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Arai T, Aikawa S, Sudesh K, Arai W, Mohammad Rawi NF, Leh CPP, Mohamad Kassim MH, Tay GS, Kosugi A. Efficient production of polyhydroxybutyrate using lignocellulosic biomass derived from oil palm trunks by the inhibitor-tolerant strain Burkholderia ambifaria E5-3. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 40:242. [PMID: 38869634 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-024-04041-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Lignocellulosic biomass is a valuable, renewable substrate for the synthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), an ecofriendly biopolymer. In this study, bacterial strain E5-3 was isolated from soil in Japan; it was identified as Burkholderia ambifaria strain E5-3 by 16 S rRNA gene sequencing. The strain showed optimal growth at 37 °C with an initial pH of 9. It demonstrated diverse metabolic ability, processing a broad range of carbon substrates, including xylose, glucose, sucrose, glycerol, cellobiose, and, notably, palm oil. Palm oil induced the highest cellular growth, with a PHB content of 65% wt. The strain exhibited inherent tolerance to potential fermentation inhibitors derived from lignocellulosic hydrolysate, withstanding 3 g/L 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and 1.25 g/L acetic acid. Employing a fed-batch fermentation strategy with a combination of glucose, xylose, and cellobiose resulted in PHB production 2.7-times that in traditional batch fermentation. The use of oil palm trunk hydrolysate, without inhibitor pretreatment, in a fed-batch fermentation setup led to significant cell growth with a PHB content of 45% wt, equivalent to 10 g/L. The physicochemical attributes of xylose-derived PHB produced by strain E5-3 included a molecular weight of 722 kDa, a number-average molecular weight of 191 kDa, and a polydispersity index of 3.78. The amorphous structure of this PHB displayed a glass transition temperature of 4.59 °C, while its crystalline counterpart had a melting point of 171.03 °C. This research highlights the potential of lignocellulosic feedstocks, especially oil palm trunk hydrolysate, for PHB production through fed-batch fermentation by B. ambifaria strain E5-3, which has high inhibitor tolerance.
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- Takamitsu Arai
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1, Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686, Japan.
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1, Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1, Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686, Japan
- The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8560, Japan
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1, Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686, Japan
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Lhamo P, Mahanty B. Impact of Acetic Acid Supplementation in Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production by Cupriavidus necator Using Mixture-Process Design and Artificial Neural Network. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:1155-1174. [PMID: 37166651 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04567-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The trend in bioplastic application has increased over the years where polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have emerged as a potential candidate with the advantage of being bio-origin, biodegradable, and biocompatible. The present study aims to understand the effect of acetic acid concentration (in combination with sucrose) as a mixture variable and its time of addition (process variable) on PHA production by Cupriavidus necator. The addition of acetic acid at a concentration of 1 g l-1 showed a positive influence on biomass and PHA yield; however, the further increase had a reversal effect. The addition of acetic acid at the time of incubation showed a higher PHA yield, whereas maximum biomass was achieved when acetic acid was added after 48 h. Genetic algorithm (GA) optimized artificial neural network (ANN) was used to model PHA concentration from mixture-process design data. Fitness of the GA-ANN model (R2: 0.935) was superior when compared to the polynomial model (R2: 0.301) from mixture design. Optimization of the ANN model projected 2.691 g l-1 PHA from 7.245 g l-1 acetic acid, 12.756 g l-1 sucrose, and the addition of acetic acid at the time of incubation. Sensitivity analysis indicates the inhibitory effect of all the predictors at higher levels. ANN model can be further used to optimize the variables while extending the bioprocess to fed-batch operation.
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- Pema Lhamo
- Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India
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Minimizing the Lag Phase of Cupriavidus necator Growth under Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, and Mixotrophic Conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0200722. [PMID: 36719244 PMCID: PMC9972949 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02007-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cupriavidus necator has the unique metabolic capability to grow under heterotrophic, autotrophic, and mixotrophic conditions. In the current work, we examined the effect of growth conditions on the metabolic responses of C. necator. In our lab-scale experiments, autotrophic growth was rapid, with a short lag phase as the exponential growth stage was initiated in 6 to 12 h. The lag phase extended significantly (>22 h) at elevated O2 and CO2 partial pressures, while the duration of the lag phase was independent of the H2 or N2 partial pressure. Under heterotrophic conditions with acetate as the organic substrate, the lag phase length was short (<12 h), but it increased with increasing acetate concentrations. When glucose and glycerol were provided as the organic substrate, the lag phase was consistently long (>12 h) regardless of the examined substrate concentrations (up to 10.0 g/L). In the transition experiments, C. necator cells showed rapid transitions from autotrophic to heterotrophic growth in less than 12 h and vice versa. Our experimental results indicate that C. necator can rapidly grow with both autotrophic and heterotrophic substrates, while the lag time substantially increases with nonacetate organic substrates (e.g., glucose or glycerol), high acetate concentrations, and high O2 and CO2 partial pressures. IMPORTANCE The current work investigated the inhibition of organic and gaseous substrates on the microbial adaption of Cupriavidus necator under several metabolic conditions commonly employed for commercial polyhydroxyalkanoate production. We also proposed a two-stage cultivation system to minimize the lag time required to change over between the heterotrophic, autotrophic, and mixotrophic pathways.
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Ricci L, Seifert A, Bernacchi S, Fino D, Pirri CF, Re A. Leveraging substrate flexibility and product selectivity of acetogens in two-stage systems for chemical production. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 16:218-237. [PMID: 36464980 PMCID: PMC9871533 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) stands out as sustainable feedstock for developing a circular carbon economy whose energy supply could be obtained by boosting the production of clean hydrogen from renewable electricity. H2 -dependent CO2 gas fermentation using acetogenic microorganisms offers a viable solution of increasingly demonstrated value. While gas fermentation advances to achieve commercial process scalability, which is currently limited to a few products such as acetate and ethanol, it is worth taking the best of the current state-of-the-art technology by its integration within innovative bioconversion schemes. This review presents multiple scenarios where gas fermentation by acetogens integrate into double-stage biotechnological production processes that use CO2 as sole carbon feedstock and H2 as energy carrier for products' synthesis. In the integration schemes here reviewed, the first stage can be biotic or abiotic while the second stage is biotic. When the first stage is biotic, acetogens act as a biological platform to generate chemical intermediates such as acetate, formate and ethanol that become substrates for a second fermentation stage. This approach holds the potential to enhance process titre/rate/yield metrics and products' spectrum. Alternatively, when the first stage is abiotic, the integrated two-stage scheme foresees, in the first stage, the catalytic transformation of CO2 into C1 products that, in the second stage, can be metabolized by acetogens. This latter scheme leverages the metabolic flexibility of acetogens in efficient utilization of the products of CO2 abiotic hydrogenation, namely formate and methanol, to synthesize multicarbon compounds but also to act as flexible catalysts for hydrogen storage or production.
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- Luca Ricci
- Department of Applied Science and TechnologyPolitecnico di TorinoTurinItaly,Centre for Sustainable Future TechnologiesFondazione Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaTurinItaly
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- Department of Applied Science and TechnologyPolitecnico di TorinoTurinItaly,Centre for Sustainable Future TechnologiesFondazione Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaTurinItaly
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- Department of Applied Science and TechnologyPolitecnico di TorinoTurinItaly,Centre for Sustainable Future TechnologiesFondazione Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaTurinItaly
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- Department of Applied Science and TechnologyPolitecnico di TorinoTurinItaly,Centre for Sustainable Future TechnologiesFondazione Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaTurinItaly
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Zhang L, Jiang Z, Tsui TH, Loh KC, Dai Y, Tong YW. A Review on Enhancing Cupriavidus necator Fermentation for Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) Production From Low-Cost Carbon Sources. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:946085. [PMID: 35928944 PMCID: PMC9343952 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.946085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the context of a circular economy, bioplastic production using biodegradable materials such as poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) has been proposed as a promising solution to fundamentally solve the disposal issue of plastic waste. PHB production techniques through fermentation of PHB-accumulating microbes such as Cupriavidus necator have been revolutionized over the past several years with the development of new strategies such as metabolic engineering. This review comprehensively summarizes the latest PHB production technologies via Cupriavidus necator fermentation. The mechanism of the biosynthesis pathway for PHB production was first assessed. PHB production efficiencies of common carbon sources, including food waste, lignocellulosic materials, glycerol, and carbon dioxide, were then summarized and critically analyzed. The key findings in enhancing strategies for PHB production in recent years, including pre-treatment methods, nutrient limitations, feeding optimization strategies, and metabolism engineering strategies, were summarized. Furthermore, technical challenges and future prospects of strategies for enhanced production efficiencies of PHB were also highlighted. Based on the overview of the current enhancing technologies, more pilot-scale and larger-scale tests are essential for future implementation of enhancing strategies in full-scale biogas plants. Critical analyses of various enhancing strategies would facilitate the establishment of more sustainable microbial fermentation systems for better waste management and greater efficiency of PHB production.
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- Le Zhang
- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
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- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- *Correspondence: Yen Wah Tong,
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Abdul Manaf SF, Indera Luthfi AA, Md Jahim J, Harun S, Tan JP, Mohd Shah SS. Sequential detoxification of oil palm fronds hydrolysate with coconut shell activated charcoal and pH controlled in bioreactor for xylitol production. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Khatami K, Perez-Zabaleta M, Cetecioglu Z. Pure cultures for synthetic culture development: Next level municipal waste treatment for polyhydroxyalkanoates production. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 305:114337. [PMID: 34972045 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), as bio-based plastics, promise a transition from petroleum products to green and sustainable alternatives. However, their commercial production is yet impeded by high production costs. In this study, we assessed synthetic culture in mono and co-culture modes for bacterial PHA production. It was demonstrated that volatile fatty acids (VFAs) derived from food waste and primary sludge are cheap carbon sources for maintaining high production yields in the synthetic cultures. The maximum obtained PHA was 77.54 ± 5.67% of cell dried weight (CDW) (1.723 g/L) from Cupriavidus necator and 54.9 ± 3.66% of CDW (1.088 g/L) from Burkholderia cepacia. The acquired results are comparable to those in literature using sugar substrates. Comparatively, lower PHA productions were obtained from the co-cultivations ranging between 36-45 CDW% (0.39-0.48 g/L). Meanwhile, the 3-hydroxyvalerate content in the biopolymers were increased up to 21%.
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- Kasra Khatami
- Department of Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Dhakal N, Acharya B. Syngas Fermentation for the Production of Bio-Based Polymers: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13223917. [PMID: 34833218 PMCID: PMC8618084 DOI: 10.3390/polym13223917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Increasing environmental awareness among the general public and legislators has driven this modern era to seek alternatives to fossil-derived products such as fuel and plastics. Addressing environmental issues through bio-based products driven from microbial fermentation of synthetic gas (syngas) could be a future endeavor, as this could result in both fuel and plastic in the form of bioethanol and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Abundant availability in the form of cellulosic, lignocellulosic, and other organic and inorganic wastes presents syngas catalysis as an interesting topic for commercialization. Fascination with syngas fermentation is trending, as it addresses the limitations of conventional technologies like direct biochemical conversion and Fischer–Tropsch’s method for the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass. A plethora of microbial strains is available for syngas fermentation and PHA production, which could be exploited either in an axenic form or in a mixed culture. These microbes constitute diverse biochemical pathways supported by the activity of hydrogenase and carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH), thus resulting in product diversity. There are always possibilities of enzymatic regulation and/or gene tailoring to enhance the process’s effectiveness. PHA productivity drags the techno-economical perspective of syngas fermentation, and this is further influenced by syngas impurities, gas–liquid mass transfer (GLMT), substrate or product inhibition, downstream processing, etc. Product variation and valorization could improve the economical perspective and positively impact commercial sustainability. Moreover, choices of single-stage or multi-stage fermentation processes upon product specification followed by microbial selection could be perceptively optimized.
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Wannawilai S, Jeennor S, Khongto B, Laoteng K. Exploring differential traits of lipid-producing stages of the wild type and morphologically engineered strain of Aspergillus oryzae by comparative kinetic modeling. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 36:183. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-020-02959-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Antimanon S, Anantayanon J, Wannawilai S, Khongto B, Laoteng K. Physiological Traits of Dihomo-γ-Linolenic Acid Production of the Engineered Aspergillus oryzae by Comparing Mathematical Models. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:546230. [PMID: 33224108 PMCID: PMC7674286 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.546230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA; C20:3 n-6) is expected to dominate the functional ingredients market for its role in anti-inflammation and anti-proliferation. The DGLA production by the engineered strain of Aspergillus oryzae with overexpressing Pythium Δ6-desaturase and Δ6-elongase genes was investigated by manipulating the nutrient and fermentation regimes. Of the nitrogen sources tested, the maximum biomass and DGLA titers were obtained in the cultures using NaNO3 grown at pH 6.0. For establishing economically feasible process of DGLA production, the cost-effective medium was developed by using cassava starch hydrolysate (CSH) and NaNO3 as carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. The supplementation with 1% (v/v) mother liquor (ML) into the CSH medium promoted the specific yield of DGLA production (Y DGLA / X ) comparable with the culture grown in the defined NaNO3 medium, and the DGLA proportion was over 22% in total fatty acid (TFA). Besides, the GLA was also generated at a similar proportion (about 25% in TFA). The mathematical models of the cultures grown in the defined NaNO3 and CSH/ML media were generated, describing that the lipid and DGLA were growth-associated metabolites corresponding to the relevant kinetic parameters of fermentations. The controlled mode of submerged fermentation of the engineered strain was explored for governing the PUFA biosynthesis and lipid-accumulating process in relation to the biomass production. This study provides an informative perspective in the n-6 fatty acid production through physiological manipulation, thus leading to a prospect in viable production of the DGLA-enriched oil by the engineered strain.
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- Industrial Bioprocess Technology Research Team, Functional Ingredients and Food Innovation Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Khlong Luang, Thailand
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Uribe Santos DL, Delgado Dobladez JA, Águeda Maté VI, Álvarez Torrellas S, Larriba Martínez M. Recovery and purification of acetic acid from aqueous mixtures by simulated moving bed adsorption with methanol and water as desorbents. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Luo Z, Wu YL, Li Z, Loh XJ. Recent Progress in Polyhydroxyalkanoates-Based Copolymers for Biomedical Applications. Biotechnol J 2019; 14:e1900283. [PMID: 31469496 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201900283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In recent years, naturally biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) monopolymers have become focus of public attentions due to their good biocompatibility. However, due to its poor mechanical properties, high production costs, and limited functionality, its applications in materials, energy, and biomedical applications are greatly limited. In recent years, researchers have found that PHA copolymers have better thermal properties, mechanical processability, and physicochemical properties relative to their homopolymers. This review summarizes the synthesis of PHA copolymers by the latest biosynthetic and chemical modification methods. The modified PHA copolymer could greatly reduce the production cost with elevated mechanical or physicochemical properties, which can further meet the practical needs of various fields. This review further summarizes the broad applications of modified PHA copolymers in biomedical applications, which might shred lights on their commercial applications.
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- Zheng Luo
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key, Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key, Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117576, Singapore.,Singapore Eye Research Institute, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore, 168751, Singapore
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Soto LR, Byrne E, van Niel EWJ, Sayed M, Villanueva CC, Hatti-Kaul R. Hydrogen and polyhydroxybutyrate production from wheat straw hydrolysate using Caldicellulosiruptor species and Ralstonia eutropha in a coupled process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 272:259-266. [PMID: 30352368 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This report presents an integrated biorefinery concept in which wheat straw hydrolysate was treated with co-cultures of osmotolerant thermophilic bacterial strains, Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus and C. owensensis to obtain hydrogen, while the liquid effluent containing acetate and residual glucose was used as feed for polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production by Ralstonia eutropha. The Caldicellulosiruptor spp. co-culture consumed 10.8 g/L of pretreated straw sugars, glucose and xylose, producing 134 mmol H2/L. PHB accumulation by R. eutropha was first studied in minimal salts medium using acetate with/without glucose as carbon source. Addition of salts promoted cell growth and PHB production in the effluent. Fed-batch cultivation in a nitrogen limited medium with 40% (v/v) aeration resulted in a cell density of 15.1 g/L with PHB content of 80.1% w/w and PHB concentration of 12.1 g/L, while 20% aeration gave a cell density of 11.3 g/L with 83.4% w/w PHB content and 9.4 g/L PHB concentration.
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- Luis Romero Soto
- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden; Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de Procesos Químicos(3), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, P.O. Box 12958, La Paz, Bolivia
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- Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de Procesos Químicos(3), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, P.O. Box 12958, La Paz, Bolivia
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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