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Farooq A, Yang H, Ding Z, Bu F, Guo M, Sun W, Wang Z, Tian M. Exploring the versatility of biodegradable biomass aerogels: In-depth evaluation of Firmiana simplex bark microfibers depolymerized by deep eutectic solvent. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 275:133629. [PMID: 38964682 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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In this study, we investigated the use of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) at different molar ratios and temperatures as a green and efficient approach for microfibers (MFs) extraction. Our approach entailed the utilization of Firmiana simplex bark (FSB) fibers, enabling the production of different dimensions of FSB microfibers (FSBMFs) by combining DES pretreatment and mechanical disintegration technique. The proposed practice demonstrates the simplicity and effectiveness of the method. The morphology of the prepared microfibers was studied using the Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) technique. Additionally, the results revealed that the chemical and mechanical treatments did not significantly alter the well-preserved cellulose structure of microfibers, and a crystallinity index of 56.6 % for FSB fibers and 63.8 % for FSBMFs was observed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Furthermore, using the freeze-drying technique, FSBMFs in water solutions produced effective aerogels for air purification application. In comparison to commercial mask (CM), FSBMF aerogels' superior hierarchical cellular architectures allowed them to attain excellent filtration efficiencies of 94.48 % (PM10) and 91.51 % (PM2.5) as well as excellent degradation properties were analyzed. The findings show that FSBMFs can be extracted from Firmiana simplex bark, a natural cellulose-rich material, using DES for environmentally friendly aerogel preparation and applications.
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- Amjad Farooq
- School of Textile and Garment, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui, China; School of Textile and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Textile and Garment, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provisional Institute of Product Quality Supervision and Inspection, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Textile and Garment, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- School of Textile and Garment, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Guizhou Jintong Ecological Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd., Jianhe, Guizhou, China
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- School of Textile and Garment, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
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- School of Textile and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Luomaranta M, Grones C, Choudhary S, Milhinhos A, Kalman TA, Nilsson O, Robinson KM, Street NR, Tuominen H. Systems genetic analysis of lignin biosynthesis in Populus tremula. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024. [PMID: 39072753 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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The genetic control underlying natural variation in lignin content and composition in trees is not fully understood. We performed a systems genetic analysis to uncover the genetic regulation of lignin biosynthesis in a natural 'SwAsp' population of aspen (Populus tremula) trees. We analyzed gene expression by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) in differentiating xylem tissues, and lignin content and composition using Pyrolysis-GC-MS in mature wood of 268 trees from 99 genotypes. Abundant variation was observed for lignin content and composition, and genome-wide association study identified proteins in the pentose phosphate pathway and arabinogalactan protein glycosylation among the top-ranked genes that are associated with these traits. Variation in gene expression and the associated genetic polymorphism was revealed through the identification of 312 705 local and 292 003 distant expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL). A co-expression network analysis suggested modularization of lignin biosynthesis and novel functions for the lignin-biosynthetic CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 2 and CAFFEOYL-CoA O-METHYLTRANSFERASE 3. PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE 3 was co-expressed with HOMEOBOX PROTEIN 5 (HB5), and the role of HB5 in stimulating lignification was demonstrated in transgenic trees. The systems genetic approach allowed linking natural variation in lignin biosynthesis to trees´ responses to external cues such as mechanical stimulus and nutrient availability.
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- Mikko Luomaranta
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
- SciLifeLab, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183, Umeå, Sweden
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Sapouna I, van Erven G, Heidling E, Lawoko M, McKee LS. Impact of Extraction Method on the Structure of Lignin from Ball-Milled Hardwood. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2023; 11:15533-15543. [PMID: 37920800 PMCID: PMC10618921 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c02977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Understanding the structure of hardwoods can permit better valorization of lignin by enabling the optimization of green, high-yield extraction protocols that preserve the structure of wood biopolymers. To that end, a mild protocol was applied for the extraction of lignin from ball-milled birch. This made it possible to understand the differences in the extractability of lignin in each extraction step. The fractions were extensively characterized using 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This comprehensive characterization highlighted that lignin populations extracted by warm water, alkali, and ionic liquid/ethanol diverged in structural features including subunit composition, interunit linkage content, and the abundance of oxidized moieties. Moreover, ether- and ester-type lignin-carbohydrate complexes were identified in the different extracts. Irrespective of whether natively present in the wood or artificially formed during extraction, these complexes play an important role in the extractability of lignin from ball-milled hardwood. Our results contribute to the further improvement of lignin extraction strategies, for both understanding lignin as present in the lignocellulosic matrix and for dedicated lignin valorization efforts.
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- Ioanna Sapouna
- Wallenberg
Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
- Division
of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, 114 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Wageningen
Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University
& Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory
of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University
& Research, Bornse
Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division
of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, 114 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Wallenberg
Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
- Division
of Wood Chemistry and Pulp Technology, Department of Fiber and Polymer
Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Wallenberg
Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
- Division
of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, 114 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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Cheng X, Palma B, Zhao H, Zhang H, Wang J, Chen Z, Hu J. Photoreforming for Lignin Upgrading: A Critical Review. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023:e202300675. [PMID: 37455297 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Photoreforming of lignocellulosic biomass to simultaneously produce gas fuels and value-added chemicals has gradually emerged as a promising strategy to alleviate the fossil fuels crisis. Compared to cellulose and hemicellulose, the exploitation and utilization of lignin via photoreforming are still at the early and more exciting stages. This Review systematically summarizes the latest progress on the photoreforming of lignin-derived model components and "real" lignin, aiming to provide insights for lignin photocatalytic valorization from fundamental to industrial applications. Considering the complexity of lignin physicochemical properties, related analytic methods are also introduced to characterize lignin photocatalytic conversion and product distribution. We finally put forward the challenges and perspective of lignin photoreforming, hoping to provide some guidance to valorize biomass into value-added chemicals and fuels via a mild photoreforming process in the future.
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- Xi Cheng
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Fan M, Liu Z, Xie J, Chen Y. An optimum biomass fractionation strategy into maximum carbohydrates conversion and lignin valorization from poplar. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 385:129344. [PMID: 37369319 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Appropriate fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into useable forms is a key challenge to achieving an economic bioethanol production. In the present study, four different fractionation strategies of hydrothermal-, NaOH-, ethanol-, and NaOH catalyzed ethanol pretreatment were investigated to compare their abilities of cellulose conversion. Results showed that NaOH catalyzed ethanol pretreatment showed a rather high extent of delignification of 85.92%, which also enhanced the retention of cellulose (92.56%) and hemicellulose (76.57%); while other pretreatments tended to produce cellulose fraction which was insufficient to achieve the whole component utilization. After simultaneous saccharification and fermentation at high solids loading, synergistic maximization of xylose (42.47 g/L) and ethanol (85.74 g/L) output was achieved via alkaline ethanol pretreatment. Lignin characterization information showed that alkaline ethanol pretreatment facilitates the cleavage of β-O-4 linkage and further converts into arylglycerol. Moreover, less condensed substructure units with high processing activity were also generated in S- and G- lignin.
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- Meishan Fan
- Institute of Biomass Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural and Forestry Biomass, Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China; Henry Fok School of Biology & Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan 512005, PR China
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- Henry Fok School of Biology & Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan 512005, PR China
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- Institute of Biomass Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural and Forestry Biomass, Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China.
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- Institute of Biomass Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural and Forestry Biomass, Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China; Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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Escamez S, Robinson KM, Luomaranta M, Gandla ML, Mähler N, Yassin Z, Grahn T, Scheepers G, Stener LG, Jansson S, Jönsson LJ, Street NR, Tuominen H. Genetic markers and tree properties predicting wood biorefining potential in aspen (Populus tremula) bioenergy feedstock. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:65. [PMID: 37038157 PMCID: PMC10088276 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Wood represents the majority of the biomass on land and constitutes a renewable source of biofuels and other bioproducts. However, wood is recalcitrant to bioconversion, raising a need for feedstock improvement in production of, for instance, biofuels. We investigated the properties of wood that affect bioconversion, as well as the underlying genetics, to help identify superior tree feedstocks for biorefining. RESULTS We recorded 65 wood-related and growth traits in a population of 113 natural aspen genotypes from Sweden ( https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gtht76hrd ). These traits included three growth and field performance traits, 20 traits for wood chemical composition, 17 traits for wood anatomy and structure, and 25 wood saccharification traits as indicators of bioconversion potential. Glucose release after saccharification with acidic pretreatment correlated positively with tree stem height and diameter and the carbohydrate content of the wood, and negatively with the content of lignin and the hemicellulose sugar units. Most of these traits displayed extensive natural variation within the aspen population and high broad-sense heritability, supporting their potential in genetic improvement of feedstocks towards improved bioconversion. Finally, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) revealed 13 genetic loci for saccharification yield (on a whole-tree-biomass basis), with six of them intersecting with associations for either height or stem diameter of the trees. CONCLUSIONS The simple growth traits of stem height and diameter were identified as good predictors of wood saccharification yield in aspen trees. GWAS elucidated the underlying genetics, revealing putative genetic markers for bioconversion of bioenergy tree feedstocks.
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- Sacha Escamez
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- RISE AB, Drottning Kristinas Väg 61 B, 114 28, Stockholm, Sweden
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- RISE AB, Drottning Kristinas Väg 61 B, 114 28, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, Ekebo, 268 90, Svalöv, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden.
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Halysh V, Romero-García JM, Vidal AM, Kulik T, Palianytsia B, García M, Castro E. Apricot Seed Shells and Walnut Shells as Unconventional Sugars and Lignin Sources. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031455. [PMID: 36771117 PMCID: PMC9918925 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The present study focuses on using apricot seeds shells and walnut shells as a potential renewable material for biorefinery in Ukraine. The goal of the research work was to determine the relationship between the chemical composition of solid residues from biomass after acid pretreatment with H2SO4, alkaline pretreatment with NaOH, and a steam explosion pretreatment and the recovery of sugars and lignin after further enzymatic hydrolysis with the application of an industrial cellulase Cellic CTec2. Apricot seeds shells and walnut shells consist of lots of cellulose (35.01 and 24.19%, respectively), lignin (44.55% and 44.63%, respectively), hemicelluloses (10.77% and 26.68%, respectively), and extractives (9.97% and 11.41%, respectively), which affect the efficiency of the bioconversion of polysaccharides to sugars. The alkaline pretreatment was found to be more efficient in terms of glucose yield in comparison with that of acid and steam explosion, and the maximum enzymatic conversions of cellulose reached were 99.7% and 94.6% for the solids from the apricot seeds shells and the walnut shells, respectively. The maximum amount of lignin (82%) in the residual solid was obtained during the processing of apricot seed shells submitted to the acid pretreatment. The amount of lignin in the solids interferes with the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis. The results pave the way for the efficient and perspective utilization of shells through the use of inexpensive, simple and affordable chemical technologies, obtaining value-added products, and thus, reducing the amount of environmental pollution (compared to the usual disposal practice of direct burning) and energy and material external dependency (by taking advantage of these renewable, low-cost materials).
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- Vita Halysh
- Department of Ecology and Technology of Plant Polymers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Peremogy Avenu 37/4, 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine
- Laboratory of Kinetics and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions on the Surface of Solids, Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, General Naumov Str., 17, 03164 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Center for Advanced Studies in Earth Sciences, Energy and Environment (CEACTEMA), Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.M.R.-G.); (E.C.); Tel.: +34-9532182163 (E.C.)
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- Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Laboratory of Kinetics and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions on the Surface of Solids, Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, General Naumov Str., 17, 03164 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Laboratory of Kinetics and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions on the Surface of Solids, Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, General Naumov Str., 17, 03164 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Zitácuaro, Av. Tecnológico No. 186 Manzanillos, Zitácuaro 61534, Michoacán, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Center for Advanced Studies in Earth Sciences, Energy and Environment (CEACTEMA), Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.M.R.-G.); (E.C.); Tel.: +34-9532182163 (E.C.)
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Madadi M, Song G, Sun F, Sun C, Xia C, Zhang E, Karimi K, Tu M. Positive role of non-catalytic proteins on mitigating inhibitory effects of lignin and enhancing cellulase activity in enzymatic hydrolysis: Application, mechanism, and prospective. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 215:114291. [PMID: 36103929 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fermentable sugar production from lignocellulosic biomass has received considerable attention and has been dramatic progress recently. However, due to low enzymatic hydrolysis (EH) yields and rates, a high dosage of the costly enzyme is required, which is a bottleneck for commercial applications. Over the last decades, various strategies have been developed to reduce cellulase enzyme costs. The progress of the non-catalytic additive proteins in mitigating inhibition in EH is discussed in detail in this review. The low efficiency of EH is mostly due to soluble lignin compounds, insoluble lignin, and harsh thermal and mechanical conditions of the EH process. Adding non-catalytic proteins into the EH is considered a simple and efficient approach to boost hydrolysis yield. This review discussed the multiple mechanical steps involved in the EH process. The effect of physicochemical properties of modified lignin on EH and its interaction with cellulase and cellulose are identified and discussed, which include hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic, electrostatic, and cation-π interactions, as well as physical barriers. Moreover, the effects of different conditions of EH that lead to cellulase deactivation by thermal and mechanical mechanisms are also explained. Finally, recent advances in the development, potential mechanisms, and economic feasibility of non-catalytic proteins on EH are evaluated and perspectives are presented.
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- Meysam Madadi
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China
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- Institute of Agro-Products Processing Science and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, United States
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Honarmandrad Z, Kucharska K, Gębicki J. Processing of Biomass Prior to Hydrogen Fermentation and Post-Fermentative Broth Management. Molecules 2022; 27:7658. [PMID: 36364485 PMCID: PMC9658980 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Using bioconversion and simultaneous value-added product generation requires purification of the gaseous and the liquid streams before, during, and after the bioconversion process. The effect of diversified process parameters on the efficiency of biohydrogen generation via biological processes is a broad object of research. Biomass-based raw materials are often applied in investigations regarding biohydrogen generation using dark fermentation and photo fermentation microorganisms. The literature lacks information regarding model mixtures of lignocellulose and starch-based biomass, while the research is carried out based on a single type of raw material. The utilization of lignocellulosic and starch biomasses as the substrates for bioconversion processes requires the decomposition of lignocellulosic polymers into hexoses and pentoses. Among the components of lignocelluloses, mainly lignin is responsible for biomass recalcitrance. The natural carbohydrate-lignin shields must be disrupted to enable lignin removal before biomass hydrolysis and fermentation. The matrix of chemical compounds resulting from this kind of pretreatment may significantly affect the efficiency of biotransformation processes. Therefore, the actual state of knowledge on the factors affecting the culture of dark fermentation and photo fermentation microorganisms and their adaptation to fermentation of hydrolysates obtained from biomass requires to be monitored and a state of the art regarding this topic shall become a contribution to the field of bioconversion processes and the management of liquid streams after fermentation. The future research direction should be recognized as striving to simplification of the procedure, applying the assumptions of the circular economy and the responsible generation of liquid and gas streams that can be used and purified without large energy expenditure. The optimization of pre-treatment steps is crucial for the latter stages of the procedure.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Gabriela Narutowicza Street, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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Recent Advances in the Bioconversion of Waste Straw Biomass with Steam Explosion Technique: A Comprehensive Review. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10101959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Waste straw biomass is an abundant renewable bioresource raw material on Earth. Its stubborn wooden cellulose structure limits straw lignocellulose bioconversion into value-added products (e.g., biofuel, chemicals, and agricultural products). Compared to physicochemical and other preprocessing techniques, the steam explosion method, as a kind of hydrothermal method, was considered as a practical, eco-friendly, and cost-effective method to overcome the above-mentioned barriers during straw lignocellulose bioconversion. Steam explosion pretreatment of straw lignocellulose can effectively improve the conversion efficiency of producing biofuels and value-added chemicals and is expected to replace fossil fuels and partially replace traditional chemical fertilizers. Although the principles of steam explosion destruction of lignocellulosic structures for bioconversion to liquid fuels and producing solid biofuel were well known, applications of steam explosion in productions of value-added chemicals, organic fertilizers, biogas, etc. were less identified. Therefore, this review provides insights into advanced methods of utilizing steam explosion for straw biomass conversion as well as their corresponding processes and mechanisms. Finally, the current limitations and prospects of straw biomass conversion with steam explosion technology were elucidated.
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Hu S, Kamimura N, Sakamoto S, Nagano S, Takata N, Liu S, Goeminne G, Vanholme R, Uesugi M, Yamamoto M, Hishiyama S, Kim H, Boerjan W, Ralph J, Masai E, Mitsuda N, Kajita S. Rerouting of the lignin biosynthetic pathway by inhibition of cytosolic shikimate recycling in transgenic hybrid aspen. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 110:358-376. [PMID: 35044002 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lignin is a phenolic polymer deposited in the plant cell wall, and is mainly polymerized from three canonical monomers (monolignols), i.e. p-coumaryl, coniferyl and sinapyl alcohols. After polymerization, these alcohols form different lignin substructures. In dicotyledons, monolignols are biosynthesized from phenylalanine, an aromatic amino acid. Shikimate acts at two positions in the route to the lignin building blocks. It is part of the shikimate pathway that provides the precursor for the biosynthesis of phenylalanine, and is involved in the transesterification of p-coumaroyl-CoA to p-coumaroyl shikimate, one of the key steps in the biosynthesis of coniferyl and sinapyl alcohols. The shikimate residue in p-coumaroyl shikimate is released in later steps, and the resulting shikimate becomes available again for the biosynthesis of new p-coumaroyl shikimate molecules. In this study, we inhibited cytosolic shikimate recycling in transgenic hybrid aspen by accelerated phosphorylation of shikimate in the cytosol through expression of a bacterial shikimate kinase (SK). This expression elicited an increase in p-hydroxyphenyl units of lignin and, by contrast, a decrease in guaiacyl and syringyl units. Transgenic plants with high SK activity produced a lignin content comparable to that in wild-type plants, and had an increased processability via enzymatic saccharification. Although expression of many genes was altered in the transgenic plants, elevated SK activity did not exert a significant effect on the expression of the majority of genes responsible for lignin biosynthesis. The present results indicate that cytosolic shikimate recycling is crucial to the monomeric composition of lignin rather than for lignin content.
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- Shi Hu
- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Plant Gene Regulation Research Group, Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
- Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Forest Bio-Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, and US Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Metabolomics Core Ghent, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Forest Resource Chemistry, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, and US Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, and US Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Plant Gene Regulation Research Group, Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
- Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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Guimarães BMR, Scatolino MV, Martins MA, Ferreira SR, Mendes LM, Lima JT, Junior MG, Tonoli GHD. Bio-based films/nanopapers from lignocellulosic wastes for production of added-value micro-/nanomaterials. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:8665-8683. [PMID: 34490567 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16203-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The growing demand for products with lower environmental impact and the extensive applicability of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have received attention due to their attractive properties. In this study, bio-based films/nanopapers were produced with CNFs from banana tree pseudostem (BTPT) wastes and Eucalyptus kraft cellulose (EKC) and were evaluated by their properties, such as mechanical strength, biodegradability, and light transmittance. The CNFs were produced by mechanical fibrillation (after 20 and 40 passages) from suspensions of BTPT (alkaline pre-treated) and EKC. Films/nanopapers were produced by casting from both suspensions with concentrations of 2% (based in dry mass of CNF). The BTPT films/nanopapers showed greater mechanical properties, with Young's modulus and tensile strength around 2.42 GPa and 51 MPa (after 40 passages), respectively. On the other hand, the EKC samples showed lower disintegration in water after 24 h and biodegradability. The increase in the number of fibrillation cycles produced more transparent films/nanopapers and caused a significant reduction of water absorption for both raw materials. The permeability was similar for the films/nanopapers from BTPT and EKC. This study indicated that attractive mechanical properties and biodegradability, besides low cost, could be achieved by bio-based nanomaterials, with potential for being applied as emulsifying agents and special membranes, enabling more efficient utilization of agricultural wastes.
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- Department of Production Engineering, State University of Amapá - UEAP, Macapá, AP, Brazil.
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - EMBRAPA Instrumentação, Quinze de Novembro St, POB 741, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering, Federal University of Lavras - UFLA, Perimetral Av, POB 3037, Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Sciences, Federal University of Lavras - UFLA, Perimetral Av, POB 3037, Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Sciences, Federal University of Lavras - UFLA, Perimetral Av, POB 3037, Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Electromechanical, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais - CEFET, Araxá, MG, Brazil
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Wang Y, Meng X, Tian Y, Kim KH, Jia L, Pu Y, Leem G, Kumar D, Eudes A, Ragauskas AJ, Yoo CG. Engineered Sorghum Bagasse Enables a Sustainable Biorefinery with p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:5235-5244. [PMID: 34533890 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Integrating multidisciplinary research in plant genetic engineering and renewable deep eutectic solvents (DESs) can facilitate a sustainable and economic biorefinery. Herein, we leveraged a plant genetic engineering approach to specifically incorporate C6 C1 monomers into the lignin structure. By expressing the bacterial ubiC gene in sorghum, p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PB)-rich lignin was incorporated into the plant cell wall while this monomer was completely absent in the lignin of the wild-type (WT) biomass. A DES was synthesized with choline chloride (ChCl) and PB and applied to the pretreatment of the PB-rich mutant biomass for a sustainable biorefinery. The release of fermentable sugars was significantly enhanced (∼190 % increase) compared to untreated biomass by the DES pretreatment. In particular, the glucose released from the pretreated mutant biomass was up to 12 % higher than that from the pretreated WT biomass. Lignin was effectively removed from the biomass with the preservation of more than half of the β-Ο-4 linkages without condensed aromatic structures. Hydrogenolysis of the fractionated lignin was conducted to demonstrate the potential of phenolic compound production. In addition, a simple hydrothermal treatment could selectively extract PB from the same engineered lignin, showing a possible circular biorefinery. These results suggest that the combination of PB-based DES and engineered PB-rich biomass is a promising strategy to achieve a sustainable closed-loop biorefinery.
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- Yunxuan Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02797, South Korea
- Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Center of Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joint Institute for Biological Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- The Michael M. Szwarc Polymer Research Institute, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Center of Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joint Institute for Biological Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- Center of Renewable Carbon, Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- The Michael M. Szwarc Polymer Research Institute, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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Wang J, Xu Y, Meng X, Pu Y, Ragauskas A, Zhang J. Production of xylo-oligosaccharides from poplar by acetic acid pretreatment and its impact on inhibitory effect of poplar lignin. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 323:124593. [PMID: 33387707 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recently, efficient production of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) from poplar by acetic acid (AA) pretreatment was developed; but the effect of residual lignin on subsequent cellulase hydrolysis was unclear. Herein, XOS was produced from poplar by AA pretreatment and the effect of AA pretreatment on lignin inhibition to cellulase hydrolysis was investigated. The results indicated that a high XOS yield of 55.8% was obtained, and the inhibition degree of lignin in poplar increased from 1.0% to 6.8% after AA pretreatment. Lignin was acetylated and its molecular weight decreased from 12,211 to 2871 g/mol after AA pretreatment. The increase of S/G ratio, phenolic hydroxyl, and condensed units of lignin after AA pretreatment might be reasons for this intensified inhibition. The results advanced our understanding of the structural and inhibitory properties of lignin after production of XOS from poplar with AA pretreatment, and provided references for efficient cellulase hydrolysis of poplar after AA pretreatment.
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- Jinye Wang
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, 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, China; Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA
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- Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA; Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Barron C, Devaux MF, Foucat L, Falourd X, Looten R, Joseph-Aime M, Durand S, Bonnin E, Lapierre C, Saulnier L, Rouau X, Guillon F. Enzymatic degradation of maize shoots: monitoring of chemical and physical changes reveals different saccharification behaviors. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:1. [PMID: 33402195 PMCID: PMC7786969 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01854-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The recalcitrance of lignocellulosics to enzymatic saccharification has been related to many factors, including the tissue and molecular heterogeneity of the plant particles. The role of tissue heterogeneity generally assessed from plant sections is not easy to study on a large scale. In the present work, dry fractionation of ground maize shoot was performed to obtain particle fractions enriched in a specific tissue. The degradation profiles of the fractions were compared considering physical changes in addition to chemical conversion. RESULTS Coarse, medium and fine fractions were produced using a dry process followed by an electrostatic separation. The physical and chemical characteristics of the fractions varied, suggesting enrichment in tissue from leaves, pith or rind. The fractions were subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis in a torus reactor designed for real-time monitoring of the number and size of the particles. Saccharification efficiency was monitored by analyzing the sugar release at different times. The lowest and highest saccharification yields were measured in the coarse and fine fractions, respectively, and these yields paralleled the reduction in the size and number of particles. The behavior of the positively- and negatively-charged particles of medium-size fractions was contrasted. Although the amount of sugar release was similar, the changes in particle size and number differed during enzymatic degradation. The reduction in the number of particles proceeded faster than that of particle size, suggesting that degradable particles were degraded to the point of disappearance with no significant erosion or fragmentation. Considering all fractions, the saccharification yield was positively correlated with the amount of water associated with [5-15 nm] pore size range at 67% moisture content while the reduction in the number of particles was inversely correlated with the amount of lignin. CONCLUSION Real-time monitoring of sugar release and changes in the number and size of the particles clearly evidenced different degradation patterns for fractions of maize shoot that could be related to tissue heterogeneity in the plant. The biorefinery process could benefit from the addition of a sorting stage to optimise the flow of biomass materials and take better advantage of the heterogeneity of the biomass.
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- Cécile Barron
- CIRAD, INRAE, IATE, Institut Agro, Univ. Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, 44316, Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, 44316, Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, 44316, Nantes, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France
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- CIRAD, INRAE, IATE, Institut Agro, Univ. Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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Qin S, Fan C, Li X, Li Y, Hu J, Li C, Luo K. LACCASE14 is required for the deposition of guaiacyl lignin and affects cell wall digestibility in poplar. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:197. [PMID: 33292432 PMCID: PMC7713150 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01843-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass provided technical and economic challenges in the current biomass conversion processes. Lignin is considered as a crucial recalcitrance component in biomass utilization. An in-depth understanding of lignin biosynthesis can provide clues to overcoming the recalcitrance. Laccases are believed to play a role in the oxidation of lignin monomers, leading to the formation of higher-order lignin. In plants, functions of only a few laccases have been evaluated, so little is known about the effect of laccases on cell wall structure and biomass saccharification. RESULTS In this study, we screened a gain-of-function mutant with a significant increase in lignin content from Arabidopsis mutant lines overexpressing a full-length poplar cDNA library. Further analysis confirmed that a Chinese white poplar (Populus tomentosa) laccase gene PtoLAC14 was inserted into the mutant, and PtoLAC14 could functionally complement the Arabidopsis lac4 mutant. Overexpression of PtoLAC14 promoted the lignification of poplar and reduced the proportion of syringyl/guaiacyl. In contrast, the CRISPR/Cas9-generated mutation of PtLAC14 results in increased the syringyl/guaiacyl ratios, which led to integrated enhancement on biomass enzymatic saccharification. Notably, the recombinant PtoLAC14 protein showed higher oxidized efficiency to coniferyl alcohol (precursor of guaiacyl unit) in vitro. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that PtoLAC14 plays an important role in the oxidation of guaiacyl deposition on cell wall. The reduced recalcitrance of the PtoLAC14-KO lines suggests that PtoLAC14 is an elite target for cell wall engineering, and genetic manipulation of this gene will facilitate the utilization of lignocellulose.
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- Shifei Qin
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, 400716 Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, 400716 Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, 400716 Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, 400716 Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, 400716 Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, 400716 Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, 400716 Chongqing China
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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Amusa AA, Ahmad AL, Adewole JK. Mechanism and Compatibility of Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass and Polymeric Mixed Matrix Membranes: A Review. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:E370. [PMID: 33255866 PMCID: PMC7760533 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10120370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this paper, a review of the compatibility of polymeric membranes with lignocellulosic biomass is presented. The structure and composition of lignocellulosic biomass which could enhance membrane fabrications are considered. However, strong cell walls and interchain hindrances have limited the commercial-scale applications of raw lignocellulosic biomasses. These shortcomings can be surpassed to improve lignocellulosic biomass applications by using the proposed pretreatment methods, including physical and chemical methods, before incorporation into a single-polymer or copolymer matrix. It is imperative to understand the characteristics of lignocellulosic biomass and polymeric membranes, as well as to investigate membrane materials and how the separation performance of polymeric membranes containing lignocellulosic biomass can be influenced. Hence, lignocellulosic biomass and polymer modification and interfacial morphology improvement become necessary in producing mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). In general, the present study has shown that future membrane generations could attain high performance, e.g., CO2 separation using MMMs containing pretreated lignocellulosic biomasses with reachable hydroxyl group radicals.
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- Abiodun Abdulhameed Amusa
- School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia;
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia;
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- Process Engineering Department, International Maritime College, Sohar 322, Oman;
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Bryant ND, Pu Y, Tschaplinski TJ, Tuskan GA, Muchero W, Kalluri UC, Yoo CG, Ragauskas AJ. Transgenic Poplar Designed for Biofuels. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 25:881-896. [PMID: 32482346 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Members of the genus Populus (i.e., cottonwood, hybrid poplar) represent a promising source of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels. However, one of the major factors negatively affecting poplar's efficient conversion to biofuel is the inherent recalcitrance to enzymatic saccharification due to cell wall components such as lignin. To this effect, there have been efforts to modify gene expression to reduce biomass recalcitrance by changing cell wall properties. Here, we review recent genetic modifications of poplar that led to change cell wall properties and the resulting effects on subsequent pretreatment efficacy and saccharification. Although genetic engineering's impacts on cell wall properties are not fully predictable, recent studies have shown promising improvement in the biological conversion of transgenic poplar to biofuels.
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- Nathan D Bryant
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Joint Institute for Biological Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Joint Institute for Biological Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Center for Renewable Carbon, Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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Li Q, Hu C, Li M, Truong P, Naik MT, Prabhu D, Hoffmann L, Rooney WL, Yuan JS. Discovering Biomass Structural Determinants Defining the Properties of Plant-Derived Renewable Carbon Fiber. iScience 2020; 23:101405. [PMID: 32771975 PMCID: PMC7415838 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Traditional lignocellulosic feedstock research has focused on biomass characteristics essential for improving saccharification efficiency, yet the key biomass features underlying high-quality renewable lignin materials remain unknown. Nevertheless, modern biorefinery cannot achieve sustainability and cost-effectiveness unless the lignin stream can be valorized. We hereby addressed these scientific gaps by investigating biomass characteristics defining lignin-based carbon materials properties. Lignin from eight sorghum samples with diverse characteristics was fabricated into carbon fibers (CFs). Remarkably, only lignin uniformity was found to define CF mechanical performance, highlighting the new structure-property relationship. Contrarily, lignin content and composition did not impact on carbon material properties. Mechanistic study by XRD and Raman spectroscopy revealed that higher lignin uniformity enhanced CF microstructures, in particular, turbostratic carbon content. The study for the first time highlighted lignin uniformity as an important biomass structure determinant for renewable products, which opened up new avenues for feedstock design toward diverse products enabling sustainable and cost-effective bioeconomy.
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- Qiang Li
- Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Soft Matter Facility, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Yoo CG, Meng X, Pu Y, Ragauskas AJ. The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 301:122784. [PMID: 31980318 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Heterogeneity and rigidity of lignocellulose causing resistance to its deconstruction have provided technical and economic challenges in the current biomass conversion processes. Lignin has been considered as a crucial recalcitrance component in biomass utilization. An in-depth understanding of lignin properties and their influences on biomass conversion can provide clues to improve biomass utilization. Also, utilization of lignin can significantly increase the economic viability of biorefinery. Recent lignin-targeting pretreatments have aimed not only to overcome recalcitrance for biomass conversion but also to selectively fractionate lignin for lignin valorization. Numerous studies have been conducted in biomass characteristics and conversion technologies, and the role of lignin is critical for lignin valorization and biomass pretreatment development. This review provides a comprehensive review of lignin-related biomass characteristics, the impact of lignin on the biological conversion of biomass, and recent lignin-targeting pretreatment strategies. The desired lignin properties in biorefinery and future pretreatment directions are also discussed.
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- Chang Geun Yoo
- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI), Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA; Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI), Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, Center of Renewable Carbon, The University of Tennessee, Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA.
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Straub CT, Bing RG, Wang JP, Chiang VL, Adams MWW, Kelly RM. Use of the lignocellulose-degrading bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii to assess recalcitrance and conversion of wild-type and transgenic poplar. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:43. [PMID: 32180826 PMCID: PMC7065347 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01675-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is significantly hindered by feedstock recalcitrance, which is typically assessed through an enzymatic digestion assay, often preceded by a thermal and/or chemical pretreatment. Here, we assay 17 lines of unpretreated transgenic black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) utilizing a lignocellulose-degrading, metabolically engineered bacterium, Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. The poplar lines were assessed by incubation with an engineered C. bescii strain that solubilized and converted the hexose and pentose carbohydrates to ethanol and acetate. The resulting fermentation titer and biomass solubilization were then utilized as a measure of biomass recalcitrance and compared to data previously reported on the transgenic poplar samples. RESULTS Of the 17 transgenic poplar lines examined with C. bescii, a wide variation in solubilization and fermentation titer was observed. While the wild type poplar control demonstrated relatively high recalcitrance with a total solubilization of only 20% and a fermentation titer of 7.3 mM, the transgenic lines resulted in solubilization ranging from 15 to 79% and fermentation titers from 6.8 to 29.6 mM. Additionally, a strong inverse correlation (R 2 = 0.8) between conversion efficiency and lignin content was observed with lower lignin samples more easily converted and solubilized by C. bescii. CONCLUSIONS Feedstock recalcitrance can be significantly reduced with transgenic plants, but finding the correct modification may require a large sample set to identify the most advantageous genetic modifications for the feedstock. Utilizing C. bescii as a screening assay for recalcitrance, poplar lines with down-regulation of coumarate 3-hydroxylase 3 (C3H3) resulted in the highest degrees of solubilization and conversion by C. bescii. One such line, with a growth phenotype similar to the wild-type, generated more than three times the fermentation products of the wild-type poplar control, suggesting that excellent digestibility can be achieved without compromising fitness of the tree.
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- Christopher T. Straub
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, EB-1, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, EB-1, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905 USA
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- Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, EB-1, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905 USA
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Zhang J, Xie M, Li M, Ding J, Pu Y, Bryan AC, Rottmann W, Winkeler KA, Collins CM, Singan V, Lindquist EA, Jawdy SS, Gunter LE, Engle NL, Yang X, Barry K, Tschaplinski TJ, Schmutz J, Tuskan GA, Muchero W, Chen J. Overexpression of a Prefoldin β subunit gene reduces biomass recalcitrance in the bioenergy crop Populus. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:859-871. [PMID: 31498543 PMCID: PMC7004918 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Prefoldin (PFD) is a group II chaperonin that is ubiquitously present in the eukaryotic kingdom. Six subunits (PFD1-6) form a jellyfish-like heterohexameric PFD complex and function in protein folding and cytoskeleton organization. However, little is known about its function in plant cell wall-related processes. Here, we report the functional characterization of a PFD gene from Populus deltoides, designated as PdPFD2.2. There are two copies of PFD2 in Populus, and PdPFD2.2 was ubiquitously expressed with high transcript abundance in the cambial region. PdPFD2.2 can physically interact with DELLA protein RGA1_8g, and its subcellular localization is affected by the interaction. In P. deltoides transgenic plants overexpressing PdPFD2.2, the lignin syringyl/guaiacyl ratio was increased, but cellulose content and crystallinity index were unchanged. In addition, the total released sugar (glucose and xylose) amounts were increased by 7.6% and 6.1%, respectively, in two transgenic lines. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed that secondary metabolic pathways, including lignin and flavonoid biosynthesis, were affected by overexpressing PdPFD2.2. A total of eight hub transcription factors (TFs) were identified based on TF binding sites of differentially expressed genes in Populus transgenic plants overexpressing PdPFD2.2. In addition, several known cell wall-related TFs, such as MYB3, MYB4, MYB7, TT8 and XND1, were affected by overexpression of PdPFD2.2. These results suggest that overexpression of PdPFD2.2 can reduce biomass recalcitrance and PdPFD2.2 is a promising target for genetic engineering to improve feedstock characteristics to enhance biofuel conversion and reduce the cost of lignocellulosic biofuel production.
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- Jin Zhang
- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNUSA
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- Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNUSA
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- Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNUSA
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome InstituteWalnut CreekCAUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome InstituteWalnut CreekCAUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome InstituteWalnut CreekCAUSA
- HudsonAlpha Institute for BiotechnologyHuntsvilleALUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- Biosciences DivisionOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
- Center for Bioenergy InnovationOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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Weidener D, Dama M, Dietrich SK, Ohrem B, Pauly M, Leitner W, Domínguez de María P, Grande PM, Klose H. Multiscale analysis of lignocellulose recalcitrance towards OrganoCat pretreatment and fractionation. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:155. [PMID: 32944071 PMCID: PMC7487623 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01796-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biomass recalcitrance towards pretreatment and further processing can be related to the compositional and structural features of the biomass. However, the exact role and relative importance to those structural attributes has still to be further evaluated. Herein, ten different types of biomass currently considered to be important raw materials for biorefineries were chosen to be processed by the recently developed, acid-catalyzed OrganoCat pretreatment to produce cellulose-enriched pulp, sugars, and lignin with different amounts and qualities. Using wet chemistry analysis and NMR spectroscopy, the generic factors of lignocellulose recalcitrance towards OrganoCat were determined. RESULTS The different materials were processed applying different conditions (e.g., type of acid catalyst and temperature), and fractions with different qualities were obtained. Raw materials and products were characterized in terms of their compositional and structural features. For the first time, generic correlation coefficients were calculated between the measured chemical and structural features and the different OrganoCat product yields and qualities. Especially lignin-related factors displayed a detrimental role for enzymatic pulp hydrolysis, as well as sugar and lignin yield exhibiting inverse correlation coefficients. Hemicellulose appeared to have less impact, not being as detrimental as lignin factors, but xylan-O-acetylation was inversely correlated with product yield and qualities. CONCLUSION These results illustrate the role of generic features of lignocellulosic recalcitrance towards acidic pretreatments and fractionation, exemplified in the OrganoCat strategy. Discriminating between types of lignocellulosic biomass and highlighting important compositional variables, the improved understanding of how these parameters affect OrganoCat products will ameliorate bioeconomic concepts from agricultural production to chemical products. Herein, a methodological approach is proposed.
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- Dennis Weidener
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo- Brandt-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University, Worringer Weg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) C/O Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) C/O Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo- Brandt-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) C/O Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo- Brandt-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) C/O Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) C/O Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University, Worringer Weg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an Der Ruhr, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo- Brandt-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) C/O Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo- Brandt-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) C/O Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Zoghlami A, Paës G. Lignocellulosic Biomass: Understanding Recalcitrance and Predicting Hydrolysis. Front Chem 2019; 7:874. [PMID: 31921787 PMCID: PMC6930145 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lignocellulosic biomass (LB) is an abundant and renewable resource from plants mainly composed of polysaccharides (cellulose and hemicelluloses) and an aromatic polymer (lignin). LB has a high potential as an alternative to fossil resources to produce second-generation biofuels and biosourced chemicals and materials without compromising global food security. One of the major limitations to LB valorisation is its recalcitrance to enzymatic hydrolysis caused by the heterogeneous multi-scale structure of plant cell walls. Factors affecting LB recalcitrance are strongly interconnected and difficult to dissociate. They can be divided into structural factors (cellulose specific surface area, cellulose crystallinity, degree of polymerization, pore size and volume) and chemical factors (composition and content in lignin, hemicelluloses, acetyl groups). Goal of this review is to propose an up-to-date survey of the relative impact of chemical and structural factors on biomass recalcitrance and of the most advanced techniques to evaluate these factors. Also, recent spectral and water-related measurements accurately predicting hydrolysis are presented. Overall, combination of relevant factors and specific measurements gathering simultaneously structural and chemical information should help to develop robust and efficient LB conversion processes into bioproducts.
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- Aya Zoghlami
- FARE Laboratory, INRAE, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- FARE Laboratory, INRAE, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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Zoghlami A, Refahi Y, Terryn C, Paës G. Multimodal characterization of acid-pretreated poplar reveals spectral and structural parameters strongly correlate with saccharification. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 293:122015. [PMID: 31454737 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lignocellulose biomass can be transformed into sustainable chemicals, materials and energy but its natural recalcitrance requires the use of pretreatment to enhance subsequent catalytic steps. Dilute acid pretreatment is one of the most common and efficient ones, however its impact has not yet been investigated simultaneously at nano- and cellular-scales. Poplar samples have been pretreated by dilute acid at different controlled severities, then characterized by combined structural and spectral techniques (scanning electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, autofluorescence, fluorescence lifetime, Raman). Results show that pretreatment favours lignin depolymerization until severity of 2.4-2.5 while at severity of 2.7 lignin seems to repolymerize as revealed by broadening of autofluorescence spectrum and strong decrease in fluorescence lifetime. Importantly, both nano-scale and cellular-scale markers can predict hydrolysis yield of pretreated samples, highlighting some connections in the multiscale recalcitrance of lignocellulose.
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- Aya Zoghlami
- FARE Laboratory, INRA, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- FARE Laboratory, INRA, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Platform of Cellular and Tissular Imaging (PICT), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- FARE Laboratory, INRA, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France.
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Lu K, Hao N, Meng X, Luo Z, Tuskan GA, Ragauskas AJ. Investigating the correlation of biomass recalcitrance with pyrolysis oil using poplar as the feedstock. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 289:121589. [PMID: 31207412 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Pyrolysis of five poplar samples with differing degrees of recalcitrance was performed; the correlations between the poplar enzymatic hydrolysis glucose yields and the physicochemical properties of pyrolysis product were investigated in this study. Sugar release of five poplar samples varied from 48.1 to 112.3 mg/g for glucose, and 12.0 to 32.4 mg/g for xylose. The yield of pyrolysis products was calculated and the molecular weight distribution of pyrolysis oils was measured by GPC, ranging from 268 to 289 g/mol for its weight-average molecular weight. GC-MS analysis of the bio-oil exhibited a strong correlation between biomass recalcitrance and guaiacyl-type structures in bio-oils. The correlation between biomass recalcitrance and the ratio of syringyl-to-guaiacyl-type-related structures was also assessed. The results from quantitative 31P NMR indicated some correlation between biomass recalcitrance and the guaiacyl hydroxyl groups in bio-oils. These results illustrate correlations and differences between converting biomass to biofuels via the biological and thermal platform.
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- Kongyu Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
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Extraction of Cellulose Nano-Whiskers Using Ionic Liquid-Assisted Ultra-Sonication: Optimization and Mathematical Modelling Using Box–Behnken Design. Symmetry (Basel) 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/sym11091148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study focuses on the extraction of cellulose nano-whiskers (CNWs) from the leaves of Adansonia kilima (AK), usually known as African baobab, using a combination of a microwave-assisted alkali (KOH) pre-treatment with subsequent bleaching process prior to ultra-sonication. Ultra-sonication was carried out using the ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate (Bmim-HSO4). Process parameters for ultra-sonication were optimized using a two-level factorial Box–Behnken design (BBD). Process variables such as ultra-sonication power (x1), hydrolysing time (x2) and temperature (x3) were varied. Responses selected were percentage crystallinity index, CrI% (y1) and yield% (y1) for the finally procured CNWs sample. Regression analysis was carried out to develop quadratic model to analyze the effect of process variables on IL-assisted ultra-sonication process. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that ultra-sonication power was the most influential aspect for hydrolyzing the amorphous segments of crude cellulose extracted from baobab leaves. A relative study of the physio-chemical properties of the starting lignocellulosic substrate (AK), KOH pre-treated, bleached and IL-assisted ultra-sonicated CNWs was conducted. The synthesized samples were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and thermo-gravimetric and zeta potential analysis. Under optimum condition, the extracted CNWs showed an average width of 15–20 nm; with high crystallinity index of 86.46%. This research provides an insight about the delignification of Adansonia kilima (AK) leaves and its effective conversion to CNWs having high crystallinity.
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Ma Y, Xia Q, Liu Y, Chen W, Liu S, Wang Q, Liu Y, Li J, Yu H. Production of Nanocellulose Using Hydrated Deep Eutectic Solvent Combined with Ultrasonic Treatment. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:8539-8547. [PMID: 31459944 PMCID: PMC6648160 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Pretreatment approaches are highly desirable to improve the commercial viability of nanocellulose production. In this study, we propose a new approach to mass produce nanocellulose using a hydrated choline chloride/oxalic acid dihydrate deep eutectic solvent (DES) combined with an ultrasonic process. The hydrogen bond acidity, polarizability, and solvation effect reflected by the Kamlet-Taft solvatochromic parameters did not decrease even after the addition of large amounts of water. Instead, the water facilitated the ionization of H+ and delocalization of Cl- ions, forming new Cl-H2O ionic hydrogen and oxalate-H2O hydrogen bonds, which are critical for improving the solvent characteristics. One pass of kraft pulp through the hydrated DESs (80 °C, 1 h) was sufficient to dissociate the kraft pulp into cellulose nanofibers or cellulose nanocrystals using an 800 W ultrasonic treatment. The present study represents an alternative route for the kraft pulp pretreatment and the large-scale production of nanocellulose.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based
Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based
Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based
Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based
Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based
Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based
Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based
Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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Tuskan GA, Muchero W, Tschaplinski TJ, Ragauskas AJ. Population-level approaches reveal novel aspects of lignin biosynthesis, content, composition and structure. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2019; 56:250-257. [PMID: 30925430 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Population-level studies enabled by high-throughput phenotyping have revealed significant variation in lignin characteristics including content, S:G:H ratio, inter-unit linkage distributions, and molecular weights across multiple plant species. Coupled with genome-wide association mapping studies (GWAS) targeted at linking genetic mutations to phenotype, significant progress has been made in associating putative causal mutations to variation in lignin characteristics. Despite this progress, there are few examples, in which these associations have been molecularly validated to provide new insights into the genetic regulation of lignin biosynthesis. Given a recent report of a GWAS-discovered 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase moonlighting as a transcriptional regulator of lignin biosynthesis, the potential to bridge scientific disciplines in order to uncover hidden elements of lignin biosynthesis has been demonstrated, offering a path to alter lignin characteristics via genetic manipulation in order to expedite lignin valorization. To maximize this potential, however, there is a crucial need for (1) broader surveys of naturally varying diverse plant populations and (2) analytical platforms that can resolve subtle properties at fine chemical and biological scales.
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- Gerald A Tuskan
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States.
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; University of Tennessee Governor's Chair, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States
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Si M, Liu D, Liu M, Yan X, Gao C, Chai L, Shi Y. Complementary effect of combined bacterial-chemical pretreatment to promote enzymatic digestibility of lignocellulose biomass. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 272:275-280. [PMID: 30359881 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Chemical pretreatment partially modified the structure of lignocellulose to enhance saccharification, leaving unaltered factors to limit further hydrolysis. To overcome these limitations, a biostrategy involving co-pretreatment combining bacteria with a chemical process was developed. A significant complementary effect was observed in specific co-pretreatments, e.g., ligninolytic bacteria enhanced acid pretreatment and saccharolytic bacteria enhanced alkaline pretreatment. Specifically, the ligninolytic bacterium Pandoraea sp. B-6 selectively removed the acidolysis-caused residual lignin and enhanced sugar release by 40.9% to 772.0 mg g-1 compared with that of acid-treated rice straw. After most of the lignin was removed, sugar release from alkali-treated RS was further improved by 31.8% to 820.2 mg g-1 via the saccharolytic bacterium Acinetobacter sp. B-2 through decrystallization. In the complementary mechanism, the active sites produced by chemical cleavage facilitated the bioprocess and further enhanced saccharification. This complementary mechanism provides a novel foundation for designing a rational combination pretreatment.
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- Mengying Si
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China; Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China; Centre for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China; Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China; Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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Vancov T, Palmer J, Keen B. A two stage pretreatment process to maximise recovery of sugars from cotton gin trash. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Khatri V, Meddeb-Mouelhi F, Adjallé K, Barnabé S, Beauregard M. Determination of optimal biomass pretreatment strategies for biofuel production: investigation of relationships between surface-exposed polysaccharides and their enzymatic conversion using carbohydrate-binding modules. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:144. [PMID: 29796085 PMCID: PMC5960114 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1145-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is a key step for its efficient bioconversion into ethanol. Determining the best pretreatment and its parameters requires monitoring its impacts on the biomass material. Here, we used fluorescent protein-tagged carbohydrate-binding modules method (FTCM)-depletion assay to study the relationship between surface-exposed polysaccharides and enzymatic hydrolysis of LCB. RESULTS Our results indicated that alkali extrusion pretreatment led to the highest hydrolysis rates for alfalfa stover, cattail stems and flax shives, despite its lower lignin removal efficiency compared to alkali pretreatment. Corn crop residues were more sensitive to alkali pretreatments, leading to higher hydrolysis rates. A clear relationship was consistently observed between total surface-exposed cellulose detected by the FTCM-depletion assay and biomass enzymatic hydrolysis. Comparison of bioconversion yield and total composition analysis (by NREL/TP-510-42618) of LCB prior to or after pretreatments did not show any close relationship. Lignin removal efficiency and total cellulose content (by NREL/TP-510-42618) led to an unreliable prediction of enzymatic polysaccharide hydrolysis. CONCLUSIONS Fluorescent protein-tagged carbohydrate-binding modules method (FTCM)-depletion assay provided direct evidence that cellulose exposure is the key determinant of hydrolysis yield. The clear and robust relationships that were observed between the cellulose accessibility by FTCM probes and enzymatic hydrolysis rates change could be evolved into a powerful prediction tool that might help develop optimal biomass pretreatment strategies for biofuel production.
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- Vinay Khatri
- Centre de recherche sur les matériaux lignocellulosiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7 Canada
- PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G2 Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur les matériaux lignocellulosiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7 Canada
- PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G2 Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur les matériaux lignocellulosiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7 Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur les matériaux lignocellulosiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7 Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur les matériaux lignocellulosiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7 Canada
- PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G2 Canada
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Yan X, Wang Z, Zhang K, Si M, Liu M, Chai L, Liu X, Shi Y. Bacteria-enhanced dilute acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 245:419-425. [PMID: 28898839 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Pretreatment is indispensable for the large-scale and low-cost bio-products production from lignocellulosic biomass. Herein, a new bacteria-enhanced dilute acid pretreatment (BE-DAP) strategy was introduced. Cupriavidus basilensis B-8 as a potential bacterium for lignin degradation was employed. Multi-scale characterizations on the physicochemical structure of rice straw indicated that Cupriavidus basilensis B-8 could act on the lignin droplets formed in dilute acid pretreatment (DAP), and dig out these droplets to recover cracks and holes on rice straw surface, leaving an opened and porous structure for the easy access of enzyme to inner cellulose. Eventually, the enzymatic digestibility of RS was increased by 35-70% and 173-244% in BE-DAP compared to DAP pretreated and untreated RS, respectively. The BE-DAP strategy, as well as its physicochemical mechanism, opened new perspectives for lignocellulose pretreatment.
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- Xu Yan
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China.
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Li M, Pu Y, Yoo CG, Gjersing E, Decker SR, Doeppke C, Shollenberger T, Tschaplinski TJ, Engle NL, Sykes RW, Davis MF, Baxter HL, Mazarei M, Fu C, Dixon RA, Wang ZY, Neal Stewart C, Ragauskas AJ. Study of traits and recalcitrance reduction of field-grown COMT down-regulated switchgrass. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:12. [PMID: 28053668 PMCID: PMC5209956 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0695-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND The native recalcitrance of plants hinders the biomass conversion process using current biorefinery techniques. Down-regulation of the caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene in the lignin biosynthesis pathway of switchgrass reduced the thermochemical and biochemical conversion recalcitrance of biomass. Due to potential environmental influences on lignin biosynthesis and deposition, studying the consequences of physicochemical changes in field-grown plants without pretreatment is essential to evaluate the performance of lignin-altered plants. We determined the chemical composition, cellulose crystallinity and the degree of its polymerization, molecular weight of hemicellulose, and cellulose accessibility of cell walls in order to better understand the fundamental features of why biomass is recalcitrant to conversion without pretreatment. The most important is to investigate whether traits and features are stable in the dynamics of field environmental effects over multiple years. RESULTS Field-grown COMT down-regulated plants maintained both reduced cell wall recalcitrance and lignin content compared with the non-transgenic controls for at least 3 seasons. The transgenic switchgrass yielded 35-84% higher total sugar release (enzymatic digestibility or saccharification) from a 72-h enzymatic hydrolysis without pretreatment and also had a 25-32% increase in enzymatic sugar release after hydrothermal pretreatment. The COMT-silenced switchgrass lines had consistently lower lignin content, e.g., 12 and 14% reduction for year 2 and year 3 growing season, respectively, than the control plants. By contrast, the transgenic lines had 7-8% more xylan and galactan contents than the wild-type controls. Gel permeation chromatographic results revealed that the weight-average molecular weights of hemicellulose were 7-11% lower in the transgenic than in the control lines. In addition, we found that silencing of COMT in switchgrass led to 20-22% increased cellulose accessibility as measured by the Simons' stain protocol. No significant changes were observed on the arabinan and glucan contents, cellulose crystallinity, and cellulose degree of polymerization between the transgenic and control plants. With the 2-year comparative analysis, both the control and transgenic lines had significant increases in lignin and glucan contents and hemicellulose molecular weight across the growing seasons. CONCLUSIONS The down-regulation of COMT in switchgrass resulting in a reduced lignin content and biomass recalcitrance is stable in a field-grown trial for at least three seasons. Among the determined affecting factors, the reduced biomass recalcitrance of the COMT-silenced switchgrass, grown in the field conditions for two and three seasons, was likely related to the decreased lignin content and increased biomass accessibility, whereas the cellulose crystallinity and degree of its polymerization and hemicellulose molecular weights did not contribute to the reduction of recalcitrance significantly. This finding suggests that lignin down-regulation in lignocellulosic feedstock confers improved saccharification that translates from greenhouse to field trial and that lignin content and biomass accessibility are two significant factors for developing a reduced recalcitrance feedstock by genetic modification.
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- Mi Li
- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- BioSciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- BioSciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- BioSciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- BioSciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- BioSciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
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- Forage Improvement Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- BioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- Forage Improvement Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN USA
- BioSciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
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Thomas VA, Kothari N, Bhagia S, Akinosho H, Li M, Pu Y, Yoo CG, Pattathil S, Hahn MG, Raguaskas AJ, Wyman CE, Kumar R. Comparative evaluation of Populus variants total sugar release and structural features following pretreatment and digestion by two distinct biological systems. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:292. [PMID: 29225697 PMCID: PMC5718110 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0975-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Populus natural variants have been shown to realize a broad range of sugar yields during saccharification, however, the structural features responsible for higher sugar release from natural variants are not clear. In addition, the sugar release patterns resulting from digestion with two distinct biological systems, fungal enzymes and Clostridium thermocellum, have yet to be evaluated and compared. This study evaluates the effect of structural features of three natural variant Populus lines, which includes the line BESC standard, with respect to the overall process of sugar release for two different biological systems. RESULTS Populus natural variants, SKWE 24-2 and BESC 876, showed higher sugar release from hydrothermal pretreatment combined with either enzymatic hydrolysis or Clostridium thermocellum fermentation compared to the Populus natural variant, BESC standard. However, C. thermocellum outperformed the fungal cellulases yielding 96.0, 95.5, and 85.9% glucan plus xylan release from SKWE 24-2, BESC 876, and BESC standard, respectively. Among the feedstock properties evaluated, cellulose accessibility and glycome profiling provided insights into factors that govern differences in sugar release between the low recalcitrant lines and the BESC standard line. However, because this distinction was more apparent in the solids after pretreatment than in the untreated biomass, pretreatment was necessary to differentiate recalcitrance among Populus lines. Glycome profiling analysis showed that SKWE 24-2 contained the most loosely bound cell wall glycans, followed by BESC 876, and BESC standard. Additionally, lower molecular weight lignin may be favorable for effective hydrolysis, since C. thermocellum reduced lignin molecular weight more than fungal enzymes across all Populus lines. CONCLUSIONS Low recalcitrant Populus natural variants, SKWE 24-2 and BESC 876, showed higher sugar yields than BESC standard when hydrothermal pretreatment was combined with biological digestion. However, C. thermocellum was determined to be a more robust and effective biological catalyst than a commercial fungal cellulase cocktail. As anticipated, recalcitrance was not readily predicted through analytical methods that determined structural properties alone. However, combining structural analysis with pretreatment enabled the identification of attributes that govern recalcitrance, namely cellulose accessibility, xylan content in the pretreated solids, and non-cellulosic glycan extractability.
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- Vanessa A. Thomas
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Renewable Bioproducts Institute, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
- Present Address: Mascoma LLC (Lallemand Inc.), 67 Etna Road, Lebanon, NH 03766 USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
- UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
- Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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Li M, Cao S, Meng X, Studer M, Wyman CE, Ragauskas AJ, Pu Y. The effect of liquid hot water pretreatment on the chemical-structural alteration and the reduced recalcitrance in poplar. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:237. [PMID: 29213308 PMCID: PMC5707831 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0926-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hydrothermal pretreatment using liquid hot water (LHW) is capable of substantially reducing the cell wall recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass. It enhances the saccharification of polysaccharides, particularly cellulose, into glucose with relatively low capital required. Due to the close association with biomass recalcitrance, the structural change of the components of lignocellulosic materials during the pretreatment is crucial to understand pretreatment chemistry and advance the bio-economy. Although the LHW pretreatment has been extensively applied and studied, the molecular structural alteration during pretreatment and its significance to reduced recalcitrance have not been well understood. RESULTS We investigated the effects of LHW pretreatment with different severity factors (log R0) on the structural changes of fast-grown poplar (Populus trichocarpa). With the severity factor ranging from 3.6 to 4.2, LHW pretreatment resulted in a substantial xylan solubilization by 50-77% (w/w, dry matter). The molecular weights of the remained hemicellulose in pretreated solids also have been significantly reduced by 63-75% corresponding to LHW severity factor from 3.6 to 4.2. In addition, LHW had a considerable impact on the cellulose structure. The cellulose crystallinity increased 6-9%, whereas its degree of polymerization decreased 35-65% after pretreatment. We found that the pretreatment severity had an empirical linear correlation with the xylan solubilization (R2 = 0.98, r = + 0.99), hemicellulose molecular weight reduction (R2 = 0.97, r = - 0.96 and R2 = 0.93, r = - 0.98 for number-average and weight-average degree of polymerization, respectively), and cellulose crystallinity index increase (R2 = 0.98, r = + 0.99). The LHW pretreatment also resulted in small changes in lignin structure such as decrease of β-O-4' ether linkages and removal of cinnamyl alcohol end group and acetyl group, while the S/G ratio of lignin in LHW pretreated poplar residue remained no significant change compared with the untreated poplar. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that the solubilization of xylan, the reduction of hemicellulose molecular weights and cellulose degree of polymerization, and the cleavage of alkyl-aryl ether bonds in lignin resulted from LHW pretreatment are critical factors associated with reduced cell wall recalcitrance. The chemical-structural changes of the three major components, cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose, during LHW pretreatment provide useful and fundamental information of factors governing feedstock recalcitrance during hydrothermal pretreatment.
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- Mi Li
- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge, USA
- Biosciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA USA
- Present Address: College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge, USA
- College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA USA
- Present Address: Laboratory for Bioenergy and Biochemicals, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge, USA
- College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge, USA
- Biosciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
- Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge, USA
- Biosciences Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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