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Scown CD. Prospects for carbon-negative biomanufacturing. Trends Biotechnol 2022; 40:1415-1424. [PMID: 36192249 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Biomanufacturing has the potential to reduce demand for petrochemicals and mitigate climate change. Recent studies have also suggested that some of these products can be net carbon negative, effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere and locking it up in products. This review explores the magnitude of carbon removal achievable through biomanufacturing and discusses the likely fate of carbon in a range of target molecules. Solvents, cleaning agents, or food and pharmaceutical additives will likely re-release their carbon as CO2 at the end of their functional lives, while carbon incorporated into non-compostable polymers can result in long-term sequestration. Future research can maximize its impact by focusing on reducing emissions, achieving performance advantages, and enabling a more circular carbon economy.
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- Corinne D Scown
- Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Life-Cycle, Economics and Agronomy Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA; Energy and Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Kulikova Y, Sukhikh S, Babich O, Yuliya M, Krasnovskikh M, Noskova S. Feasibility of Old Bark and Wood Waste Recycling. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1549. [PMID: 35736700 PMCID: PMC9230676 DOI: 10.3390/plants11121549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The pulp and paper industry leads to the formation of significant amounts of bark and wood waste (BWW), which is mostly dumped, causing negative climate and environmental impacts. This article presents an overview of methods for recycling BWW, as well as the results of assessing the resource potential of old bark waste based on physicochemical and thermal analysis. It was found that using BWW as a plant-growing substrate is challenging because it was observed that bark waste is phytotoxic. The C:N waste ratio is far from optimum; moreover, it has a low biodegradation rate (less than 0.15% per year). The calorific value content of BWW ranged from 7.7 to 18.9 MJ/kg on d.m., the ash content was from 4% to 22%, and the initial moisture content was from 60.8% to 74.9%, which allowed us to draw conclusions about the feasibility of using hydrothermal methods for their processing to obtain biofuel and for the unreasonableness of using traditional thermal methods (combustion, pyrolysis, gasification).
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- Yuliya Kulikova
- Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant BFU, 236016 Kaliningrad, Russia; (S.S.); (O.B.); (S.N.)
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- Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant BFU, 236016 Kaliningrad, Russia; (S.S.); (O.B.); (S.N.)
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- Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant BFU, 236016 Kaliningrad, Russia; (S.S.); (O.B.); (S.N.)
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- Environmental Protection Department, Perm National Research Polytechnic University, 614000 Perm, Russia;
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Technology and Technosphere Safety, Perm State National Research University, St. Bukireva, 15, 614990 Perm, Russia;
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- Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant BFU, 236016 Kaliningrad, Russia; (S.S.); (O.B.); (S.N.)
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Yi X, Alper HS. Considering Strain Variation and Non-Type Strains for Yeast Metabolic Engineering Applications. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12040510. [PMID: 35455001 PMCID: PMC9032683 DOI: 10.3390/life12040510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A variety of yeast species have been considered ideal hosts for metabolic engineering to produce value-added chemicals, including the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as well as non-conventional yeasts including Yarrowia lipolytica, Kluyveromyces marxianus, and Pichia pastoris. However, the metabolic capacity of these microbes is not simply dictated or implied by genus or species alone. Within the same species, yeast strains can display distinct variations in their phenotypes and metabolism, which affect the performance of introduced pathways and the production of interesting compounds. Moreover, it is unclear how this metabolic potential corresponds to function upon rewiring these organisms. These reports thus point out a new consideration for successful metabolic engineering, specifically: what are the best strains to utilize and how does one achieve effective metabolic engineering? Understanding such questions will accelerate the host selection and optimization process for generating yeast cell factories. In this review, we survey recent advances in studying yeast strain variations and utilizing non-type strains in pathway production and metabolic engineering applications. Additionally, we highlight the importance of employing portable methods for metabolic rewiring to best access this metabolic diversity. Finally, we conclude by highlighting the importance of considering strain diversity in metabolic engineering applications.
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- Xiunan Yi
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA;
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- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA;
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Correspondence:
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Review of Studies on Joint Recovery of Macroalgae and Marine Debris by Hydrothermal Liquefaction. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12020569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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At the moment, macroalgae blooms in sea waters, the rotting of which causes greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to the formation of a negative ecological and economic situation in coastal zones, which has become a serious problem. Fuel production through hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of macroalgae and marine debris is a promising solution to this ecological problem. The article provides an overview of studies on producing fuel from macroalgae and an assessment of the possibility of their joint recovery with marine debris. The optimal process conditions and their technological efficiency were evaluated. The article shows the feasibility of using heterogeneous catalysis and co-solvent to increase the yield of bio-oil and improve its quality. An assessment of the possibility of joint processing of waste macroalgae and marine debris showed the inexpediency of this direction. The high degree of drift macroalgae contamination also raises the question of the appropriateness of the preliminary extraction of other valuable components for nutrition use, such as fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and their derivatives.
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Cagnin L, Gronchi N, Basaglia M, Favaro L, Casella S. Selection of Superior Yeast Strains for the Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Steam-Exploded Residues. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:756032. [PMID: 34803979 PMCID: PMC8601721 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.756032] [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: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The production of lignocellulosic ethanol calls for a robust fermentative yeast able to tolerate a wide range of toxic molecules that occur in the pre-treated lignocellulose. The concentration of inhibitors varies according to the composition of the lignocellulosic material and the harshness of the pre-treatment used. It follows that the versatility of the yeast should be considered when selecting a robust strain. This work aimed at the validation of seven natural Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, previously selected for their industrial fitness, for their application in the production of lignocellulosic bioethanol. Their inhibitor resistance and fermentative performances were compared to those of the benchmark industrial yeast S. cerevisiae Ethanol Red, currently utilized in the second-generation ethanol plants. The yeast strains were characterized for their tolerance using a synthetic inhibitor mixture formulated with increasing concentrations of weak acids and furans, as well as steam-exploded lignocellulosic pre-hydrolysates, generally containing the same inhibitors. The eight non-diluted liquors have been adopted to assess yeast ability to withstand bioethanol industrial conditions. The most tolerant S. cerevisiae Fm17 strain, together with the reference Ethanol Red, was evaluated for fermentative performances in two pre-hydrolysates obtained from cardoon and common reed, chosen for their large inhibitor concentrations. S. cerevisiae Fm17 outperformed the industrial strain Ethanol Red, producing up to 18 and 39 g/L ethanol from cardoon and common reed, respectively, with ethanol yields always higher than those of the benchmark strain. This natural strain exhibits great potential to be used as superior yeast in the lignocellulosic ethanol plants.
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- Lorenzo Cagnin
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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Bioethanol obtained from agro-food wastes could contribute to decrease the dependency on fossil resources, reduce the impact of fossil fuels on the environment, and mitigate the food versus fuel debate. This study is aimed to investigate the availability of residual inexpensive agro-food biomasses that could feed a second-generation bioethanol plant located in a specific area of North Eastern Italy. After the identification of all crops in the area, more than 40 agro-food residues were analyzed for their availability and compositions in terms of water, polysaccharides, and sugars potentially convertible into bioethanol. 574,166 Mg of residual wet lignocellulosic biomass corresponding to 297,325 Mg of dry material were found available for bioethanol conversion. The most promising substrates were wheat straw and vine shoots. Based on the chemical composition of residues, the potential attainable ethanol was determined. Theoretical potential ethanol production was estimated at nearly 72,000 Mg per year. This quantity extensively exceeds the minimum yearly capacity of a sustainable bioethanol plant previously identified as around 50,000 Mg of ethanol. Taken together, these results demonstrate that, in the analyzed area, agro-food residues are available in an amount that could sustain bioethanol production in a specific and restricted district. Techno-economical evaluations are in progress to assess the actual feasibility of installing a second generation bioethanol production plant in the area of interest.
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Ouyang S, Zou L, Qiao H, Shi J, Zheng Z, Ouyang J. One-pot process for lactic acid production from wheat straw by an adapted Bacillus coagulans and identification of genes related to hydrolysate-tolerance. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 315:123855. [PMID: 32707506 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In this study, Bacillus coagulans CC17A with highly tolerant to hydrolysate was obtained through adaptive evolution. After 63 generations, the strain CC17A was stably in 45% (v/v) hydrolysate media and could digest multiple inhibitors in the hydrolysate. Based on its promising features, a one-pot process was developed to produce lactic acid (LA) from wheat straw. After dilute acid pretreatment of wheat straw, simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation was conducted using CC17A without any solid-liquid separation and pre-detoxification. Total 35.50 g LA was produced from 80 g raw substrate and the production yield was as high as 70.9% of theoretical. To elucidate the tolerance mechanism, transcriptomic profiling of CC17A was studied. The highly up-regulated oxidoreductases and phenolic acid decarboxylase are considered to be involved with the inhibitors-tolerance of B. coagulans CC17A.
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- Shuiping Ouyang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China.
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Suleiman M, Krüger A, Antranikian G. Biomass-degrading glycoside hydrolases of archaeal origin. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:153. [PMID: 32905355 PMCID: PMC7469102 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01792-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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During the last decades, the impact of hyperthermophiles and their enzymes has been intensively investigated for implementation in various high-temperature biotechnological processes. Biocatalysts of hyperthermophiles have proven to show extremely high thermo-activities and thermo-stabilities and are identified as suitable candidates for numerous industrial processes with harsh conditions, including the process of an efficient plant biomass pretreatment and conversion. Already-characterized archaea-originated glycoside hydrolases (GHs) have shown highly impressive features and numerous enzyme characterizations indicated that these biocatalysts show maximum activities at a higher temperature range compared to bacterial ones. However, compared to bacterial biomass-degrading enzymes, the number of characterized archaeal ones remains low. To discover new promising archaeal GH candidates, it is necessary to study in detail the microbiology and enzymology of extremely high-temperature habitats, ranging from terrestrial to marine hydrothermal systems. State-of-the art technologies such as sequencing of genomes and metagenomes and automated binning of genomes out of metagenomes, combined with classical microbiological culture-dependent approaches, have been successfully performed to detect novel promising biomass-degrading hyperthermozymes. In this review, we will focus on the detection, characterization and similarities of archaeal GHs and their unique characteristics. The potential of hyperthermozymes and their impact on high-temperature industrial applications have not yet been exhausted.
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- Marcel Suleiman
- Institute of Technical Microbiology, University of Technology Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Technical Microbiology, University of Technology Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Technical Microbiology, University of Technology Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Huang S, Geng A. High-copy genome integration of 2,3-butanediol biosynthesis pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae via in vivo DNA assembly and replicative CRISPR-Cas9 mediated delta integration. J Biotechnol 2020; 310:13-20. [PMID: 32006629 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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CRISPR Cas9 system is becoming an emerging genome-editing platform and has been widely used for multiplex genome engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we developed a novel replicative and integrative CRISPR Cas9 genome-editing platform for large DNA construct in vivo assembly, replication, and high-copy genome integration in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It harnessed advantages of autonomous replicative sequence in S. cerevisiae, in vivo DNA assembly, CRISPR Cas9, and delta integration. Enhanced green fluorescent protein was used as a marker to confirm large DNA construct in vivo assembly and genome integration. Based on this platform, an efficient 2,3- BDO producing yeast strain was rapidly constructed with up to 25-copy genome integration of 2,3-BDO biosynthesis pathway. Further strain engineering was conducted by multiplex disruption of ADH1, PDC1, PDC5 and MTH1 using a 2μ-based replicative CRISPR Cas9 plasmid containing donor DNAs. As a result, the 2,3-BDO titer was improved by 3.9 folds compared to that obtained by the initially engineered yeast and 50.5 g/L 2,3-BDO was produced by the final engineered yeast strain 36aS5-CFBDO in fed-batch fermentation without strain evolution and process optimization. This study demonstrated that the new replicative and integrative CRISPR Cas9 genome-editing platform was promising in generating an efficient 2,3-BDO-producing S. cerevisiae strain.
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- Shuangcheng Huang
- School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore.
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- School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore.
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Hoang Nguyen Tran P, Ko JK, Gong G, Um Y, Lee SM. Improved simultaneous co-fermentation of glucose and xylose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient lignocellulosic biorefinery. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:12. [PMID: 31993090 PMCID: PMC6975041 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1641-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lignocellulosic biorefinery offers economical and sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a promising industrial host for biorefinery, has been intensively developed to expand its product profile. However, the sequential and slow conversion of xylose into target products remains one of the main challenges for realizing efficient industrial lignocellulosic biorefinery. RESULTS In this study, we developed a powerful mixed-sugar co-fermenting strain of S. cerevisiae, XUSEA, with improved xylose conversion capacity during simultaneous glucose/xylose co-fermentation. To reinforce xylose catabolism, the overexpression target in the pentose phosphate pathway was selected using a DNA assembler method and overexpressed increasing xylose consumption and ethanol production by twofold. The performance of the newly engineered strain with improved xylose catabolism was further boosted by elevating fermentation temperature and thus significantly reduced the co-fermentation time by half. Through combined efforts of reinforcing the pathway of xylose catabolism and elevating the fermentation temperature, XUSEA achieved simultaneous co-fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysates, composed of 39.6 g L-1 glucose and 23.1 g L-1 xylose, within 24 h producing 30.1 g L-1 ethanol with a yield of 0.48 g g-1. CONCLUSIONS Owing to its superior co-fermentation performance and ability for further engineering, XUSEA has potential as a platform in a lignocellulosic biorefinery toward realizing a more economical and sustainable process for large-scale bioethanol production.
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- Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran
- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
- Division of Energy and Environment Technology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
- Division of Energy and Environment Technology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
- Division of Energy and Environment Technology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113 Republic of Korea
- Green School, Korea University, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
- Division of Energy and Environment Technology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113 Republic of Korea
- Green School, Korea University, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea
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Gao J, Li J, Wachemo AC, Yuan H, Zuo X, Li X. Mass conversion pathway during anaerobic digestion of wheat straw. RSC Adv 2020; 10:27720-27727. [PMID: 35516919 PMCID: PMC9055595 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra02441d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A material flow analysis (MFA) method was employed to investigate elemental flow direction during the anaerobic digestion (AD) of wheat straw (WS) pretreated with potassium hydroxide. A lab-scale batch AD experiment conducted at 35 ± 1 °C was investigated to realize carbon conversion in biogas, liquid and solid digestates. The results showed that the highest growth rate of carbon conversion in biogas was observed from the fourth day to the twenty-fourth day, which accounted for 70.64%. The cumulative biogas production of WS was 531 mL g−1 VS, along with a high volatile solids degradation rate (55.0%). The MFA results indicated that the flow mass fractions of carbon in biogas, liquid and solid digestates were 49.96%, 5.61% and 44.43%, respectively. The flow mass fraction of nitrogen in liquid and solid digestates was 45.65% and 54.35%, respectively. This study can provide a theoretical basis for elemental flow in each product from biogas projects. A material flow analysis (MFA) method was employed to investigate elemental flow direction during the anaerobic digestion (AD) of wheat straw (WS) pretreated with potassium hydroxide.![]()
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- Jian Gao
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- PR China
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- Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center
- Beijing 100048
- PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- PR China
- Department of Water Supply and Environmental Engineering
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- PR China
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Zhai L, Manglekar RR, Geng A. Enzyme production and oil palm empty fruit bunch bioconversion to ethanol using a hybrid yeast strain. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2019; 67:714-722. [PMID: 31498481 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is a lignocellulosic biomass generated in palm oil mills. It is a sustainable resource for fuels and chemicals. In this study, OPEFB was converted to ethanol by an integrative OPEFB conversion process including dilute alkaline pretreatment, cellulolytic enzyme production, separate OPEFB hydrolysis, and cofermentation using a hybrid xylose-fermenting yeast. OPEFB was pretreated using 1% (w/v) NaOH solution followed by 1% (v/v) H2 O2 . Further, cellulolytic enzymes were produced by submerged fermentation using Trichoderma reesei Rut C30 and used for OPEFB hydrolysis. The filter paper cellulase activity of the crude cellulolytic enzymes was 15.1 IU/mL, which was higher than those obtained by reported Trichoderma strains under laboratory conditions. Glucose and xylose yields reached 66.9% and 74.2%, respectively, at 30 filter paper unit (FPU)/g-biomass enzyme dosage and 10% (w/v) biomass loading. The hybrid yeast strain ScF2 was previously constructed through recursive genome shuffling of Pichia stipitis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and was used in OPEFB hydrolysate fermentation. About 16.9 g/L ethanol was produced with an ethanol yield of 0.34 g/g sugars, which was 67% of theoretical ethanol yield.
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- Lili Zhai
- School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore
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