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Khunnonkwao P, Thitiprasert S, Jaiaue P, Khumrangsee K, Cheirsilp B, Thongchul N. The outlooks and key challenges in renewable biomass feedstock utilization for value-added platform chemical via bioprocesses. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30830. [PMID: 38770303 PMCID: PMC11103475 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30830] [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: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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The conversion of renewable biomass feedstock into value-added products via bioprocessing platforms has become attractive because of environmental and health concerns. Process performance and cost competitiveness are major factors in the bioprocess design to produce desirable products from biomass feedstock. Proper pretreatment allows delignification and hemicellulose removal from the liquid fraction, allowing cellulose to be readily hydrolyzed to monomeric sugars. Several industrial products are produced via sugar fermentation using either naturally isolated or genetically modified microbes. Microbial platforms play an important role in the synthesis of several products, including drop-in chemicals, as-in products, and novel compounds. The key elements in developing a fermentation platform are medium formulation, sterilization, and active cells for inoculation. Downstream bioproduct recovery may seem like a straightforward chemical process, but is more complex, wherein cost competitiveness versus recovery performance becomes a challenge. This review summarizes the prospects for utilizing renewable biomass for bioprocessing.
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- Panwana Khunnonkwao
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Innovative Biotechnology for Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Operating windows for early evaluation of the applicability of advanced reactive distillation technologies. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stipsitz P, Mandl M, Harasek M. Ethyl lactate production by reactive distillation - optimization of reaction kinetics and energy efficiency. OPEN RESEARCH EUROPE 2021; 1:82. [PMID: 37645126 PMCID: PMC10445869 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13744.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Background: Ethyl lactate is an environmentally benign solvent, which could substitute petrol-based volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in many applications if production costs are reduced. It is usually produced by the esterification of lactic acid with ethanol - two important chemical building blocks of biorefineries that are available at industrial scale. Reactive distillation is a promising alternative production process, which utilises process intensification to increase energy efficiency and space-time yield by enhancing the reaction kinetics. Methods: In this work, process intensification of ethyl lactate production by means of distillation was analysed with special focus on the efficient separation of water. Different setups were evaluated. The feedstock requirements were studied and the process was optimized regarding reaction kinetics in experiments on laboratory level. The preparation of anhydrous starting mixtures for ethyl lactate formation was tested in batch experiments and applied to reactive distillation. The simultaneous distillation was optimized and assessed for its energy efficiency. For this purpose, integrated reactive distillation was compared to a simple setup for distillation enhanced esterification. Results: It was found that an optimized serial setup of reactors and distillation steps can offer similar process intensification at a lower distillate rate compared to simultaneous reactive distillation and is therefore more energy efficient. Moreover, the serial setup is more flexible and straight-forward to regulate and scale-up. Conclusions: Based on the experimental results, the optimal setup and parameters of a continuous process for ethyl lactate production by distillation enhanced esterification was presented.
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- Peter Stipsitz
- tbw research GmbH, Grünbergstrasse 15, Vienna, 1120, Austria
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- tbw research GmbH, Grünbergstrasse 15, Vienna, 1120, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/166, Vienna, 1060, Austria
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Rostovtseva V, Pulyalina A, Dubovenko R, Faykov I, Subbotina K, Saprykina N, Novikov A, Vinogradova L, Polotskaya G. Enhancing Pervaporation Membrane Selectivity by Incorporating Star Macromolecules Modified with Ionic Liquid for Intensification of Lactic Acid Dehydration. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13111811. [PMID: 34072762 PMCID: PMC8198700 DOI: 10.3390/polym13111811] [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: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Modification of polymer matrix by hybrid fillers is a promising way to produce membranes with excellent separation efficiency due to variations in membrane structure. High-performance membranes for the pervaporation dehydration were produced by modifying poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) to facilitate lactic acid purification. Ionic liquid (IL), heteroarm star macromolecules (HSM), and their combination (IL:HSM) were employed as additives to the polymer matrix. The composition and structure of hybrid membranes were characterized by X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the membranes surface and cross-section morphology. It was established that the inclusion of modifiers in the polymer matrix leads to the change of membrane structure. The influence of IL:HSM was also studied via sorption experiments and pervaporation of water‒lactic acid mixtures. Lactic acid is an essential compound in many industries, including food, pharmaceutical, chemical, while the recovering and purifying account for approximately 50% of its production cost. It was found that the membranes selectively remove water from the feed. Quantum mechanical calculations determine the favorable interactions between various membrane components and the liquid mixture. With IL:HSM addition, the separation factor and performance in lactic acid dehydration were improved compared with pure polymer membrane. The best performance was found for (HSM: IL)-PPO/UPM composite membrane, where the permeate flux and the separation factor of about 0.06 kg m−2 h−1 and 749, respectively, were obtained. The research results demonstrated that ionic liquids in combination with star macromolecules for membrane modification could be a promising approach for membrane design.
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- Valeriia Rostovtseva
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.R.); (R.D.); (I.F.); (K.S.); (A.N.); (G.P.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.R.); (R.D.); (I.F.); (K.S.); (A.N.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.R.); (R.D.); (I.F.); (K.S.); (A.N.); (G.P.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.R.); (R.D.); (I.F.); (K.S.); (A.N.); (G.P.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.R.); (R.D.); (I.F.); (K.S.); (A.N.); (G.P.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.S.); (L.V.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.R.); (R.D.); (I.F.); (K.S.); (A.N.); (G.P.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.S.); (L.V.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.R.); (R.D.); (I.F.); (K.S.); (A.N.); (G.P.)
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.S.); (L.V.)
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Phanthumchinda N, Thitiprasert S, Tanasupawat S, Assabumrungrat S, Thongchul N. Process and cost modeling of lactic acid recovery from fermentation broths by membrane-based process. Process Biochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2018.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Alves de Oliveira R, Komesu A, Vaz Rossell CE, Maciel Filho R. Challenges and opportunities in lactic acid bioprocess design—From economic to production aspects. Biochem Eng J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mai TK, Rodtong S, Baimark Y, Rarey J, Boontawan A. Membrane-based purification of optically pure D-lactic acid from fermentation broth to poly(D-lactide) polymer. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass Into Platform Chemicals for Biobased Polyurethane Application. ADVANCES IN BIOENERGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aibe.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang W, Na S, Li W, Xing W. Kinetic Modeling of Pervaporation Aided Esterification of Propionic Acid and Ethanol Using T-Type Zeolite Membrane. Ind Eng Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b00505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Wenying Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Arcanjo M, Fernandes F, Silva IJ. Separation of Lactic Acid Produced by Hydrothermal Conversion of Glycerol Using Ion-Exchange Chromatography. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1260/0263-6174.33.2.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- M.R.A. Arcanjo
- Research Group Separations by Adsorption (GPSA), Department of Chemical Engineering, Technology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Center for Analysis and Process Development (NADP), Campus do Pici, Bl. 709, CEP 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Research Group Separations by Adsorption (GPSA), Department of Chemical Engineering, Technology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Lubsungneon J, Srisuno S, Rodtong S, Boontawan A. Nanofiltration coupled with vapor permeation-assisted esterification as an effective purification step for fermentation-derived succinic acid. J Memb Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Castillo Martinez FA, Balciunas EM, Salgado JM, Domínguez González JM, Converti A, Oliveira RPDS. Lactic acid properties, applications and production: A review. Trends Food Sci Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2012.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 401] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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