Modeling of Technological Processes for a Rectification Plant in Second-Generation Bioethanol Production. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9060944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The article deals with the recent developments in the fuel industry, considering the permanent increasing requirements for fuel quality and environmental safety. The work aims to study various technological modes at the rectification unit to produce fuel bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. The main goals are to solve applied scientific problems of rational designing and technological optimization to obtain boundaries of energy consumption to ensure the quality of bioethanol sufficient for a consumer. Recent approaches for numerical simulation of chemical technological processes were applied to study the operating processes and optimize technological parameters. The plant model was designed from various modules that allow us to simulate technological processes efficiently and accurately for all the primary units of the rectification equipment. The methodology based on the activity coefficient UNIFAC model of phase equilibrium was applied. As a result, a mixture with 74% of bioethanol 9% of impurities was obtained in the brew column. In the epuration column, a mixture of 46% bioethanol and 2.2% of impurities was obtained in bottoms. Finally, in the alcohol column, the mass fraction of distillate of 96.9% and impurities of 2.7% were reached. The numerical simulation results can be applied in recent fuel technologies and designing the corresponding biofuel plants.
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Hans M, Lugani Y, Chandel AK, Rai R, Kumar S. Production of first- and second-generation ethanol for use in alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants in India. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY 2021; 13:1-18. [PMID: 34075327 PMCID: PMC8155184 DOI: 10.1007/s13399-021-01553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Emergence of "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)" causing "COVID-19" or "coronavirus disease 19" as pandemic has got worldwide attention towards hygiene as the first line of defense for the infection control. It is first line of defense not only from COVID-19 but also from other infectious diseases caused by deadly pathogens such as cholera, hepatitis, tuberculosis, polio, etc. Absence of any particular vaccine or treatment let World Health Organization (WHO) recommend to the public to maintain social distancing along with regularly washing their hands with soap, sanitize their hands (where washing is not possible), and disinfect their belongings and buildings to avoid the infection. Out of various formulations available in the market, WHO has recommended alcohol-based hand sanitizers, which mainly comprise of ethanol, isopropyl alcohols, and hydrogen peroxides in different combinations due to their high potential to kill the broad range of pathogens including bacterial, viral, fungal, helminthes, etc. Therefore, alcohol-based sanitizers are in high demand since centuries to prevent infection from pathogenic diseases. Ethanol is the most common and popular alcohol in terms of vanishing wide range of pathogens, convenient to use and its production. Ethanol is produced worldwide and is used in various sectors, e.g., beauty and cosmetics, food and beverages, and as the most demanding gasoline additive. The present review is focused on the ethanol production in India, its diversified applications emphasizing hand sanitizers with discussions on formulation of sanitizer and disinfectants, and viability of lignocellulosic and food grain-based ethanol. The review article also emphasizes on the technological details of 1G and 2G ethanol production, their associated challenges, and inputs for the improved ethanol yields so as to strengthen the supply chain of ethanol in India, and making "Atmanirbhar Bharat" (Self-reliant India) campaign of Indian government successfully viable.
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- Meenu Hans
- Biochemical Conversion Division, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Jalandhar-Kapurthala Road, Wadala Kalan, Kapurthala, Punjab 144601 India
- Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005 India
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- Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Sonepat, Haryana 131028 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena (EEL), University of São Paulo, Lorena, SP Brazil
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- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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- Biochemical Conversion Division, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Jalandhar-Kapurthala Road, Wadala Kalan, Kapurthala, Punjab 144601 India
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Bio-DEE Synthesis and Dehydrogenation Coupling of Bio-Ethanol to Bio-Butanol over Multicomponent Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11060660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Within the Waste2Fuel project, innovative, high-performance, and cost-effective fuel production methods from municipal solid wastes (MSWs) are sought for application as energy carriers or direct drop-in fuels/chemicals in the near-future low-carbon power generation systems and internal combustion engines. Among the studied energy vectors, C1-C2 alcohols and ethers are mainly addressed. This study presents a potential bio-derived ethanol oxidative coupling in the gas phase in multicomponent systems derived from hydrotalcite-containing precursors. The reaction of alcohol coupling to ethers has great importance due to their uses in different fields. The samples have been synthesized by the co-precipitation method via layered double hydroxide (LDH) material synthesis, with a controlled pH, where the M(II)/M(III) ≈ 0.35. The chemical composition and topology of the sample surface play essential roles in catalyst activity and product distribution. The multiple redox couples Ni2+/Ni3+, Cr2+/Cr3+, Mn2+/Mn3+, and the oxygen-vacant sites were considered as the main active sites. The introduction of Cr (Cr3+/Cr4+) and Mn (Mn3+/Mn4+) into the crystal lattice could enhance the number of oxygen vacancies and affect the acid/base properties of derived mixed oxides, which are considered as crucial parameters for process selectivity towards bio-DEE and bio-butanol, preventing long CH chain formation and coke deposition at the same time.
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Bioactive Sugarcane Lipids in a Circular Economy Context. Foods 2021; 10:foods10051125. [PMID: 34069459 PMCID: PMC8159109 DOI: 10.3390/foods10051125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Most of the global sugar and ethanol supply trade comes from the harvesting of Saccharum officinarum (i.e., sugarcane). Its industrial processing results in numerous by-products and waste streams, such as tops, straw, filter cake, molasses and bagasse. The recovery of lipids (i.e., octacosanol, phytosterols, long-chain aldehydes and triterpenoids) from these residues is an excellent starting point for the development of new products for various application fields, such as health and well-being, representing an important feature of the circular economy. By selecting green scalable extraction procedures, industry can reduce its environmental impact. Refluxed ethanol extraction methods have been demonstrated to meet these characteristics. On the other hand, effective non-solvent methodologies such as molecular distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction can fractionate lipids based on high temperature and pressure application with similar yields. Sugarcane lipophilic extracts are usually analyzed through gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) techniques. In many cases, the identification of such compounds involves the development of high-temperature GC–MS/FID techniques. On the other hand, for the identification and quantification of thermolabile lipids, LC–MS techniques are suitable for the separation and identification of major lipid classes. Generically, its composition includes terpenes, phytosterols, tocopherol, free fatty acids, fatty alcohols, wax esters, triglycerides, diglycerides and monoglycerides. These compounds are already known for their interesting application in various fields such as pharma and cosmetics due to their anti-hypercholesterolemic, anti-hyperglycemic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Rehman A, Noor T, Hussain A, Iqbal N, Jahan Z. Role of Catalysis in Biofuels Production Process – A Review. CHEMBIOENG REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cben.202000040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Ayesha Rehman
- National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME) Islamabad Pakistan
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- National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME) Islamabad Pakistan
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- National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME) Islamabad Pakistan
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- National University of Sciences and Technology U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) Islamabad Pakistan
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- National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME) Islamabad Pakistan
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Characterization of SdGA, a cold-adapted glucoamylase from Saccharophagus degradans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 30:e00625. [PMID: 34041001 PMCID: PMC8141877 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We investigated the structural and functional properties of SdGA, a glucoamylase (GA) from Saccharophagus degradans, a marine bacterium which degrades different complex polysaccharides at high rate. SdGA is composed mainly by a N-terminal GH15_N domain linked to a C-terminal catalytic domain (CD) found in the GH15 family of glycosylhydrolases with an overall structure similar to other bacterial GAs. The protein was expressed in Escherichia coli cells, purified and its biochemical properties were investigated. Although SdGA has a maximum activity at 39 °C and pH 6.0, it also shows high activity in a wide range, from low to mild temperatures, like cold-adapted enzymes. Furthermore, SdGA has a higher content of flexible residues and a larger CD due to various amino acid insertions compared to other thermostable GAs. We propose that this novel SdGA, is a cold-adapted enzyme that might be suitable for use in different industrial processes that require enzymes which act at low or medium temperatures.
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Salma A, Abdallah R, Fourcade F, Amrane A, Djelal H. A New Approach to Produce Succinic Acid Through a Co-Culture System. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:2872-2892. [PMID: 33937964 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03572-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Microorganisms can produce a wide range of bio-based chemicals that can be used in various industrial applications as molecules of interest. In the present work, an analysis of the power production by pure culture, co-culture, and sequential culture was performed. In this study, both the mono-culture and the co-culture strategies of Actinobacillus succinogenes with Saccharomyces cerevisiae as carbon sources to produce succinic acid using glucose and fructose were examined. The cultures were performed in batch mode and a great attention was paid to the co-culture system to improve the biosynthetic pathway between A. succinogenes and S. cerevisiae by combining these two strains in a single fermentation process. Under microaerobic and anaerobic conditions, the process was characterized in terms of sugars concentration, cell density, metabolites, yield (mol-C products/ mol-C sugars), the temperature conditions for productivity, and pH. The results showed that the process could consume glucose and fructose and could adapt to different concentrations of the two sugars more quickly than by a single organism and the best results were obtained in a sequential co-culture recording 0.27 mol L-1 of succinic acid concentration and a volumetric productivity of 0.3 g L-1 h-1. Under the investigated operating conditions, the combination of these two strains in a single reactor produced a significant amount of succinic acid (0.70 mol-C SA/mol-C substrates). A simultaneous and sequential co-culture strategy can be a powerful new approach in the field of bio-based chemical production.
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- Alaa Salma
- University Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, F-3500, Rennes, France
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- Centre Azm pour la Recherche en Biotechnologie et ses Applications, Rue El Mitein, LBA3B, Universite Libanaise, EDST, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- University Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, F-3500, Rennes, France
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- University Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, F-3500, Rennes, France
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- UniLaSalle-Ecole des Métiers de l'Environnement, Avenue Robert Schuman, Campus de Ker Lann, 35 170, Rennes, France.
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Nwaefuna AE, Rumbold K, Boekhout T, Zhou N. Bioethanolic yeasts from dung beetles: tapping the potential of extremophilic yeasts for improvement of lignocellulolytic feedstock fermentation. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:86. [PMID: 33827664 PMCID: PMC8028181 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-01940-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Bioethanol from abundant and inexpensive agricultural and industrial wastes possesses the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Bioethanol as renewable fuel addresses elevated production costs, as well as food security concerns. Although technical advancements in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation have reduced the cost of production, one major drawback of this technology is that the pre-treatment process creates environmental stressors inhibitory to fermentative yeasts subsequently reducing bioethanol productivity. Robust fermentative yeasts with extreme stress tolerance remain limited. This review presents the potential of dung beetles from pristine and unexplored environments as an attractive source of extremophilic bioethanolic yeasts. Dung beetles survive on a recalcitrant lignocellulose-rich diet suggesting the presence of symbiotic yeasts with a cellulolytic potential. Dung beetles inhabiting extreme stress environments have the potential to harbour yeasts with the ability to withstand inhibitory environmental stresses typically associated with bioethanol production. The review further discusses established methods used to isolate bioethanolic yeasts, from dung beetles.
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- Anita Ejiro Nwaefuna
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana
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- Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 3584CT Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam, 1098 SM Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana
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Carsanba E, Pintado M, Oliveira C. Fermentation Strategies for Production of Pharmaceutical Terpenoids in Engineered Yeast. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:295. [PMID: 33810302 PMCID: PMC8066412 DOI: 10.3390/ph14040295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are a broad and diverse class of plant natural products with significant industrial and pharmaceutical importance. Many of these natural products have antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and antimalarial effects, support transdermal absorption, prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, and have hypoglycemic activities. Production of these compounds are generally carried out through extraction from their natural sources or chemical synthesis. However, these processes are generally unsustainable, produce low yield, and result in wasting of substantial resources, most of them limited. Microbial production of terpenoids provides a sustainable and environment-friendly alternative. In recent years, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has become a suitable cell factory for industrial terpenoid biosynthesis due to developments in omics studies (genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics), and mathematical modeling. Besides that, fermentation development has a significant importance on achieving high titer, yield, and productivity (TYP) of these compounds. Up to now, there have been many studies and reviews reporting metabolic strategies for terpene biosynthesis. However, fermentation strategies have not been yet comprehensively discussed in the literature. This review summarizes recent studies of recombinant production of pharmaceutically important terpenoids by engineered yeast, S. cerevisiae, with special focus on fermentation strategies to increase TYP in order to meet industrial demands to feed the pharmaceutical market. Factors affecting recombinant terpenoids production are reviewed (strain design and fermentation parameters) and types of fermentation process (batch, fed-batch, and continuous) are discussed.
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- Erdem Carsanba
- Amyris BioProducts Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda. Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal;
- CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina—Laboratório Associado, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal;
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- CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina—Laboratório Associado, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal;
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- CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina—Laboratório Associado, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal;
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Rozenfelde L, Puke M, Vedernikovs N, Scherbaka R, Rapoport A. Catalytic treatment of rapeseed straw for enhanced production of furfural and glucose for bioethanol production. Process Biochem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bioethanol Production from Cassava Peel Treated with Sulfonated Carbon Catalyzed Hydrolysis. JURNAL KIMIA SAINS DAN APLIKASI 2021. [DOI: 10.14710/jksa.24.1.1-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A large amount of Cassava peel as biomass waste is generated by agricultural activities, and it led to a new pursuit to exploit the utilization of biomass waste. This research aimed to study the potential of Cassava peel as raw material for bioethanol production. This study was performed in 2 main processes, acid hydrolysis, and fermentation. The experiment was initiated by conducting acid hydrolysis (100°C and 60 min) on Cassava peel’s starch using sulfonated carbon catalyst palm oil empty fruit bunch (5%-w/v) to produce 13.53 g/L glucose. The glucose contained hydrolysates then continued to ferment at 30°C. The effect of fermentation time (h), pH, and shaking rate (rpm) of cassava peel’s starch fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae was analyzed. The best result was found at pH 4.5 and 50 rpm for a 24 h reaction with 3.75 g/L of bioethanol concentration. This study revealed that Cassava peel is a promising feedstock for biofuel production.
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Rizzolo JA, Woiciechowski AL, Júnior AIM, Torres LAZ, Soccol CR. The potential of sweet potato biorefinery and development of alternative uses. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2021; 3:347. [PMID: 33619462 PMCID: PMC7890384 DOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04369-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The bioethanol production from the sweet potato variety BRS Cuia using three different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (LPB1-93, ATCC-26602, and CA-11) was carried out in this research. Comparative analyses of consumed sugar, ethanol yield, and productivity (in tons per hectare) increased along with the concentration of cells in the inoculum. Additionally, to verify the aromatic quality of a potential sweet potato distilled spirit, volatile organic compounds were analyzed. The results showed a yield of over 90% ethanol. It was observed that the sugar consumption and ethanol production rates can be increased with a higher initial concentration of cells. This resulted in higher concentrations of ethanol in shorter times. From 100 g of the sweet potato variety BRS Cuia, the highest concentration of ethanol obtained was 25.74 g L−1 using the LPB1-93 strain. The estimated bioethanol production is about 10,000 L ha−1, with two sweet potatoes crops in a year. The ethanol production from the sweet potato variety BRS Cuia is viable, representing a sustainable alternative to fuel bioethanol, as well as an alcoholic beverage due to the volatile organic compounds present in the distilled fraction.
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- Joana Antunez Rizzolo
- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, P.O. box 19011, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990 Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, P.O. box 19011, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990 Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, P.O. box 19011, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990 Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, P.O. box 19011, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990 Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, P.O. box 19011, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990 Brazil
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Optimised Fractionation of Brewer’s Spent Grain for a Biorefinery Producing Sugars, Oligosaccharides, and Bioethanol. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9020366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Brewer’s spent grain (BSG) is the main by-product of the beer brewing process. It has a huge potential as a feedstock for bio-based manufacturing processes to produce high-value bio-products, biofuels, and platform chemicals. For the valorisation of BSG in a biorefinery process, efficient fractionation and bio-conversion processes are required. The aim of our study was to develop a novel fractionation of BSG for the production of arabinose, arabino-xylooligomers, xylose, and bioethanol. A fractionation process including two-step acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis steps was investigated and optimised by a response surface methodology and a desirability function approach to fractionate the carbohydrate content of BSG. In the first acidic hydrolysis, high arabinose yield (76%) was achieved under the optimised conditions (90 °C, 1.85 w/w% sulphuric acid, 19.5 min) and an arabinose- and arabino-xylooligomer-rich supernatant was obtained. In the second acidic hydrolysis, the remaining xylan was solubilised (90% xylose yield) resulting in a xylose-rich hydrolysate. The last, enzymatic hydrolysis step resulted in a glucose-rich supernatant (46 g/L) under optimised conditions (15 w/w% solids loading, 0.04 g/g enzyme dosage). The glucose-rich fraction was successfully used for bioethanol production (72% ethanol yield by commercial baker’s yeast). The developed and optimised process offers an efficient way for the value-added utilisation of BSG. Based on the validated models, the amounts of the produced sugars, the composition of the sugar streams and solubilised oligo-saccharides are predictable and variable by changing the reaction conditions of the process.
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Sur S, Dave V, Prakesh A, Sharma P. Expansion and scale up of technology for ethanol production based on the concept of biorefinery. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Srija Sur
- Department of Pharmacy Banasthali Vidyapith Banasthali Rajasthan India
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Science Central University of South Bihar Gaya India
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- Department of Bio‐science and Biotechnology Banasthali Vidyapith Banasthali Rajasthan India
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- Department of Clothing & Textile, Faculty of Home Science Banasthali Vidyapith Banasthali Rajasthan India
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Xing C, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Wang X, Guardia P, Yao L, Han X, Zhang T, Arbiol J, Soler L, Chen Y, Sivula K, Guijarro N, Cabot A, Llorca J. A Direct Z-Scheme for the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from a Water Ethanol Mixture on CoTiO 3/TiO 2 Heterostructures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:449-457. [PMID: 33386057 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photocatalytic H2 evolution from ethanol dehydrogenation is a convenient strategy to store solar energy in a highly valuable fuel with potential zero net CO2 balance. Herein, we report on the synthesis of CoTiO3/TiO2 composite catalysts with controlled amounts of highly distributed CoTiO3 nanodomains for photocatalytic ethanol dehydrogenation. We demonstrate these materials to provide outstanding hydrogen evolution rates under UV and visible illumination. The origin of this enhanced activity is extensively analyzed. In contrast to previous assumptions, UV-vis absorption spectra and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) prove CoTiO3/TiO2 heterostructures to have a type II band alignment, with the conduction band minimum of CoTiO3 below the H2/H+ energy level. Additional steady-state photoluminescence (PL) spectra, time-resolved PL spectra (TRPLS), and electrochemical characterization prove such heterostructures to result in enlarged lifetimes of the photogenerated charge carriers. These experimental evidence point toward a direct Z-scheme as the mechanism enabling the high photocatalytic activity of CoTiO3/TiO2 composites toward ethanol dehydrogenation. In addition, we probe small changes of temperature to strongly modify the photocatalytic activity of the materials tested, which could be used to further promote performance in a solar thermophotocatalytic reactor.
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- Congcong Xing
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adriá de Besós 08930, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adriá de Besós 08930, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adriá de Besós 08930, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adriá de Besós 08930, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adriá de Besós 08930, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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Dilution-to-Stimulation/Extinction Method: a Combination Enrichment Strategy To Develop a Minimal and Versatile Lignocellulolytic Bacterial Consortium. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.02427-20. [PMID: 33127812 PMCID: PMC7783344 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02427-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The significance of our study mainly lies in the development of a combined top-down enrichment strategy (i.e., dilution to stimulation coupled to dilution to extinction) to build a minimal and versatile lignocellulolytic microbial consortium. We demonstrated that mainly two selectively enriched bacterial species (Pseudomonas sp. and Paenibacillus sp.) are required to drive the effective degradation of plant polymers. Our findings can guide the design of a synthetic bacterial consortium that could improve saccharification (i.e., the release of sugars from agricultural plant residues) processes in biorefineries. In addition, they can help to expand our ecological understanding of plant biomass degradation in enriched bacterial systems. The engineering of complex communities can be a successful path to understand the ecology of microbial systems and improve biotechnological processes. Here, we developed a strategy to assemble a minimal and effective lignocellulolytic microbial consortium (MELMC) using a sequential combination of dilution-to-stimulation and dilution-to-extinction approaches. The consortium was retrieved from Andean forest soil and selected through incubation in liquid medium with a mixture of three types of agricultural plant residues. After the dilution-to-stimulation phase, approximately 50 bacterial sequence types, mostly belonging to the Sphingobacteriaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonadaceae, and Paenibacillaceae, were significantly enriched. The dilution-to-extinction method demonstrated that only eight of the bacterial sequence types were necessary to maintain microbial growth and plant biomass consumption. After subsequent stabilization, only two bacterial species (Pseudomonas sp. and Paenibacillus sp.) became highly abundant (>99%) within the MELMC, indicating that these are the key players in degradation. Differences in the composition of bacterial communities between biological replicates indicated that selection, sampling, and/or priority effects could shape the consortium structure. The MELMC can degrade up to ∼13% of corn stover, consuming mostly its (hemi)cellulosic fraction. Tests with chromogenic substrates showed that the MELMC secretes an array of endoenzymes able to degrade xylan, arabinoxylan, carboxymethyl cellulose, and wheat straw. Additionally, the metagenomic profile inferred from the phylogenetic composition along with an analysis of carbohydrate-active enzymes of 20 bacterial genomes support the potential of the MELMC to deconstruct plant polysaccharides. This capacity was mainly attributed to the presence of Paenibacillus sp. IMPORTANCE The significance of our study mainly lies in the development of a combined top-down enrichment strategy (i.e., dilution to stimulation coupled to dilution to extinction) to build a minimal and versatile lignocellulolytic microbial consortium. We demonstrated that mainly two selectively enriched bacterial species (Pseudomonas sp. and Paenibacillus sp.) are required to drive the effective degradation of plant polymers. Our findings can guide the design of a synthetic bacterial consortium that could improve saccharification (i.e., the release of sugars from agricultural plant residues) processes in biorefineries. In addition, they can help to expand our ecological understanding of plant biomass degradation in enriched bacterial systems.
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Zahoor A, Messerschmidt K, Boecker S, Klamt S. ATPase-based implementation of enforced ATP wasting in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for improved ethanol production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:185. [PMID: 33292464 PMCID: PMC7654063 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01822-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Enforced ATP wasting has been recognized as a promising metabolic engineering strategy to enhance the microbial production of metabolites that are coupled to ATP generation. It also appears to be a suitable approach to improve production of ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the present study, we constructed different S. cerevisiae strains with heterologous expression of genes of the ATP-hydrolyzing F1-part of the ATPase enzyme to induce enforced ATP wasting and quantify the resulting effect on biomass and ethanol formation. RESULTS In contrast to genomic integration, we found that episomal expression of the αβγ subunits of the F1-ATPase genes of Escherichia coli in S. cerevisiae resulted in significantly increased ATPase activity, while neither genomic integration nor episomal expression of the β subunit from Trichoderma reesei could enhance ATPase activity. When grown in minimal medium under anaerobic growth-coupled conditions, the strains expressing E. coli's F1-ATPase genes showed significantly improved ethanol yield (increase of 10% compared to the control strain). However, elevated product formation reduces biomass formation and, therefore, volumetric productivity. We demonstrate that this negative effect can be overcome under growth-decoupled (nitrogen-starved) operation with high and constant biomass concentration. Under these conditions, which mimic the second (production) phase of a two-stage fermentation process, the ATPase-expressing strains showed significant improvement in volumetric productivity (up to 111%) compared to the control strain. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that expression of genes of the F1-portion of E. coli's ATPase induces ATPase activity in S. cerevisiae and can be a promising way to improve ethanol production. This ATP-wasting strategy can be easily applied to other metabolites of interest, whose formation is coupled to ATP generation.
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- Ahmed Zahoor
- Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Sustainable Production of Hydrogen by Steam Reforming of Ethanol Using Cobalt Supported on Nanoporous Zeolitic Material. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10101934. [PMID: 32998234 PMCID: PMC7600541 DOI: 10.3390/nano10101934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cobalt catalysts supported on Y zeolite and mesoporized Y zeolite (Y-mod) have been studied in steam reforming of ethanol (SRE). Specifically, the effect of the mesoporosity and the acidity of the y zeolite as a support has been explored. Mesoporous were generated on Y zeolite by treatment with NH4F and the acidity was neutralized by Na incorporation. Four cobalt catalysts supported on Y zeolite have been prepared, two using Y zeolite without mesoporous (Co/Y, Co/Y-Na), and two using Y zeolite with mesoporous (Co/Y-mod and Co/Y-mod-Na). All catalysts showed a high activity, with ethanol conversion values close to 100%. The main differences were found in the distribution of the reaction products. Co/Y and Co/Y-mod catalysts showed high selectivity to ethylene and low hydrogen production, which was explained by their high acidity. On the contrary, neutralization of the acid sites could explain the higher hydrogen selectivity and the lower ethylene yields exhibited by the Co/Y-Na and Co/Y-mod-Na. In addition, the physicochemical characterization of these catalysts by XRD, BET surface area, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), and TEM allowed to connect the presence of mesoporous with the formation of metallic cobalt particles with small size, high dispersion, and with high interaction with the zeolitic support, explaining the high reforming activity exhibited by the co/y-mod-Na sample as well as its higher hydrogen selectivity. It has been also observed that the formation of coke is affected by the presence of mesoporous and acidity. Both properties seem to have an opposite effect on the reforming catalyst, decreasing and increasing the coke deposition, respectively.
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Characterization of Biomethanol–Biodiesel–Diesel Blends as Alternative Fuel for Marine Applications. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse8090730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The ambitious new International Maritime Organization (IMO) strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships will shape the future path towards the decarbonization of the fleet and will bring further ecological challenges. In order to replace the larger oil-based part of marine fuel with components from renewable sources, it is necessary to develop multi-component blends. In this work, biomethanol and biodiesel with two additives—dodecanol and 2-ethylhexyl nitrate—in 20 blends with marine diesel oil (MDO) were selected as alternative components to replace the pure marine diesel oil-based part of marine fuel. For this purpose, two base blends of diesel and biodiesel with and without additives were produced with biomethanol from 0 to 30% (volume basis). Of all the blends, the blends with 5% (volume basis) methanol had the best property profile in terms of density, kinematic viscosity, calorific value, cloud point, and cetane index according to the ISO 8217:2017 standard (DMB grade) in compliance with the IMO requirements for marine fuels. However, the flash point must be increased. The boiling behavior of the blends was also investigated. A cluster analysis was used to evaluate the similarity between the blends based on their different physical properties.
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Performance and Emissions of a Spark Ignition Engine Operated with Gasoline Supplemented with Pyrogasoline and Ethanol. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13184671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The partial replacement of fossil fuels by biofuels contributes to a reduction of CO2 emissions, alleviating the greenhouse effect and climate changes. Furthermore, fuels produced from waste biomass materials have no impact on agricultural land use and reduce deposition of such wastes in landfills. In this paper we evaluate the addition of pyrolysis biogasoline (pyrogasoline) as an additive for fossil gasoline. Pyrogasoline was produced from used cooking oils unfit to produce biodiesel. This study was based on a set of engine tests using binary and ternary mixtures of gasoline with 0, 2.5, and 5% pyrogasoline and ethanol. The use of ternary blends of gasoline and two different biofuels was tested with the purpose of achieving optimal combustion conditions and lower emissions, taking advantage of synergistic effects due to the different properties and chemical compositions of those biofuels. The tests were performed on a spark-ignition engine, operated at full load (100% throttle, or WOT—wide open throttle) between 2000 and 6000 rpm, while recording engine performance and exhaust gases pollutants data. Binary mixtures with pyrogasoline did not improve or worsen the engine’s performance, but the ternary mixtures (gasoline + pyrogasoline + ethanol) positively improved the engine’s performance with torque gains between 0.8 and 3.1% compared to gasoline. All fuels presented CO and unburned hydrocarbons emissions below those produced by this type of engine operated under normal (fossil) gasoline. On the other hand, NOx emissions from oxygenated fuels had contradictory behaviour compared to gasoline. If we consider the gains achieved by the torque with the ternary mixtures and reductions in polluting emissions obtained by mixtures with pyrogasoline, a future for this fuel can be foreseen as a partial replacement of fossil gasoline.
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Jung S, Kim H, Tsang YF, Lin KYA, Park YK, Kwon EE. A new biorefinery platform for producing (C 2-5) bioalcohols through the biological/chemical hybridization process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 311:123568. [PMID: 32467028 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This review presents an emerging biorefinery platform for C2-5 bioalcohol production through chemical synthesis using the organic waste materials. Bioalcohols are the most commercialized carbon-neutral transportation fuels, compatible with existing an internal combustion (IC) engine. However, current bioalcohol fermentation processes have made from sugar-rich edible crops. Also, carbon loss from the fermentation process is substantial. To minimize carbon loss, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) can be utilized as a raw material for bioalcohol production. Thus, a two-step chemical upgrading of VFAs into C2-5 alcohols is summarized in comparison with current challenges of biological fermentation processes for bioalcohol production. This review also provides the prospect of the hybrid biological/chemical process, presenting the technical advantages of the system. Finally, economic viability of hybridized process for bioalcohol production is compared with the current biological process.
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- Sungyup Jung
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- School of Humanities and Social Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, New Territories 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Environmental Engineering & Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture & Research Center of Sustainable Energy and Nanotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Road, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.
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Natte K, Narani A, Goyal V, Sarki N, Jagadeesh RV. Synthesis of Functional Chemicals from Lignin‐derived Monomers by Selective Organic Transformations. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Kishore Natte
- Synthetic Chemistry and Petrochemicals Area Chemical and Material Sciences Division CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum Haridwar road, Mohkampur Dehradun 248005 India
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- BioFuels Division CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum Haridwar road, Mohkampur Dehradun 248005 India
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- Synthetic Chemistry and Petrochemicals Area Chemical and Material Sciences Division CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum Haridwar road, Mohkampur Dehradun 248005 India
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- Synthetic Chemistry and Petrochemicals Area Chemical and Material Sciences Division CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum Haridwar road, Mohkampur Dehradun 248005 India
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Sakač N, Karnaš M, Dobša J, Jozanović M, Gvozdić V, Kovač-Andrić E, Kraševac Sakač M, Šarkanj B. Application of Spectrophotometric Fingerprint in Cluster Analysis for Starch Origin Determination. Food Technol Biotechnol 2020; 58:5-11. [PMID: 32684782 PMCID: PMC7365342 DOI: 10.17113/ftb.58.01.20.6239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The botanical origin of starch is of importance in industrial applications and food processing because it may influence the properties of the final product. Current microscopic methods are time-consuming. Starch consists of an origin-dependent amylose/amylopectin ratio. Triiodide ions bind characteristically to the amylose and amylopectin depending on the botanical origin of the starch. The absorbance of the starch-triiodide complex was measured for: wheat, potato, corn, rye, barley, rice, tapioca and unknown origin starch; and within the different cultivars. Each starch sample had specific parameters: starch-triiodide complex peak wavelength maximum (λmax/nm), maximum absorbance change at λmax (ΔA) and λmax shift towards the unknown origin starch sample values. The visible absorption spectra (500-800 nm) for each starch sample were used as a unique fingerprint, and then elaborated by cluster analysis. The cluster analysis managed to distinguish data of two clusters, a cereal type cluster and a potato/tapioca/rice starch cluster. The cereal subclusters extensively distinguished wheat/barley/rye starches from corn starches. Data for cultivars were mostly in good agreement within the same subclaster. The proposed method that combines cluster analysis and visible absorbance data for starch-triiodide complex was able to distinguish starch of different botanical origins and cultivars within the same species. This method is simpler and more convenient than standard time-consuming methods.
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- Nikola Sakač
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, Hallerova 7, HR-42000 Varaždin, Croatia
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agriculture, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Pavlinska 2, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Chemistry, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Chemistry, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Chemistry, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Chemistry, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- University North, Dr Žarko Dolinar Square 1, 43000 Koprivnica, Croatia
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Dadwal A, Sharma S, Satyanarayana T. Progress in Ameliorating Beneficial Characteristics of Microbial Cellulases by Genetic Engineering Approaches for Cellulose Saccharification. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1387. [PMID: 32670240 PMCID: PMC7327088 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable and sustainable energy source. Cellulases are the enzymes that cleave β-1, 4-glycosidic linkages in cellulose to liberate sugars that can be fermented to ethanol, butanol, and other products. Low enzyme activity and yield, and thermostability are, however, some of the limitations posing hurdles in saccharification of lignocellulosic residues. Recent advancements in synthetic and systems biology have generated immense interest in metabolic and genetic engineering that has led to the development of sustainable technology for saccharification of lignocellulosics in the last couple of decades. There have been several attempts in applying genetic engineering in the production of a repertoire of cellulases at a low cost with a high biomass saccharification. A diverse range of cellulases are produced by different microbes, some of which are being engineered to evolve robust cellulases. This review summarizes various successful genetic engineering strategies employed for improving cellulase kinetics and cellulolytic efficiency.
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- Anica Dadwal
- Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India
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Potential applications of extracellular enzymes from Streptomyces spp. in various industries. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:1597-1615. [PMID: 32451592 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01898-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Extracellular enzymes produced from Streptomyces have the potential to replace toxic chemicals that are being used in various industries. The endorsement of this replacement has not received a better platform in developing countries. In this review, we have discussed the impact of chemicals and conventional practices on environmental health, and the role of extracellular enzymes to replace these practices. Burning of fossil fuels and agriculture residue is a global issue, but the production of biofuel using extracellular enzymes may be the single key to solve all these issues. We have discussed the replacement of hazardous chemicals with the use of xylanase, cellulase, and pectinase in food industries. In paper industries, delignification was done by the chemical treatment, but xylanase and laccase have the efficient potential to remove the lignin from pulp. In textile industries, the conventional method includes the chemicals which affect the nervous system and other organs. The use of xylanase, cellulase, and pectinase in different processes can give a safe and environment-friendly option to textile industries. Hazardous chemical pesticides can be replaced by the use of chitinase as an insecticide and fungicide in agricultural practices.
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Qu C, Chen L, Li Y, Fu H, Wang J. The redox-sensing transcriptional repressor Rex is important for regulating the products distribution in Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense SCUT27. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:5605-5617. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10554-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Liu D, Li J, Zhang M, Wang D. A study on the association between biomass types and magnesium oxide pretreatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 293:122035. [PMID: 31454731 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work studied the association between biomass types and MgO pretreatment using representative agricultural residues (corn stover, sorghum stalk, and wheat straw), energy crops (miscanthus, switchgrass, and big bluestem), and woody biomass (poplar). Differences in biomass chemical components (24.7-40.3% cellulose, 17.4-27.6% hemicellulose, 12.1-22.0% lignin, and 5.1-38.3% extractives) and the amount of acetic acid (1.9-5.3%) affected biomass structure and pretreatment severity. Optimal pretreatment temperature and time were 170 °C and 40 min for wheat straw and switchgrass; 180 °C and 30 min for miscanthus and poplar; and 180 °C and 40 min for corn stover, sorghum stalk, and big bluestem. Big bluestem and poplar have a larger amount of acetic acid and required more MgO loading (0.12 mol/L). Except for sorghum stalk (0.10 mol/L), the rest required less MgO loading (0.08 mol/L). Approximate MgO loading completely neutralized released acetic acid during pretreatment, reducing sugar degradation and eliminating inhibitor formation.
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- Dan Liu
- College of Engineering, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States.
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- Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States
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Cellulases Production by a Trichoderma sp. Using Food Manufacturing Wastes. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9204419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The cost of cellulase enzymes is a main contributor to the operational cost of a biorefinery producing ethanol from lignocellulosic material. Therefore, onsite production of enzymes using low-value substrates might be an option to make a bio-based facility more economical, while improving environmental sustainability. Food manufacturing wastes (FMWs), such as olive mill solids, tomato pomace, and grape pomace, are some of the main wastes produced by the food industry in Chile. FMWs are mostly composed of lignocellulosic material, which is primarily made of cellulose. A fungal strain obtained from olive stones was identified as a Trichoderma sp. and characterized by molecular and morphological techniques. This strain was able to grow on three FMWs in both liquid and solid cultures. In liquid cultures, cellulase and β-glucosidase activities from the culture supernatants were quantified. Identification of extracellular proteins using mass spectrometry revealed the presence of endoglucanases, exoglucanases, and β-glucosidases. Cellulase production from agroindustrial residues could be an excellent opportunity to utilize FMWs as well as decrease enzyme production costs in biorefinery processes.
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Zhang R, Lan W, Ding J, Ahmed S, Qin W, He L, Liu Y. Effect of PLA/PBAT Antibacterial Film on Storage Quality of Passion Fruit during the Shelf-Life. Molecules 2019; 24:E3378. [PMID: 31533273 PMCID: PMC6767302 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24183378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this experiment, we studied the effect of poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PLA/PBAT) blend films on the efficiency of passion fruit preservation at 20 °C. The weight loss, shrinkage index, firmness, and total sugar of passion fruit packaged with PLA/PBAT films had no significant differences compared with PE films during 21 days (p > 0.05). PLA/PBAT films can more effectively reduce the rising of ethanol content and delay the total acid, ascorbic acid, and sensory evaluation. Compared with unpackaged (CK) and polyethylene (PE) films, PLA/PBAT films are more conducive to preserve the overall flavor of passion fruit during storage time, in agreement with sensory evaluation, tested by E-nose, E-tongue, and GC-MS, which also proved that it can effectively maintain the edible quality of passion fruit during storage time. We believe that our study makes a significant contribution to literature because it paves the way to the generalization and application of packaging films based on composite antibacterial polymers and facilitates the commercialization of fresh passion fruit as an important health food.
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- Rong Zhang
- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Sichuan Tourism University, Chengdu 610100, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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