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Vera G, Feijoo FA, Prieto AL. A Mechanistic Model for Hydrogen Production in an AnMBR Treating High Strength Wastewater. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:852. [PMID: 37999337 PMCID: PMC10673072 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13110852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
In the global race to produce green hydrogen, wastewater-to-H2 is a sustainable alternative that remains unexploited. Efficient technologies for wastewater-to-H2 are still in their developmental stages, and urgent process intensification is required. In our study, a mechanistic model was developed to characterize hydrogen production in an AnMBR treating high-strength wastewater (COD > 1000 mg/L). Two aspects differentiate our model from existing literature: First, the model input is a multi-substrate wastewater that includes fractions of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Second, the model integrates the ADM1 model with physical/biochemical processes that affect membrane performance (e.g., membrane fouling). The model includes mass balances of 27 variables in a transient state, where metabolites, extracellular polymeric substances, soluble microbial products, and surface membrane density were included. Model results showed the hydrogen production rate was higher when treating amino acids and sugar-rich influents, which is strongly related to higher EPS generation during the digestion of these metabolites. The highest H2 production rate for amino acid-rich influents was 6.1 LH2/L-d; for sugar-rich influents was 5.9 LH2/L-d; and for lipid-rich influents was 0.7 LH2/L-d. Modeled membrane fouling and backwashing cycles showed extreme behaviors for amino- and fatty-acid-rich substrates. Our model helps to identify operational constraints for H2 production in AnMBRs, providing a valuable tool for the design of fermentative/anaerobic MBR systems toward energy recovery.
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- Gino Vera
- Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- School of Industrial Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile
- Advanced Center for Water Technologies (CAPTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8370449, Chile
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Dong L, Cao G, Wang W, Luo G, Yang F, Ren N. Improved Biohythane Production from Rice Straw in an Integrated Anaerobic Bioreactor under Thermophilic Conditions. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11020474. [PMID: 36838439 PMCID: PMC9962229 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11020474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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This study evaluated the feasibility of continuous biohythane production from rice straw (RS) using an integrated anaerobic bioreactor (IABR) at thermophilic conditions. NaOH/Urea solution was employed as a pretreatment method to enhance and improve biohythane production. Results showed that the maximum specific biohythane yield was 612.5 mL/g VS, including 104.1 mL/g VS for H2 and 508.4 mL/g VS for CH4, which was 31.3% higher than the control RS operation stage. The maximum total chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal stabilized at about 86.8%. COD distribution results indicated that 2% of the total COD (in the feed) was converted into H2, 85.4% was converted to CH4, and 12.6% was retained in the effluent. Furthermore, carbon distribution analysis demonstrated that H2 production only diverted a small part of carbon, and most of the carbon flowed to the CH4 fermentation process. Upon further energy conversion analysis, the maximum value was 166.7%, 31.7 times and 12.8% higher than a single H2 and CH4 production process. This study provides a new perspective on lignocellulose-to-biofuel recovery.
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- Lili Dong
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation, School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570208, China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
- Correspondence: (L.D.); (G.C.); Fax: +86-898-66269468 (L.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
- Correspondence: (L.D.); (G.C.); Fax: +86-898-66269468 (L.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation, School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570208, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation, School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570208, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation, School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570208, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Yang E, Chon K, Kim KY, Le GTH, Nguyen HY, Le TTQ, Nguyen HTT, Jae MR, Ahmad I, Oh SE, Chae KJ. Pretreatments of lignocellulosic and algal biomasses for sustainable biohydrogen production: Recent progress, carbon neutrality, and circular economy. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 369:128380. [PMID: 36427768 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lignocellulosic and algal biomasses are known to be vital feedstocks to establish a green hydrogen supply chain toward achieving a carbon-neutral society. However, one of the most pressing issues to be addressed is the low digestibility of these biomasses in biorefinery processes, such as dark fermentation, to produce green hydrogen. To date, various pretreatment approaches, such as physical, chemical, and biological methods, have been examined to enhance feedstock digestibility. However, neither systematic reviews of pretreatment to promote biohydrogen production in dark fermentation nor economic feasibility analyses have been conducted. Thus, this study offers a comprehensive review of current biomass pretreatment methods to promote biohydrogen production in dark fermentation. In addition, this review has provided comparative analyses of the technological and economic feasibility of existing pretreatment techniques and discussed the prospects of the pretreatments from the standpoint of carbon neutrality and circular economy.
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- Euntae Yang
- Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsangnam-do 53064, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrated Energy and Infrasystem, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, 1, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 24341, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil 1, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, United States
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsangnam-do 53064, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, 1, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea.
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Xuan J, He L, Wen W, Feng Y. Hydrogenase and Nitrogenase: Key Catalysts in Biohydrogen Production. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031392. [PMID: 36771068 PMCID: PMC9919214 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hydrogen with high energy content is considered to be a promising alternative clean energy source. Biohydrogen production through microbes provides a renewable and immense hydrogen supply by utilizing raw materials such as inexhaustible natural sunlight, water, and even organic waste, which is supposed to solve the two problems of "energy supply and environment protection" at the same time. Hydrogenases and nitrogenases are two classes of key enzymes involved in biohydrogen production and can be applied under different biological conditions. Both the research on enzymatic catalytic mechanisms and the innovations of enzymatic techniques are important and necessary for the application of biohydrogen production. In this review, we introduce the enzymatic structures related to biohydrogen production, summarize recent enzymatic and genetic engineering works to enhance hydrogen production, and describe the chemical efforts of novel synthetic artificial enzymes inspired by the two biocatalysts. Continual studies on the two types of enzymes in the future will further improve the efficiency of biohydrogen production and contribute to the economic feasibility of biohydrogen as an energy source.
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- Jinsong Xuan
- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Correspondence: (J.X.); (Y.F.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Shandong Engineering Laboratory of Single Cell Oil, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, 189 Songling Road, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 189 Songling Road, Qingdao 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence: (J.X.); (Y.F.)
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Pang AP, Luo Y, Hu X, Zhang F, Wang H, Gao Y, Durrani S, Li C, Shi X, Wu FG, Li BZ, Lu Z, Lin F. Transmembrane transport process and endoplasmic reticulum function facilitate the role of gene cel1b in cellulase production of Trichoderma reesei. Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:90. [PMID: 35590356 PMCID: PMC9118834 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01809-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background A total of 11 β-glucosidases are predicted in the genome of Trichoderma reesei, which are of great importance for regulating cellulase biosynthesis. Nevertheless, the relevant function and regulation mechanism of each β-glucosidase remained unknown. Results We evidenced that overexpression of cel1b dramatically decreased cellulase synthesis in T. reesei RUT-C30 both at the protein level and the mRNA level. In contrast, the deletion of cel1b did not noticeably affect cellulase production. Protein CEL1B was identified to be intracellular, being located in vacuole and cell membrane. The overexpression of cel1b reduced the intracellular pNPGase activity and intracellular/extracellular glucose concentration without inducing carbon catabolite repression. On the other hand, RNA-sequencing analysis showed the transmembrane transport process and endoplasmic reticulum function were affected noticeably by overexpressing cel1b. In particular, some important sugar transporters were notably downregulated, leading to a compromised cellular uptake of sugars including glucose and cellobiose. Conclusions Our data suggests that the cellulase inhibition by cel1b overexpression was not due to the β-glucosidase activity, but probably the dysfunction of the cellular transport process (particularly sugar transport) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER). These findings advance the knowledge of regulation mechanism of cellulase synthesis in filamentous fungi, which is the basis for rationally engineering T. reesei strains to improve cellulase production in industry. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-022-01809-1.
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- Ai-Ping Pang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
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Khan MJ, Singh N, Mishra S, Ahirwar A, Bast F, Varjani S, Schoefs B, Marchand J, Rajendran K, Banu JR, Saratale GD, Saratale RG, Vinayak V. Impact of light on microalgal photosynthetic microbial fuel cells and removal of pollutants by nanoadsorbent biopolymers: Updates, challenges and innovations. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 288:132589. [PMID: 34678344 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) with microalgae have huge potential for treating wastewater while simultaneously converting light energy into electrical energy. The efficiency of such cells directly depends on algal growth, which depends on light intensity. Higher light intensity results in increased potential as well as enhancement in generation of biomass rich in biopolymers. Such biopolymers are produced either by microbes at anode and algae at cathode or vice versa. The biopolymers recovered from these biological sources can be added in wastewater alone or in combination with nanomaterials to act as nanoadsorbents. These nanoadsorbents further increase the efficiency of PMFC by removing the pollutants like metals and dyes. In this review firstly the effect of different light intensities on the growth of microalgae, importance of diatoms in a PMFC and their impact on PMFCs efficiencies have been narrated. Secondly recovery of biopolymers from different biological sources and their role in removal of metals, dyes along with their impact on circular bioeconomy have been discussed. Thereafter bottlenecks and future perspectives in this field of research have been narrated.
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- Mohd Jahir Khan
- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. HarisinghGour Central University, Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. HarisinghGour Central University, Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. HarisinghGour Central University, Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. HarisinghGour Central University, Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Department of Botany, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda-VPO, Bathinda, 151401, Punjab, 151001, India
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382010, India.
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Metabolism and Applications (MIMMA), Mer Molecules Santé, Le Mans University, IUML - FR 3473 CNRS, Le Mans, France
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Metabolism and Applications (MIMMA), Mer Molecules Santé, Le Mans University, IUML - FR 3473 CNRS, Le Mans, France
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- Department of Environmental Science, SRM University-AP, Neerukonda, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Life Science, Central University of Tamilnadu, Thiruvar, 610005, India
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggido, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggido, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. HarisinghGour Central University, Sagar, MP, 470003, India.
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Wang ZH, Li LQ, Zhao L, Chen C, Yang SS, Ren NQ. Comparative life cycle assessment of biochar-based lignocellulosic biohydrogen production: Sustainability analysis and strategy optimization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126261. [PMID: 34728353 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lignocellulose has been considered a potential feedstock for biohydrogen production. Recently, a novel closed-loop concept of biochar approach was developed for enhanced lignocellulosic biohydrogen production. This study therefore targets to analyze the environmental impacts of the three existing lignocellulosic biohydrogen production processes, and evaluate the environmental performance of applying biochar in each process at this early stage of technological development. The results suggest that biochar dosing shows better environmental performance for all impact categories, especially in the consolidate bioprocessing case. Electricity consumption was found to be the dominant cause of environmental impact over the life cycle, while by-products generation was also found to have an effect on the life-cycle impacts. Future research focuses on the biohydrogen production scale, the electricity generation scheme transition towards renewable and cleaner energetic systems, and recovery the by-products to the maximum extent, that will make lignocellulosic biohydrogen production more environmentally sustainable.
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- Zi-Han Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Zhang N, Shang Y, Wang F, Wang D, Hong J. Influence of prefoldin subunit 4 on the tolerance of Kluyveromyces marxianus to lignocellulosic biomass-derived inhibitors. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:224. [PMID: 34906148 PMCID: PMC8672639 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01715-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Kluyveromyces marxianus is a potentially excellent host for microbial cell factories using lignocellulosic biomass, due to its thermotolerance, high growth rate, and wide substrate spectrum. However, its tolerance to inhibitors derived from lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment needs to be improved. The prefoldin complex assists the folding of cytoskeleton which relates to the stress tolerance, moreover, several subunits of prefoldin have been verified to be involved in gene expression regulation. With the presence of inhibitors, the expression of a gene coding the subunit 4 of prefoldin (KmPFD4), a possible transcription factor, was significantly changed. Therefore, KmPFD4 was selected to evaluate its functions in inhibitors tolerance. RESULTS In this study, the disruption of the prefoldin subunit 4 gene (KmPFD4) led to increased concentration of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and disturbed the assembly of actin and tubulin in the presence of inhibitors, resulting in reduced inhibitor tolerance. Nuclear localization of KmPFD4 indicated that it could regulate gene expression. Transcriptomic analysis showed that upregulated gene expression related to ROS elimination, ATP production, and NAD+ synthesis, which is a response to the presence of inhibitors, disappeared in KmPFD4-disrupted cells. Thus, KmPFD4 impacts inhibitor tolerance by maintaining integration of the cytoskeleton and directly or indirectly affecting the expression of genes in response to inhibitors. Finally, overexpression of KmPFD4 enhanced ethanol fermentation with a 46.27% improvement in productivity in presence of the inhibitors. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that KmPFD4 plays a positive role in the inhibitor tolerance and can be applied for the development of inhibitor-tolerant platform strains.
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- Nini Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
- Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, People's Republic of China.
- Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
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Chukwuma OB, Rafatullah M, Tajarudin HA, Ismail N. A Review on Bacterial Contribution to Lignocellulose Breakdown into Useful Bio-Products. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:6001. [PMID: 34204975 PMCID: PMC8199887 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18116001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Discovering novel bacterial strains might be the link to unlocking the value in lignocellulosic bio-refinery as we strive to find alternative and cleaner sources of energy. Bacteria display promise in lignocellulolytic breakdown because of their innate ability to adapt and grow under both optimum and extreme conditions. This versatility of bacterial strains is being harnessed, with qualities like adapting to various temperature, aero tolerance, and nutrient availability driving the use of bacteria in bio-refinery studies. Their flexible nature holds exciting promise in biotechnology, but despite recent pointers to a greener edge in the pretreatment of lignocellulose biomass and lignocellulose-driven bioconversion to value-added products, the cost of adoption and subsequent scaling up industrially still pose challenges to their adoption. However, recent studies have seen the use of co-culture, co-digestion, and bioengineering to overcome identified setbacks to using bacterial strains to breakdown lignocellulose into its major polymers and then to useful products ranging from ethanol, enzymes, biodiesel, bioflocculants, and many others. In this review, research on bacteria involved in lignocellulose breakdown is reviewed and summarized to provide background for further research. Future perspectives are explored as bacteria have a role to play in the adoption of greener energy alternatives using lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Division of Environmental Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia; (O.B.C.); (H.A.T.); (N.I.)
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Zhao L, Wang Z, Ren HY, Chen C, Nan J, Cao GL, Yang SS, Ren NQ. Residue cornstalk derived biochar promotes direct bio-hydrogen production from anaerobic fermentation of cornstalk. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 320:124338. [PMID: 33157449 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, an innovative approach was proposed based on the implement of biochar derived from residue cornstalk left after anaerobic bio-hydrogen production (RCA-biochar) to improve direct bio-hydrogen production from anaerobic fermentation of cornstalk. The bio-hydrogen production potential and maximum bio-hydrogen production rate increased from 156.2 to 286.1 mL H2/g substrate and 3.5 to 5.7 mL H2/g substrate/h, respectively, following the added RCA-biochar increased from 2.5 to 15.0 g/L. Cornstalk chemical component analysis showed the cellulose and hemicellulose content decreased by 17.9-33.7% and 14.4-25.2%, and lignin content increased by 20.3-42.8%, respectively, after 96 h anaerobic fermentation with RCA-biochar 2.5-15.0 g/L. Further analyses revealed that RCA-biochar not only provided more specific surface area for hydrogen-producing bacteria attachment, but also promoted the cellulolytic enzyme activity, thereby resulted in increased substrate conversion to bio-hydrogen.The findings obtained in this study may provide supports for effective and sustainable lignocellulosic bio-hydrogen production in the future.
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- Lei Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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Yin L, Chen MX, Zeng TH, Liu XM, Zhu F, Huang RQ. Improving probiotic spore yield using rice straw hydrolysate. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 72:149-156. [PMID: 32939775 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Spore-forming Bacillus sp. has been extensively studied for their probiotic properties. In this study, an acid-treated rice straw hydrolysate was used as carbon source to produce the spores of Bacillus coagulans. The results showed that this hydrolysate significantly improved the spore yield compared with other carbon sources such as glucose. Three significant medium components including rice straw hydrolysate, MnSO4 and yeast extract were screened by Plackett-Burman design. These significant variables were further optimized by response surface methodology (RSM). The optimal values of the medium components were rice straw hydolysate of 27% (v/v), MnSO4 of 0·78 g l-1 and yeast extract of 1·2 g l-1 . The optimized medium and RSM model for spore production were validated in a 5 l bioreactor. Overall, this sporulation medium containing acid-treated rice straw hydrolysate has a potential to be used in the production of B. coagulans spores.
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- L Yin
- School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Drug and Food Biological Resources Processing and Comprehensive Utilization, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Drug and Food Biological Resources Processing and Comprehensive Utilization, Guangzhou, China
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Wu X, Tang W, Huang C, Huang C, Lai C, Yong Q. Unrevealing model compounds of soil conditioners impacts on the wheat straw autohydrolysis efficiency and enzymatic hydrolysis. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:122. [PMID: 32684975 PMCID: PMC7359617 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01763-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Soil-derived exogenous ash (EA) poses a challenge toward lignocellulosic autohydrolysis due to its buffering capacity. Previous works focusing on this phenomenon have failed to also investigate the role that soluble salts, and organic matter plays in this system. Herein, sodium phosphate and sodium humate were employed as model buffering compounds representing soluble salts and organic matter and dosed into a de-ashed wheat straw (DWS) autohydrolysis process to show the potential impacts of WS attached soil conditioners on the WS autohydrolysis efficiency which would further affect the enzymatic digestibility of autohydrolyzed WS. RESULTS Results showed that with the increasing loadings of sodium phosphate and sodium humate resulted in elevated pH values (from 4.0 to 5.1 and from 4.1 to 4.7, respectively). Meanwhile, the reductions of xylan removal yields from ~ 84.3-61.4% to 72.3-53.0% by loading (1-30 g/L) sodium phosphate and sodium humate during WS autohydrolysis lead to a significant decrease of cellulose accessibilities which finally lead to a reduction of the enzymatic digestibility of autohydrolyzed WS from ~ 75.4-77.2% to 47.3-57.7%. CONCLUSION The existence of different types soil conditioner model compounds results in various component fractions from autohydrolyzed WS in the process of autohydrolysis. A lack of sufficient xylan removal was found to drive the significant decrease in enzymatic accessibility. The results demonstrated the various effects of two typical tested soil conditioners on WS autohydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis.
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- Xinxing Wu
- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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Rahimi H, Sattler ML, Hossain MDS, Rodrigues JLM. Boosting landfill gas production from lignin-containing wastes via termite hindgut microorganism. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 105:299-308. [PMID: 32092535 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lignocellulose comprises a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW) - 40-70% in developed countries, including paper, wood, and yard waste. Cellulose and hemicellulose are often shielded by lignin, posing a barrier to waste decomposition and landfill gas generation. Unfortunately, lignin is resistant to microbial degradation under low-oxygen conditions that normally occur in MSW landfills. The bacterium strain TAV5, microaerophilic and member of phylum Verrucomicrobia, isolated from the hindgut of the Reticulitermes flavipes termite, the most widely distributed subterranean termite in North America. Its genome contains genes associated with methylotrophic competency which code for enzymes that structurally modify lignin. The overall goal of this research was to use TAV5 to modify lignin and boost methane production from MSW. Batch-scale reactors (125 mL) were filled with paper, yard, or wood waste, and four ratios of mixed of waste. Reactors were seeded with different ratios of TAV5 to anaerobic digester (AD) microorganisms (representing landfill anaerobic microorganisms). Based on batch tests, optimal ratios of TAV5 to AD microorganisms were used to seed wastes (mixed, yard, and wood) in 6-gallon reactors. Addition of TAV5 increased methane production from mixed waste, yard waste, and wood, by 49%, 34%, and 297%, respectively. TAV5 decreased acid soluble lignin by 7-39%, depending on waste type. TAV5 grown under aerobic conditions and room temperature (not requiring a heated anaerobic chamber) was found to remain viable and increase methane production under low-level oxygen conditions (1-2%). This finding will potentially lessen costs for growing large volumes of it for seeding landfills.
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- Hoda Rahimi
- Department of Civil Engineering, 416 Yates Street, Suite 425 Nedderman Hall, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Arlington, TX 76019, United States.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, 416 Yates Street, Suite 425 Nedderman Hall, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Civil Engineering, 416 Yates Street, Suite 425 Nedderman Hall, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, 3308 Plant and Science Building, University of California Davis, CA 95616, United States
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Zhurka M, Spyridonidis A, Vasiliadou IA, Stamatelatou K. Biogas Production from Sunflower Head and Stalk Residues: Effect of Alkaline Pretreatment. Molecules 2019; 25:molecules25010164. [PMID: 31906116 PMCID: PMC6982727 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25010164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sunflower residues are considered a prominent renewable source for biogas production during anaerobic digestion (AD). However; the recalcitrant structure of this lignocellulosic substrate requires a pretreatment step for efficient biomass transformation and increased bioenergy output. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of alkaline pretreatment of various parts of the sunflower residues (e.g., heads and stalks) on their methane yield. Experimental data showed that pretreatment at mild conditions (55 °C; 24 h; 4 g NaOH 100 g−1 total solids) caused an increase in the biochemical methane potential (BMP) of both heads and stalks of the sunflower residues as determined in batch tests. The highest methane production (268.35 ± 0.11 mL CH4 g−1 volatile solids) was achieved from the pretreated sunflower head residues. Thereafter; the effect of alkaline pretreatment of sunflower head residues was assessed in continuous mode; using continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTRs) under two operational phases. During the first phase; the CSTRs were fed with the liquid fraction produced from the pretreatment of sunflower heads. During the second phase; the CSTRs were fed with the whole slurry resulting from the pretreatment of sunflower heads (i.e., both liquid and solid fractions). In both operating phases; it was observed that the alkaline pretreatment of the sunflower head residues had a negligible (phase I) or even a negative effect on biogas production; which was contradictory to the results of the BMP tests. It seems that; during alkaline pretreatment; this part of the sunflower residues (heads) may release inhibitory compounds; which induce a negative effect on biogas production in the long term (e.g., during continuously run digesters such as CSTR) but not in the short-term (e.g., batch tests) where the effect of the inoculum may not permit the inhibition to be established.
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Wang F, Xu L, Zhao L, Ding Z, Ma H, Terry N. Fungal Laccase Production from Lignocellulosic Agricultural Wastes by Solid-State Fermentation: A Review. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E665. [PMID: 31835316 PMCID: PMC6955899 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7120665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Laccases are copper-containing oxidase enzymes found in many fungi. They have received increasing research attention because of their broad substrate specificity and applicability in industrial processes, such as pulp delignification, textile bleaching, phenolic removal, and biosensors. In comparison with traditional submerged fermentation (SF), solid-state fermentation (SSF) is a simpler technique for laccase production and has many advantages, including higher productivity, efficiency, and enzyme stability as well as reduced production costs and environmental pollution. Here, we review recent advances in laccase production technology, with focus on the following areas: (i) Characteristics and advantages of lignocellulosic agricultural wastes used as SSF substrates of laccase production, including detailed suggestions for the selection of lignocellulosic agricultural wastes; (ii) Comparison of fungal laccase production from lignocellulosic substrates by either SSF or SF; (iii) Fungal performance and strain screening in laccase production from lignocellulosic agricultural wastes by SSF; (iv) Applications of laccase production under SSF; and (v) Suggestions and avenues for future studies of laccase production by fungal SSF with lignocellulosic materials and its applications.
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- Feng Wang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (L.X.); (H.M.)
- Institute of Food Physical Processing, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (L.X.); (H.M.)
- Institute of Food Physical Processing, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (L.X.); (H.M.)
- Institute of Food Physical Processing, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;
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Dong L, Cao G, Wu J, Liu B, Xing D, Zhao L, Zhou C, Feng L, Ren N. High-solid pretreatment of rice straw at cold temperature using NaOH/Urea for enhanced enzymatic conversion and hydrogen production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 287:121399. [PMID: 31096103 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121399] [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: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A high-solid loading pretreatment using NaOH/Urea solution at -12 °C was proposed to pretreat rice straw (RS) for enhanced saccharify and hydrogen production. Results shown NaOH/Urea pretreatment exhibited excellent pretreatment performance at solid loading ranged from 10% to 100% (w/v) with an average reducing sugar conversion of 80.22% was obtained which was 31.89% higher than that untreated RS. Upon fermentation of 100% solid loading pretreated hydrolysate, the H2 yield of 72.5 mL/g-pretreated RS was calculated based on substrate consumption, which enabled 49.5% higher reducing sugar transfer to H2 through material balance. FTIR and XRD analysis further demonstrated that the cold NaOH/Urea pretreatment at 100% (w/v) could effectively disrupt the lignin structure and decrease the cellulose crystallinity. The present study suggested a high solid loading pretreatment with NaOH/Urea at cold temperature could be a valuable alternative for better techno-economic of the lignocelluloses - to - sugars - to H2 routes.
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- Lili Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Phuttaro C, Sawatdeenarunat C, Surendra KC, Boonsawang P, Chaiprapat S, Khanal SK. Anaerobic digestion of hydrothermally-pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: Influence of pretreatment temperatures, inhibitors and soluble organics on methane yield. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 284:128-138. [PMID: 30927650 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) of lignocellulosic biomass has received significant attention for bioenergy production in recent years. However, hydrolysis is a rate-limiting in AD of such feedstock. In this study, effects of hydrothermal pretreatment of Napier grass, a model lignocellulosic biomass, on methane yield were examined through series of batch and semi-continuous studies. In batch studies, the highest methane yield of 248.2 ± 5.5 NmL CH4/g volatile solids (VS)added was obtained from the biomass pretreated at 175 °C, which was 35% higher than that from the unpretreated biomass. The biomass pretreated at 200 °C resulted in formation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural, which significantly inhibited methanogenesis. In semi-continuous studies, digester fed with the biomass pretreated at 200 °C at organic loading rate (OLR) of 4 g VS/L.d resulted in digester failure. Thus, OLRsoluble/OLRtotal ratio <200 is proposed as an operating criterion for effective operation of digester fed with pretreated biomass slurry.
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- Chettaphong Phuttaro
- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering (MBBE), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; Asian Development College for Community Economy and Technology, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering (MBBE), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering (MBBE), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
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Bhande R, Noori M, Ghangrekar M. Performance improvement of sediment microbial fuel cell by enriching the sediment with cellulose: Kinetics of cellulose degradation. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Dong L, Cao G, Zhao L, Liu B, Ren N. Alkali/urea pretreatment of rice straw at low temperature for enhanced biological hydrogen production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 267:71-76. [PMID: 30015000 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A pretreatment process using alkali/urea solution at low temperature was proposed for enhanced cellulosic biohydrogen production. Different alkaline solutions with both presence and absence of urea were studied. It can be found NaOH/Urea pretreatment exhibited excellent pretreatment performance at temperature from -8 °C to -20 °C. Microscopic structure observation combined FTIR analysis further demonstrated that NaOH/Urea pretreatment at low temperature could effectively disrupt the structure of rice straw and made more cellulose and hemicellulose available. The pretreated materials were then subjected for biohydrogen production by Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum M18. The maximum hydrogen production and energy conversion efficiency of 22.08 mmol/L and 9.76% were obtained from NaOH/Urea pretreated rice straw at low temperature. The results were 161.92% and 56.91% higher than the counterpart without pretreatment, respectively. This study provides a new direction to pretreat lignocellulose efficiently for enhanced biohydrogen production at cold climate region.
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- Lili Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; Advanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Nguyen D, Khanal SK. A little breath of fresh air into an anaerobic system: How microaeration facilitates anaerobic digestion process. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 36:1971-1983. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chades T, Scully SM, Ingvadottir EM, Orlygsson J. Fermentation of Mannitol Extracts From Brown Macro Algae by Thermophilic Clostridia. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1931. [PMID: 30177924 PMCID: PMC6110305 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Mannitol-containing macro algae biomass, such as Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria digitata, are a potential feedstock for the production of biofuels such as bioethanol. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the ability of thermophilic anaerobes within Class Clostridia to ferment mannitol and mannitol-containing algal extracts. Screening of the type strains of six genera, Caldanaerobius, Caldanaerobacter, Caldicellulosiruptor, Thermoanaerobacter, Thermobrachium, and Thermoanaerobacterium) was conducted on 20 mM mannitol and revealed that 11 of 41 strains could utilize mannitol with ethanol being the dominant end-product. Mannitol utilization seems to be most common within the genus of Thermoanaerobacter (7 of 16 strains) with yields up to 88% of the theoretical yield in the case of Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus. Six selected mannitol-degrading strains (all Thermoanaerobacter species) were grown on mannitol extracts prepared from A. nodosum and L. digitata. Five of the strains produced similar amounts of ethanol as compared with ethanol yields from mannitol only. Finally, T. pseudoethanolicus was kinetically monitored using mannitol and mannitol extracts made from two macro algae species, A. nodosum and L. digitata for end-product formation.
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- Theo Chades
- Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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- Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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- Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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- Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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Dehydrogenation of alcohols and polyols from a hydrogen production perspective. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2017-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The production of hydrogen from renewable resources is still a major challenge in our way to reach a foreseen hydrogen economy. Abstracting the hydrogen contained in alcohols by means of acceptorless dehydrogenation reactions has emerged as a viable method with high potential. This is particularly true when applied to bio-based alcohols such as ethanol, glycerol or sugars, whose hydrogen extrusion is covered in this contribution. A general overview of the development of aceptorless alcohol dehydrogenation reactions and its potential implementation into future biorefineries are discussed.
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Co-fermentation of the main sugar types from a beechwood organosolv hydrolysate by several strains of Bacillus coagulans results in effective lactic acid production. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 18:e00245. [PMID: 29876297 PMCID: PMC5989531 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2018.e00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bacillus coagulans is an interesting facultative anaerobic microorganism for biotechnological production of lactic acid that arouses interest. To determine the efficiency of biotechnological production of lactic acid from lignocellulosic feedstock hydrolysates, five Bacillus coagulans strains were grown in lignocellulose organosolv hydrolysate from ethanol/water-pulped beechwood. Parameter estimation based on a Monod-type model was used to derive the basic key parameters for a performance evaluation of the batch process. Three of the Bacillus coagulans strains, including DSM No. 2314, were able to produce lactate, primarily via uptake of glucose and xylose. Two other strains were identified as having the ability of utilizing cellobiose to a high degree, but they also had a lower affinity to xylose. The lactate yield concentration varied from 79.4 ± 2.1 g/L to 93.7 ± 1.4 g/L (85.4 ± 4.7 % of consumed carbohydrates) from the diluted organosolv hydrolysate.
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Surendra KC, Ogoshi R, Zaleski HM, Hashimoto AG, Khanal SK. High yielding tropical energy crops for bioenergy production: Effects of plant components, harvest years and locations on biomass composition. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 251:218-229. [PMID: 29277053 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.12.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The composition of lignocellulosic feedstock, which depends on crop type, crop management, locations and plant parts, significantly affects the conversion efficiency of biomass into biofuels and biobased products. Thus, this study examined the composition of different parts of two high yielding tropical energy crops, Energycane and Napier grass, collected across three locations and years. Significantly higher fiber content was found in the leaves of Energycane than stems, while fiber content was significantly higher in the stems than the leaves of Napier grass. Similarly, fiber content was higher in Napier grass than Energycane. Due to significant differences in biomass composition between the plant parts within a crop type, neither biological conversion, including anaerobic digestion, nor thermochemical pretreatment alone is likely to efficiently convert biomass components into biofuels and biobased products. However, combination of anaerobic digestion with thermochemical conversion technologies could efficiently utilize biomass components in generating biofuels and biobased products.
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- K C Surendra
- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
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Co-Digestion of Napier Grass and Its Silage with Cow Dung for Bio-Hydrogen and Methane Production by Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion Process. ENERGIES 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/en11010047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Co-Digestion of Napier Grass and Its Silage with Cow Dung for Methane Production. ENERGIES 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/en10101654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sharma A, Arya SK. Hydrogen from algal biomass: A review of production process. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 15:63-69. [PMID: 28702371 PMCID: PMC5491395 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Biohydrogen Production Processes. Microorganisms involved in biohydrogen production processes. Immobilization methods of microalgae. Bioreactors for biohydrogen production process.
Multifariousness of biofuel sources has marked an edge to an imperative energy issue. Production of hydrogen from microalgae has been gathering much contemplation right away. But, mercantile production of microalgae biofuels considering bio-hydrogen is still not practicable because of low biomass concentration and costly down streaming processes. This review has taken up the hydrogen production by microalgae. Biofuels are the up and coming alternative to exhaustible, environmentally and unsafe fossil fuels. Algal biomass has been considered as an enticing raw material for biofuel production, these days photobioreactors and open-air systems are being used for hydrogen production from algal biomass. The formers allow the careful cultivation control whereas the latter ones are cheaper and simpler. A contemporary, encouraging optimization access has been included called algal cell immobilization on various matrixes which has resulted in marked increase in the productivity per volume of a reactor and addition of the hydrogen-production phase.
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- Archita Sharma
- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Hawrot-Paw M, Koniuszy A, Mikiciuk M, Izwikow M, Stawicki T, Sędłak P. Analysis of ecotoxic influence of waste from the biomass gasification process. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:15022-15030. [PMID: 28493186 PMCID: PMC5486619 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9011-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The purpose of this research was evaluation of the effect of soil contamination with waste coming from biomass gasification on chosen indicators of its biological activity, growth and development of spring barley, and change of physiological parameters of the plant. Chromatographic content and basic rheological parameters of the substances under research were also analyzed. Liquid wastes, tar, and mixture of tar and engine oil were introduced to the soil in the amount of 100 mg kg-1 DM soil. Based on the conducted research, it was ascertained that the changes in the number and activity of soil microorganisms were determined by the type of waste and its dose. Individual groups of microorganisms showed different sensitivity to the presence of pollution; however, the impact of tar and engine oil mixture was generally more disadvantageous. Presence of contaminants in the soil limited the growth of roots and aboveground parts of spring barley, especially when the dose was 10,000 mg kg-1 DM soil. The unfavorable impact of waste on photosynthesis efficiency on assimilation pigment synthesis and water content in the plant was recorded.
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- Małgorzata Hawrot-Paw
- Department of Agrotechnical Systems Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Papieża Pawła VI 1, 71-459, Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Agrotechnical Systems Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Papieża Pawła VI 1, 71-459, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Słowackiego 17, 71-434, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Agrotechnical Systems Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Papieża Pawła VI 1, 71-459, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Agrotechnical Systems Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Papieża Pawła VI 1, 71-459, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Agrotechnical Systems Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Papieża Pawła VI 1, 71-459, Szczecin, Poland
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Simultaneous Decolorization and Biohydrogen Production from Xylose by Klebsiella oxytoca GS-4-08 in the Presence of Azo Dyes with Sulfonate and Carboxyl Groups. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.00508-17. [PMID: 28283518 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00508-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Biohydrogen production from the pulp and paper effluent containing rich lignocellulosic material could be achieved by the fermentation process. Xylose, an important hemicellulose hydrolysis product, is used less efficiently as a substrate for biohydrogen production. Moreover, azo dyes are usually added to fabricate anticounterfeiting paper, which further increases the complexity of wastewater. This study reports that xylose could serve as the sole carbon source for a pure culture of Klebsiella oxytoca GS-4-08 to achieve simultaneous decolorization and biohydrogen production. With 2 g liter-1 of xylose as the substrate, a maximum xylose utilization rate (URxyl) and a hydrogen molar yield (HMY) of 93.99% and 0.259 mol of H2 mol of xylose-1, respectively, were obtained. Biohydrogen kinetics and electron equivalent (e- equiv) balance calculations indicated that methyl red (MR) penetrates and intracellularly inhibits both the pentose phosphate pathway and pyruvate fermentation pathway, while methyl orange (MO) acted independently of the glycolysis and biohydrogen pathway. The data demonstrate that biohydrogen pathways in the presence of azo dyes with sulfonate and carboxyl groups were different, but the azo dyes could be completely reduced during the biohydrogen production period in the presence of MO or MR. The feasibility of hydrogen production from industrial pulp and paper effluent by the strain if the xylose is sufficient was also proved and was not affected by toxic substances which usually exist in such wastewater, except for chlorophenol. This study offers a promising energy-recycling strategy for treating pulp and paper wastewaters, especially for those containing azo dyes.IMPORTANCE The pulp and paper industry is a major industry in many developing countries, and the global market of pulp and paper wastewater treatment is expected to increase by 60% between 2012 and 2020. Such wastewater contains large amounts of refractory contaminants, such as lignin, whose reclamation is considered economically crucial and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, azo dyes are usually added in order to fabricate anticounterfeiting paper, which further increases the complexity of the pulp and paper wastewater. This work may offer a better understanding of biohydrogen production from xylose in the presence of azo dyes and provide a promising energy-recycling method for treating pulp and paper wastewater, especially for those containing azo dyes.
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Wang J, Yin Y. Pretreatment of Organic Wastes for Hydrogen Production. BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM ORGANIC WASTES 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-4675-9_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Boileau C, Auria R, Davidson S, Casalot L, Christen P, Liebgott PP, Combet-Blanc Y. Hydrogen production by the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima part I: effects of sulfured nutriments, with thiosulfate as model, on hydrogen production and growth. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:269. [PMID: 28018486 PMCID: PMC5168592 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0678-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thermotoga maritima and T. neapolitana are hyperthermophile bacteria chosen by many research teams to produce bio-hydrogen because of their potential to ferment a wide variety of sugars with the highest theoretical H2/glucose yields. However, to develop economically sustainable bio-processes, the culture medium formulation remained to be optimized. The main aim of this study was to quantify accurately and specifically the effect of thiosulfate, used as sulfured nutriment model, on T. maritima growth, yields and productivities of hydrogen. The results were obtained from batch cultures, performed into a bioreactor, carefully controlled, and specifically designed to prevent the back-inhibition by hydrogen. RESULTS Among sulfured nutriments tested, thiosulfate, cysteine, and sulfide were found to be the most efficient to stimulate T. maritima growth and hydrogen production. In particular, under our experimental conditions (glucose 60 mmol L-1 and yeast extract 1 g L-1), the cellular growth was limited by thiosulfate concentrations lower than 0.06 mmol L-1. Under these conditions, the cellular yield on thiosulfate (Y X/Thio) could be determined at 3617 mg mmol-1. In addition, it has been shown that the limitations of T. maritima growth by thiosulfate lead to metabolic stress marked by a significant metabolic shift of glucose towards the production of extracellular polysaccharides (EPS). Finally, it has been estimated that the presence of thiosulfate in the T. maritima culture medium significantly increased the cellular and hydrogen productivities by a factor 6 without detectable sulfide production. CONCLUSIONS The stimulant effects of thiosulfate at very low concentrations on T. maritima growth have forced us to reconsider its role in this species and more probably also in all thiosulfato-reducer hyperthermophiles. Henceforth, thiosulfate should be considered in T. maritima as (1) an essential sulfur source for cellular materials when it is present at low concentrations (about 0.3 mmol g-1 of cells), and (2) as both sulfur source and detoxifying agent for H2 when thiosulfate is present at higher concentrations and, when, simultaneously, the pH2 is high. Finally, to improve the hydrogen production in bio-processes using Thermotoga species, it should be recommended to incorporate thiosulfate in the culture medium.
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- Céline Boileau
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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Faber MDO, Ferreira-Leitão VS. Optimization of biohydrogen yield produced by bacterial consortia using residual glycerin from biodiesel production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 219:365-370. [PMID: 27501033 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The aims of this study were to simplify the fermentation medium and to optimize the conditions of dark fermentation of residual glycerin to produce biohydrogen. It was possible to remove all micronutrients of fermentation medium and improve biohydrogen production by applying residual glycerin as feedstock. After statistical analysis of the following parameters pH, glycerin concentration and volatile suspended solids, the values of 5.5; 0.5g.L(-1) and 8.7g.L(-1), respectively, were defined as optimum condition for this process. It generated 2.44molH2/molglycerin, an expressive result when compared to previous results reported in literature and considering that theoretical yield of H2 from glycerol in dark fermentation process is 3molH2/molglycerol. This study allowed the improvement of yield and productivity by 68% and 67%, respectively.
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- Mariana de Oliveira Faber
- National Institute of Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis, CEP 20081-312 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- National Institute of Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis, CEP 20081-312 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Department of Biochemistry, CEP 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Alfenore S, Molina-Jouve C. Current status and future prospects of conversion of lignocellulosic resources to biofuels using yeasts and bacteria. Process Biochem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2016.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ren NQ, Zhao L, Chen C, Guo WQ, Cao GL. A review on bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to H2: Key challenges and new insights. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 215:92-99. [PMID: 27090403 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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With the increasing energy crisis and rising concern over climate change, the development of clean alternative energy sources is of great importance. Biohydrogen produced from lignocellulosic biomass is a promising candidate, because of its positives such as readily available, no harmful emissions, environment friendly, efficient, and renewable. However, obstacles still exist to enable the commercialization of biological hydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass. Thus the objective of this work is to provide update information about the recent progress on lignocellulosic hydrogen conversion via dark fermentation. In this review, the most important technologies associated with lignocellulosic hydrogen fermentation were covered. Firstly, pretreatment methods for better utilization of lignocellulosic biomass are presented, at the same time, hydrolysis methods assisting to achieve efficient hydrogen fermentation were discussed. Afterwards, issues related to bioprocesses for hydrogen production purposes were presented. Additionally, the paper gave challenges and new insights of lignocellulosic biohydrogen production.
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- Nan-Qi Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; Department of Life Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Bagewadi ZK, Mulla SI, Ninnekar HZ. Purification and characterization of endo β-1,4-D-glucanase from Trichoderma harzianum strain HZN11 and its application in production of bioethanol from sweet sorghum bagasse. 3 Biotech 2016; 6:101. [PMID: 28330171 PMCID: PMC4829572 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0421-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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An acidophilic-solvent-thermostable endo β-1,4-D-glucanase produced from a potential Trichoderma harzianum strain HZN11 was purified to homogeneity by DEAE-Sepharose and Sephadex G-100 chromatography with 33.12 fold purification with specific activity of 66.25 U/mg and molecular mass of ~55 kDa. The optimum temperature and pH were 60 °C and 5.5 retaining 76 and 85 % of activity after 3 h, respectively. It showed stability between pH 4.5-6.0 and temperature between 50-70 °C indicating thermostability. Endo β-1,4-D-glucanase was activated by Ca2+ and Mg2+ but inhibited by Hg2+, Pb2+ and Cd2+. The effect of thiol reagents, metal chelators, oxidizing agents and surfactants on enzyme activity has been studied. Purified endo β-1,4-D-glucanase exhibited highest specificity towards carboxymethyl cellulose. Kinetic analysis showed the K m, V max and K i (cellobiose inhibitor) of 2.5 mg/mL, 83.75 U/mg and 0.066 M, respectively. The storage stability of purified endo β-1,4-D-glucanase showed a loss of mere 13 % over a period of 60 days. The hydrolysis efficiency of purified endo β-1,4-D-glucanase mixed with cocktail was demonstrated over commercial enzyme. Optimized enzymatic hydrolysis of sweet sorghum and sugarcane bagasse released 5.2 g/g (36 h) and 6.8 g/g (48 h) of reducing sugars, respectively. Separate hydrolysis and fermentation of sweet sorghum bagasse yielded 4.3 g/L bioethanol (16 h) confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Morphological and structural changes were assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Elemental analysis was carried out by SEM equipped with energy dispersive X-ray technique. These unique properties prove the potentiality of enzyme for biomass conversion to biofuel and other industrial applications.
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- Zabin K Bagewadi
- Department of Biochemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580 003, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580 003, Karnataka, India
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Kumar G, Sivagurunathan P, Chen CC, Lin CY. Batch and continuous biogenic hydrogen fermentation of acid pretreated de-oiled jatropha waste (DJW) hydrolysate. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra05628h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In an attempt to tailor the efficient hydrogen fermentation from hydrochloric acid-pretreated hydrolysate of de-oiled jatropha waste (DJW), batch tests were conducted to find the optimal hydrolysate concentration, temperature and pH.
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- Gopalakrishnan Kumar
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Environment Research Group
- Faculty of Environmental and Labour Safety
- Ton Duc Thang University
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science
- Feng Chia University
- Taichung 40724
- Republic of China
- Center for Materials Cycles and Waste Management Research
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- Environmental Resources Laboratory
- Department of Landscape Architecture
- Chungchou Institute of Technology
- Changhwa 51022
- Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science
- Feng Chia University
- Taichung 40724
- Republic of China
- Green Energy Development Center
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Bao H, Chen C, Jiang L, Liu Y, Shen M, Liu W, Wang A. Optimization of key factors affecting biohydrogen production from microcrystalline cellulose by the co-culture of Clostridium acetobutylicum X9 + Ethanoigenens harbinense B2. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra14192c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The strains X9 + B2 were co-cultured in several serum bottles and hydrogen was gathered via a series of graduated cylinders.
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- Hongxu Bao
- School of Environmental Science
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang 110036
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environments
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- School of Environmental Science
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang 110036
- China
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- School of Environmental Science
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang 110036
- China
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- School of Environmental Science
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang 110036
- China
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- School of Environmental Science
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang 110036
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100085
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environments
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150090
- China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology
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Kumar A, Gautam A, Dutt D. Biotechnological Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass in to Industrial Products: An Overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.4236/abb.2016.73014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Long-Term Enrichment on Cellulose or Xylan Causes Functional and Taxonomic Convergence of Microbial Communities from Anaerobic Digesters. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 82:1519-1529. [PMID: 26712547 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03360-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Cellulose and xylan are two major components of lignocellulosic biomass, which represents a potentially important energy source, as it is abundant and can be converted to methane by microbial action. However, it is recalcitrant to hydrolysis, and the establishment of a complete anaerobic digestion system requires a specific repertoire of microbial functions. In this study, we maintained 2-year enrichment cultures of anaerobic digestion sludge amended with cellulose or xylan to investigate whether a cellulose- or xylan-digesting microbial system could be assembled from sludge previously used to treat neither of them. While efficient methane-producing communities developed under mesophilic (35°C) incubation, they did not under thermophilic (55°C) conditions. Illumina amplicon sequencing results of the archaeal and bacterial 16S rRNA genes revealed that the mature cultures were much lower in richness than the inocula and were dominated by single archaeal (genus Methanobacterium) and bacterial (order Clostridiales) groups, although at finer taxonomic levels the bacteria were differentiated by substrates. Methanogenesis was primarily via the hydrogenotrophic pathway under all conditions, although the identity and growth requirements of syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacteria were unclear. Incubation conditions (substrate and temperature) had a much greater effect than inoculum source in shaping the mature microbial community, although analysis based on unweighted UniFrac distance found that the inoculum still determined the pool from which microbes could be enriched. Overall, this study confirmed that anaerobic digestion sludge treating nonlignocellulosic material is a potential source of microbial cellulose- and xylan-digesting functions given appropriate enrichment conditions.
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Zeng X, Borole AP, Pavlostathis SG. Biotransformation of Furanic and Phenolic Compounds with Hydrogen Gas Production in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:13667-13675. [PMID: 26503792 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Furanic and phenolic compounds are problematic byproducts resulting from the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass during biofuel production. The capacity of a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) to produce hydrogen gas (H2) using a mixture of two furanic (furfural, FF; 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, HMF) and three phenolic (syringic acid, SA; vanillic acid, VA; and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, HBA) compounds as the substrate in the bioanode was assessed. The rate and extent of biotransformation of the five compounds and efficiency of H2 production, as well as the structure of the anode microbial community, were investigated. The five compounds were completely transformed within 7-day batch runs and their biotransformation rate increased with increasing initial concentration. At an initial concentration of 1200 mg/L (8.7 mM) of the mixture of the five compounds, their biotransformation rate ranged from 0.85 to 2.34 mM/d. The anode Coulombic efficiency was 44-69%, which is comparable to that of wastewater-fed MECs. The H2 yield varied from 0.26 to 0.42 g H2-COD/g COD removed in the anode, and the bioanode volume-normalized H2 production rate was 0.07-0.1 L/L-d. The biotransformation of the five compounds took place via fermentation followed by exoelectrogenesis. The major identified fermentation products that did not transform further were catechol and phenol. Acetate was the direct substrate for exoelectrogenesis. Current and H2 production were inhibited at an initial substrate concentration of 1200 mg/L, resulting in acetate accumulation at a much higher level than that measured in other batch runs conducted with a lower initial concentration of the five compounds. The anode microbial community consisted of exoelectrogens, putative degraders of the five compounds, and syntrophic partners of exoelectrogens. The MEC H2 production demonstrated in this study is an alternative to the currently used process of reforming natural gas to supply H2 needed to upgrade bio-oils to stable hydrocarbon fuels.
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- Xiaofei Zeng
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0512, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Education, The University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0512, United States
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Biohydrogen Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Technology and Sustainability. ENERGIES 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/en81112357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Brijaldo MH, Rojas HA, Martínez JJ, Passos FB. Effect of support on acetic acid decomposition over palladium catalysts. J Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Catal T. Comparison of various carbohydrates for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2015.1081078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Gil A, Siles JÁ, Serrano A, Martín MÁ. Mixture optimization of anaerobic co-digestion of tomato and cucumber waste. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2015; 36:2628-36. [PMID: 25896715 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1041425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Greenhouse cultivation has significantly increased the production of vegetables and reduced dependence on environmental conditions. In Mediterranean areas, vegetable crops are nowadays one of the most important sources of organic waste generation. Anaerobic digestion is among the methods used to treat this type of biodegradable waste. However, the selection of the organic wastes to be subjected to this microbial treatment is a crucial aspect due to seasonality and simultaneity of the original crops. In this sense, as waste does not have frequently the proper nutrient balance, co-digestion with other substrates generated in the same geographical area is recommended to ensure the correct development of the process. This work studies the mesophilic co-digestion of tomato waste (TW) and cucumber waste (CW), which are common greenhouse wastes that do not contain an adequate ratio among nutrients (C/N/P) and are generated simultaneously. The influence of the percentage of both wastes in the mixture on the overall performance of the process was evaluated. The combination of TW and CW was found to be feasible in terms of stability, biodegradability and methane yield, which reached a value of 292 mLSTP CH4/g VS (STP: standard temperature and pressure, 0°C and 760 mmHg) for the percentage of tomato in the mixture, which is considered optimal at 55-75%. The most suitable organic load rate was determined for a percentage of 65% of TW, reaching a value of 1562 kg(waste) m(-3) month(-1).
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- Aida Gil
- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Campus Univesritario de Rabanales, University of Cordoba , Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra. N IV, km 396, 14071 Cordoba , Spain
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Reginatto V, Antônio RV. Fermentative hydrogen production from agroindustrial lignocellulosic substrates. Braz J Microbiol 2015; 46:323-35. [PMID: 26273246 PMCID: PMC4507523 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838246220140111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To achieve economically competitive biological hydrogen production, it is crucial
to consider inexpensive materials such as lignocellulosic substrate residues
derived from agroindustrial activities. It is possible to use (1)
lignocellulosic materials without any type of pretreatment, (2) lignocellulosic
materials after a pretreatment step, and (3) lignocellulosic materials
hydrolysates originating from a pretreatment step followed by enzymatic
hydrolysis. According to the current literature data on fermentative
H2 production presented in this review, thermophilic conditions
produce H2 in yields approximately 75% higher than those obtained in
mesophilic conditions using untreated lignocellulosic substrates. The average
H2 production from pretreated material is 3.17 ± 1.79 mmol of
H2/g of substrate, which is approximately 50% higher compared
with the average yield achieved using untreated materials (2.17 ± 1.84 mmol of
H2/g of substrate). Biological pretreatment affords the highest
average yield 4.54 ± 1.78 mmol of H2/g of substrate compared with the
acid and basic pretreatment - average yields of 2.94 ± 1.85 and 2.41 ± 1.52 mmol
of H2/g of substrate, respectively. The average H2 yield
from hydrolysates, obtained from a pretreatment step and enzymatic hydrolysis
(3.78 ± 1.92 mmol of H2/g), was lower compared with the yield of
substrates pretreated by biological methods only, demonstrating that it is
important to avoid the formation of inhibitors generated by chemical
pretreatments. Based on this review, exploring other microorganisms and
optimizing the pretreatment and hydrolysis conditions can make the use of
lignocellulosic substrates a sustainable way to produce H2.
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- Valeria Reginatto
- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Araranguá, SC, Brasil, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Araranguá, SC, Brazil
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Scully SM, Iloranta P, Myllymaki P, Orlygsson J. Branched-chain alcohol formation by thermophilic bacteria within the genera of Thermoanaerobacter and Caldanaerobacter. Extremophiles 2015; 19:809-18. [PMID: 25997396 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-015-0756-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fifty-six thermophilic strains including members of Caldanaerobacter, Caldicellulosiruptor, Caloramator, Clostridium, Thermoanaerobacter, and Thermoanaerobacterium, were investigated for branched-chain amino acid degradation in the presence of thiosulfate in batch culture. All of the Thermoanaerobacter and Caldanaerobacter strains (24) degraded the branched-chain amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, and valine) to a mixture of their corresponding branched-chain fatty acids and branched-chain alcohols. Only one Caloramator strain degraded the branched-chain amino acids to the corresponding branched-chain fatty acids. The ratio of branched-chain fatty acid production over branched-chain alcohol production for Thermoanaerobacter was 7.15, 6.61, and 11.53 for leucine, isoleucine, and valine, respectively. These values for Caldanaerobacter were 3.49, 4.13, and 7.31, respectively. This indicates that members within Caldanaerobacter produce proportionally more of the alcohols as compared with Thermoanaerobacter. No species within other genera investigated produced branched-chain alcohols from branched-chain amino acids in the presence of thiosulfate.
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- Sean M Scully
- Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri, Nordurslod 2, Borgir, 600, Akureyri, Iceland
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Design of a single chambered microbial electrolytic cell reactor for production of biohydrogen from rice straw hydrolysate. Biotechnol Lett 2015; 37:1213-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-015-1780-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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