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Khunnonkwao P, Thitiprasert S, Jaiaue P, Khumrangsee K, Cheirsilp B, Thongchul N. The outlooks and key challenges in renewable biomass feedstock utilization for value-added platform chemical via bioprocesses. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30830. [PMID: 38770303 PMCID: PMC11103475 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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The conversion of renewable biomass feedstock into value-added products via bioprocessing platforms has become attractive because of environmental and health concerns. Process performance and cost competitiveness are major factors in the bioprocess design to produce desirable products from biomass feedstock. Proper pretreatment allows delignification and hemicellulose removal from the liquid fraction, allowing cellulose to be readily hydrolyzed to monomeric sugars. Several industrial products are produced via sugar fermentation using either naturally isolated or genetically modified microbes. Microbial platforms play an important role in the synthesis of several products, including drop-in chemicals, as-in products, and novel compounds. The key elements in developing a fermentation platform are medium formulation, sterilization, and active cells for inoculation. Downstream bioproduct recovery may seem like a straightforward chemical process, but is more complex, wherein cost competitiveness versus recovery performance becomes a challenge. This review summarizes the prospects for utilizing renewable biomass for bioprocessing.
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- Panwana Khunnonkwao
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Innovative Biotechnology for Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Jia L, Zhao L, Qin B, Lu F, Liu D, Liu F. Enhancement of rice husks saccharification through hydrolase preparation assisted by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 171:110319. [PMID: 37672961 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2023.110319] [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: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Rice husk is an abundant agricultural waste generated from rice production, but its application is limited. Considering its complex components, the rice husk was hydrolyzed by different enzymes to enhance its saccharification. In this study, saccharification of the rice husk by cellulase, xylosidase, and xylanase was first investigated. The synergistic effect of LPMO on the above hydrolases and different enzyme combinations in the saccharification process was then explored. Thereafter, the formulation of the enzyme cocktail and the degradation conditions were optimized to obtain the highest saccharification efficiency. The results showed that the optimum enzyme cocktail consists of Celluclast 1.5 L (83.3 mg/g substrate), the key enzymes in the saccharification process, worked with BpXyl (20 mg/g substrate), BpXyn11 (24 mg/g substrate), and R17L/N25G (4 mg/g substrate). The highest reducing sugar concentration (1.19 mg/mL) was obtained at pH 6.0 and 60 ℃ for 24 h. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were employed to characterize the structural changes in the rice husk after degradation. The results showed that the key chemical bonds in cellulose and hemicellulose were broken. This study illuminated the concept of saccharifying lignocellulose from rice husk using LPMO synergistically assisted combined-hydrolase including cellulase, xylosidase, and xylanase, and provided a theoretical basis for lignocellulose biodegradation.
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- Li Jia
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Enterprise Key Laboratory of Biological Feed Additives, Tianjin 300111, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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Shukla A, Kumar D, Girdhar M, Kumar A, Goyal A, Malik T, Mohan A. Strategies of pretreatment of feedstocks for optimized bioethanol production: distinct and integrated approaches. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:44. [PMID: 36915167 PMCID: PMC10012730 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02295-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Bioethanol is recognized as a valuable substitute for renewable energy sources to meet the fuel and energy demand of the nation, considered an environmentally friendly resource obtained from agricultural residues such as sugarcane bagasse, rice straw, husk, wheat straw and corn stover. The energy demand is sustained using lignocellulosic biomass to produce bioethanol. Lignocellulosic biomass (LCBs) is the point of attention in replacing the dependence on fossil fuels. The recalcitrant structure of the lignocellulosic biomass is disrupted using effective pretreatment techniques that separate complex interlinked structures among cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Pretreatment of biomass involves various physical, chemical, biological, and physiochemical protocols which are of importance, dependent upon their individual or combined dissolution effect. Physical pretreatment involves a reduction in the size of the biomass using mechanical, extrusion, irradiation, and sonification methods while chemical pretreatment involves the breaking of various bonds present in the LCB structure. This can be obtained by using an acidic, alkaline, ionic liquid, and organosolvent methods. Biological pretreatment is considered an environment-friendly and safe process involving various bacterial and fungal microorganisms. Distinct pretreatment methods, when combined and utilized in synchronization lead to more effective disruption of LCB, making biomass more accessible for further processing. These could be utilized in terms of their effectiveness for a particular type of cellulosic fiber and are namely steam explosion, liquid hot water, ammonia fibre explosion, CO2 explosion, and wet air oxidation methods. The present review encircles various distinct and integrated pretreatment processes developed till now and their advancement according to the current trend and future aspects to make lignocellulosic biomass available for further hydrolysis and fermentation.
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- Akanksha Shukla
- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- SAGE School of Science, SAGE University Bhopal, Sahara Bypass Road Katara Hills, Extension, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462022, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India.
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Ebrahimi M, Ramirez JA, Outram JG, Dunn K, Jensen PD, O'Hara IM, Zhang Z. Effects of lignocellulosic biomass type on the economics of hydrothermal treatment of digested sludge for solid fuel and soil amendment applications. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 156:55-65. [PMID: 36436408 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Digested sludge is a waste stream from anaerobic digestion (AD) in wastewater treatment plants. Hydrothermal treatment (HTT) of sludge mixed with lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive approach to improve sludge dewaterability and generate value-added products. However, process economics has not been well understood. In this study, firstly, the effect of biomass type on the energy properties of hydrochars was studied. Secondly, two scenarios were simulated to evaluate the effects of biomass type on the economics (processing 50,000 tonnes of sludge per year) of HTT of digested sludge for solid fuel and soil amendment applications. The two HTT scenarios included sludge alone and sludge-biomass mixtures (four cases for four biomass feedstocks) at 180 °C for 60 min. In both scenarios, HTT liquids were returned to existing AD facilities for biomethane production to offset the energy cost of the HTT process. The results showed that the higher heating value significantly increased from 16.0-17.0 MJ kg-1 in the sludge alone case to 18.0-23.0 MJ kg-1 in sludge-biomass mixtures (except for rice husk). With the use of saved transport cost as a revenue source, HTT of sludge-biomass led to a net present value (NPV) range of AU$ 9.9-20.3 million (20 years) and an internal rate of return (IRR) range of 25.0 %-45.2 % for solid fuel application of resulting hydrochar compared to an NPV of AU$ 18.4 million and an IRR of 55.0 % from HTT of sludge alone scenario. HTT of sludge-biomass led to a NPV range of AU$ 4.5-14.5 million and an IRR range of 17.2 %-35.7 % for soil amendment application while the hydrochar from HTT of sludge alone was not recommended for soil application due to the high contents of heavy metals. This study provides useful and critical information for process scale-up and commercialization for integration into wastewater treatment plants.
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- Majid Ebrahimi
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia.
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia.
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Meng X, Wang Y, Conte AJ, Zhang S, Ryu J, Wie JJ, Pu Y, Davison BH, Yoo CG, Ragauskas AJ. Applications of biomass-derived solvents in biomass pretreatment - Strategies, challenges, and prospects. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 368:128280. [PMID: 36368492 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biomass pretreatment is considered a key step in the 2nd generation biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. Research on conventional biomass pretreatment solvents has mainly been focused on carbohydrate conversion efficiency, while their hazardousness and/or carbon intensity were not comprehensively considered. Recent sustainability issues request further consideration for eco-friendly and sustainable alternatives like biomass-derived solvents. Carbohydrate and lignin-derived solvents have been proposed and investigated as green alternatives in many biomass processes. In this review, the applications of different types of biomass pretreatment solvents, including organic, ionic liquid, and deep eutectic solvents, are thoroughly discussed. The role of water as a co-solvent in these pretreatment processes is also reviewed. Finally, current research challenges and prospects of utilizing biomass-derived pretreatment solvents for pretreatment are discussed. Given bioethanol's market potential and increasing public awareness about environmental concerns, it will be a priority adopting sustainable and green biomass pretreatment solvents in biorefinery.
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- Xianzhi Meng
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA; Department of Chemical 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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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; Human-Tech Convergence Program, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; The Michael M. Szwarc Polymer Research Institute, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; The Michael M. Szwarc Polymer Research Institute, Syracuse, NY 13210, 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; 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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Ebrahimi M, Hassanpour M, Rowlings DW, Bai Z, Dunn K, O'Hara IM, Zhang Z. Effects of lignocellulosic biomass type on nutrient recovery and heavy metal removal from digested sludge by hydrothermal treatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 318:115524. [PMID: 35717693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sludge is a nutrient-rich organic waste generated from wastewater treatment plants. However, the application of sludge as a nutrient source is limited by its high contents of water and pollutants. In this study, the effects of biomass type on nutrient recovery and heavy metal removal from digested sludge by hydrothermal treatment (HTT) were investigated. Blending biomass with digested sludge for HTT at 180-240 °C increased the recovery of nitrogen in the treated solids. At the HTT temperature of 240 °C, HTT with hardwood sawdust led to the highest nitrogen recovery of 70.6%, compared to the lowest nitrogen recovery of 36.5% without biomass. Blending biomass slightly decreased the recovery of phosphorus compared to those without biomass. Nevertheless, the lowest phosphorus recovery of 91.3% with the use of hardwood sawdust at the HTT temperature of 240 °C was only ∼7.0% less than that without biomass. Blending biomass reduced the contents of macro-metals such as Ca, Fe, Mg and Al in treated solids but the metal contents varied with different biomasses. Regarding the heavy metals, the use of rice husk did not decrease the contents of Ni and Co while blending bagasse did not decrease the content of Cr at HTT temperatures of 210 °C and 240 °C compared to the use of other biomasses. The different effects of biomass type on nutrient recovery and heavy metals were likely related to the types and abundances of organic acids such as acetic acid, oxygen-containing functional groups such as C-OH and COOH, oxide minerals such as silica from biomasses and the overall effects of these factors. This study provides very useful information in selection of lignocellulosic biomass for HTT of sludge for nutrient recovery and heavy metal removal.
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- Majid Ebrahimi
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia; School of Biology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia.
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Glycerol carbonate structuring in aqueous solutions as inferred from mutual diffusion coefficient, density and viscosity measurements in the temperature range 283.15–313.15 K. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Empty Fruit Bunches of Palm for Bioethanol Production Using a Microbial Consortium of S. cerevisiae and T. harzianum. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8070295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) optimization process was carried out on pretreated empty fruit bunches (EFBs) by employing the Response Surface Methodology (RSM). EFBs were treated using sequential acid-alkali pretreatment and analyzed physically by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The findings revealed that the pretreatment had changed the morphology and the EFBs’ structure. Then, the optimum combination of enzymes and microbes for bioethanol production was screened. Results showed that the combination of S. cerevisiae and T. harzianum and enzymes (cellulase and β-glucosidase) produced the highest bioethanol concentration with 11.76 g/L and a bioethanol yield of 0.29 g/g EFB using 4% (w/v) treated EFBs at 30 °C for 72 h. Next, the central composite design (CCD) of RSM was employed to optimize the SSF parameters of fermentation time, temperature, pH, and inoculum concentration for higher yield. The analysis of optimization by CCD predicted that 9.72 g/L of bioethanol (0.46 g/g ethanol yield, 90.63% conversion efficiency) could be obtained at 72 h, 30 °C, pH 4.8, and 6.79% (v/v) of inoculum concentration using 2% (w/v) treated EFBs. Results showed that the fermentation process conducted using the optimized conditions produced 9.65 g/L of bioethanol, 0.46 g/g ethanol yield, and 89.56% conversion efficiency, which was in close proximity to the predicted CCD model.
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Process Optimization and Stability of Waste Orange Peel Polyphenols in Extracts Obtained with Organosolv Thermal Treatment Using Glycerol-Based Solvents. CHEMENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering6030035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This study was focused on the simultaneous organosolv treatment/extraction of waste orange peels (WOP) for the effective recovery of polyphenolic antioxidants. The treatments were performed with aqueous glycerol mixtures, which were acidified either with citric acid or hydrochloric acid (HCl). Process optimization was carried out using response surface methodology and comparative appraisal of the different processes tested, based on both the extraction efficiency factor (FEE), severity factor (SF) or combined severity factor (CSF). Metabolite stability was also of major concern, and it was examined by deploying liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results drawn suggested 90% (w/w) glycerol to be the highest-performing system, providing a yield in total polyphenols of 44.09 ± 5.46 mg GAE g−1 DM at 140 °C for 50 min, with a FEE of 2.20 and an SF of 2.88. Acidification with 1% citric acid was proven less efficient and equally severe, whereas acidification with 1% HCl was less severe but also less efficient. The major disadvantage associated with the use of HCl was its detrimental impact on the polyphenolic composition of WOP since major metabolites, such as narirutin, hesperidin and didymin, did not survive the process. By contrast, the formation of lower molecular weight compounds was observed. With regard to antioxidant properties, the extract obtained with aqueous glycerol displayed significantly higher antiradical activity and reducing power, which was in line with its higher concentration in total polyphenols. It was concluded that organosolv treatment with aqueous glycerol under the conditions employed may boost polyphenol recovery from WOP, thus giving extracts with powerful antioxidant characteristics.
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Sun C, Ren H, Sun F, Hu Y, Liu Q, Song G, Abdulkhani A, Loke Show P. Glycerol organosolv pretreatment can unlock lignocellulosic biomass for production of fermentable sugars: Present situation and challenges. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126264. [PMID: 34737053 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The complex structure of lignocellulosic biomass forms the recalcitrance to prevent the embedded holo-cellulosic sugars from undergoing the biodegradation. Therefore, a pretreatment is often required for an efficient enzymatic lignocellulosic hydrolysis. Recently, glycerol organosolv (GO) pretreatment is revealed potent in selective deconstruction of various lignocellulosic biomass and effective improvement of enzymatic hydrolysis. Evidently, the GO pretreatment is capable to modify the structure of dissolved components by glycerolysis, i.e., by trans-glycosylation onto glyceryl glycosides and by hydroxylation grafting onto glyceryl lignin. Such modifications tend to protect these main components against excessive degradation, which can be mainly responsible for the obviously less fermentation inhibitors arising in the GO pretreatment. This pretreatment can provide opportunities for valorization of emerging lignocellulosic biorefinery with production of value-added biochemicals. Recent advances in GO pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass followed by enzymatic hydrolysis are reviewed, and perspectives are made for addressing remaining challenges.
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- Chihe Sun
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 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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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Dept. of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500 Semenyih, Malaysia
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Organosolv Pretreatment of Sorghum Stalks Using Glycerol. Methods Mol Biol 2021. [PMID: 34009586 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1323-8_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Glycerol is a promising low-cost solvent for biomass pretreatment since a large amount of glycerol is generated as a by-product in the biodiesel industry. Pretreatment is a method of disintegration of the recalcitrant structure of biomass to enhance the accessibility of cellulose and hemicelluloses to enzymes for complete saccharification. During pretreatment, glycerol breaks the lignin carbohydrate complex and selectively solubilizes lignin. Thus, the glycerol pretreatment improves the accessibility of cellulose to cellulases leading to higher sugar yields. The glycerol pretreatment is carried out at high temperature (>190 °C) to disintegrate the structure of biomass. The glycerol pretreatment in the presence of acid or base catalyst such as H2SO4 or NaOH results in lower pretreatment temperature and higher glucan hydrolysis. This chapter describes the methodology to carry out glycerol pretreatment of sorghum biomass with or without acid/alkali as catalyst and the basic calculations to determine the efficiency of the pretreatment.
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Cho EJ, Trinh LTP, Song Y, Lee YG, Bae HJ. Bioconversion of biomass waste into high value chemicals. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 298:122386. [PMID: 31740245 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Dwindling petroleum resources and increasing environmental concerns have stimulated the production of platform chemicals via biochemical processes through the use of renewable carbon sources. Various types of biomass wastes, which are biodegradable and vastly underutilized, are generated worldwide in huge quantities. They contain diverse chemical constituents, which may serve as starting points for the manufacture of a wide range of valuable bio-derived platform chemicals, intermediates, or end products via different conversion pathways. The valorization of inexpensive, abundantly available, and renewable biomass waste could provide significant benefits in response to increasing fossil fuel demands and manufacturing costs, as well as emerging environmental concerns. This review explores the potential for the use of available biomass waste to produce important chemicals, such as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, biofuels, bioactive molecules, nanocellulose, and lignin, with a focus on commercially viable technologies.
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- Eun Jin Cho
- Bio-energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Bio-energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Biotechnology and Environment, Nong Lam University, Hochiminh City, Viet Nam
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- Bio-energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Bio-energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea; Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Rahmati S, Doherty W, Dubal D, Atanda L, Moghaddam L, Sonar P, Hessel V, Ostrikov K(K. Pretreatment and fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass: reaction mechanisms and process engineering. REACT CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0re00241k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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At a time of rapid depletion of oil resources, global food shortages and solid waste problems, it is imperative to encourage research into the use of appropriate pre-treatment techniques using regenerative raw materials such as lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Shahrooz Rahmati
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Brisbane 4000
- Australia
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
- Institute for Future Environments
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Brisbane 4000
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Brisbane 4000
- Australia
- Centre for Materials Science
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
- Institute for Future Environments
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Brisbane 4000
- Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
- Institute for Future Environments
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Brisbane 4000
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Brisbane 4000
- Australia
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
- The University of Adelaide
- Adelaide
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Brisbane 4000
- Australia
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
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Pascal K, Ren H, Sun FF, Guo S, Hu J, He J. Mild Acid-Catalyzed Atmospheric Glycerol Organosolv Pretreatment Effectively Improves Enzymatic Hydrolyzability of Lignocellulosic Biomass. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:20015-20023. [PMID: 31788636 PMCID: PMC6882100 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Conventional atmospheric glycerol organosolv pretreatment is energy-intensive with the requirement of long time and/or high temperature. Herein, acid-catalyzed atmospheric glycerol organosolv (ac-AGO) pretreatment was developed under a mild condition to modify the sugarcane bagasse structure for improving enzymatic hydrolyzability. Using single factor and central composite design experiments, ac-AGO pretreatment was optimized at 200 °C for 15 min with 0.06% H2SO4 addition, wherein the hemicellulose and lignin removal rates were 82 and 52%, respectively, with extremely high cellulose retention of 98%. The ac-AGO-pretreated substrate exhibited good enzymatic hydrolyzability at a modest cellulase loading, affording a 70% glucose yield after 72 h. Multiple analysis tools were used to correlate the hydrolyzability of the substrate with its structural features. The results indicated that the mild ac-AGO pretreatment can modify the lignocellulosic biomass structure to achieve good hydrolyzability, mainly resulting in significant hemicellulose removal.
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- Kaneza Pascal
- Key
Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry
of Education, School of Biotechnology and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic
Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Henan
Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbial Resources and Fermentation
Technology, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473004, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry
of Education, School of Biotechnology and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic
Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry
of Education, School of Biotechnology and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic
Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Henan
Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbial Resources and Fermentation
Technology, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473004, China
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- Department
of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University
of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Key
Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy,
National Agricultural Science & Technology Center, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 610041, China
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Alexandri M, Schneider R, Mehlmann K, Venus J. Recent Advances in d-Lactic Acid Production from Renewable Resources: Case Studies on Agro-Industrial Waste Streams. Food Technol Biotechnol 2019; 57:293-304. [PMID: 31866743 PMCID: PMC6902291 DOI: 10.17113/ftb.57.03.19.6023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The production of biodegradable polymers as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has gained significant attention in the past years. To this end, polylactic acid (PLA) constitutes a promising alternative, finding various applications from food packaging to pharmaceuticals. Recent studies have shown that d-lactic acid plays a vital role in the production of heat-resistant PLA. At the same time, the utilization of renewable resources is imperative in order to decrease the production cost. This review aims to provide a synopsis of the current state of the art regarding d-lactic acid production via fermentation, focusing on the exploitation of waste and byproduct streams. An overview of potential downstream separation schemes is also given. Additionally, three case studies are presented and discussed, reporting the obtained results utilizing acid whey, coffee mucilage and hydrolysate from rice husks as alternative feedstocks for d-lactic acid production.
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- Maria Alexandri
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Department of Bioengineering, Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Department of Bioengineering, Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Department of Bioengineering, Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Department of Bioengineering, Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
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Singhal A, Kumar M, Bhattacharya M, Kumari N, Jha PK, Chauhan DK, Thakur IS. Pretreatment of Leucaena leucocephala wood by acidified glycerol: optimization, severity index and correlation analysis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 265:214-223. [PMID: 29902654 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, Leucaena leucocephala wood was pretreated with aqueous glycerol having H2SO4 as the catalyst. Response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) were used to optimize the process parameters, catalyst concentration (1-3%), duration (120-300 min) and temperature (100-150 °C). ANN gave more accurate predictions for total reducing sugar yield than RSM. ANN also had lower values for error functions. Severity index (SI) was calculated based on the temperature, duration and catalyst concentration. Increase in SI from 0.21 * 103 to 2.06 * 103 increased total reducing sugar (TRS) production from 39.97 g/kg to 321.8 g/kg. Further increase in SI reduced the TRS and this change positively correlates with the loss of cellulose content. Correlation analysis showed that severity index can also be used to describe pretreatment process.
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- Anjali Singhal
- Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India
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- Civil & Environmental Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi 835215, India.
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- Centre of Environmental Studies, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India.
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Shahabazuddin M, Sarat Chandra T, Meena S, Sukumaran RK, Shetty NP, Mudliar SN. Thermal assisted alkaline pretreatment of rice husk for enhanced biomass deconstruction and enzymatic saccharification: Physico-chemical and structural characterization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 263:199-206. [PMID: 29747096 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Thermal assisted alkaline pretreatment (TAAP) of rice husk (RH) was investigated to facilitate enzymatic saccharification by enhancing the enzyme accessibility to cellulosic components. Statistically guided experiments based on the Box-Behnken design involving four factors viz. biomass loading, particle size, NaOH loading and reaction time was considered for optimization. The maximum sugar yield of 371 mg g-1 biomass was obtained at optimized pretreatment condition [biomass loading (10% w/w), particle size (0.25-0.625 mm), NaOH loading (2% w/w), and reaction time (40 min)]. The TAAP of RH resulted in the efficient removal of lignin (14.9-54% (w/w)) with low hemicellulose solubilization [10.7-33.1% (w/w)] and with a simultaneous increase in cellulose concentration [32.65-51.65% (w/w)]. The SEM analysis indicated increased porosity and biomass disruption during TAAP. The FTIR analysis showed progressive removal of noncellulosic constituents, and XRD analysis revealed an increase in cellulose crystallinity post-TAAP indicating the effectiveness of pretreatment.
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- Md Shahabazuddin
- Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India; AcSIR-Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India
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- Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
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