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Thygesen A, Tsapekos P, Alvarado-Morales M, Angelidaki I. Valorization of municipal organic waste into purified lactic acid. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 342:125933. [PMID: 34852434 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Municipal organic waste (biowaste) consists of food derived starch, protein and sugars, and lignocellulose derived cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and pectin. Proper management enables nutrient recycling and sustainable production of platform chemicals such as lactic acid (LA). This review gathers the most important information regarding use of biowaste for LA fermentation covering pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation and downstream processing to achieve high purity LA. The optimal approach was found to treat the two biowaste fractions separately due to different pre-treatment and enzyme needs for achieving enzymatic hydrolysis and to do continues fermentation to achieve high cell density and high LA productivity up to 12 g/L/h for production of both L and D isomers. The specific productivity was 0.4 to 0.5 h-1 but with recalcitrant biomass, the enzymatic hydrolysis was rate limiting. Novel purification approaches included reactive distillation and emulsion liquid membrane separation yielding purities sufficient for polylactic acid production.
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- Anders Thygesen
- Bioconversion Group, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 228A, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Bioconversion Group, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 228A, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Bioconversion Group, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 228A, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Bioconversion Group, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 228A, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Vanneste J, Ennaert T, Vanhulsel A, Sels B. Unconventional Pretreatment of Lignocellulose with Low-Temperature Plasma. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:14-31. [PMID: 27922209 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Lignocellulose represents a potential supply of sustainable feedstock for the production of biofuels and chemicals. There is, however, an important cost and efficiency challenge associated with the conversion of such lignocellulosics. Because its structure is complex and not prone to undergo chemical reactions very easily, chemical and mechanical pretreatments are usually necessary to be able to refine them into the compositional building blocks (carbohydrates and lignin) from which value-added platform molecules, such as glucose, ethylene glycol, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and levulinic acid, and biofuels, such as bioderived naphtha, kerosene, and diesel fractions, will be produced. Conventional (wet) methods are usually polluting, aggressive, and highly energy consuming, so any alternative activation procedure of the lignocellulose is highly recommended and anticipated in recent and future biomass research. Lignocellulosic plasma activation has emerged as an interesting (dry) treatment technique. In the long run, in particular, in times of fairly accessible renewable electricity, plasma may be considered as an alternative to conventional pretreatment methods, but current knowledge is too little and examples too few to guarantee that statement. This review therefore highlights recent knowledge, advancements, and shortcomings in the field of plasma treatment of cellulose and lignocellulose with regard to the (structural and chemical) effects and impact on the future of pretreatment methods.
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- Jens Vanneste
- Materials Department, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400, Mol, Belgium
- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200f, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200f, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Materials Department, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400, Mol, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200f, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium
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Anaerobic digestion of straw and corn stover: The effect of biological process optimization and pre-treatment on total bio-methane yield and energy performance. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:1289-1304. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bolado-Rodríguez S, Toquero C, Martín-Juárez J, Travaini R, García-Encina PA. Effect of thermal, acid, alkaline and alkaline-peroxide pretreatments on the biochemical methane potential and kinetics of the anaerobic digestion of wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 201:182-90. [PMID: 26642223 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The effect of thermal, acid, alkaline and alkaline-peroxide pretreatments on the methane produced by the anaerobic digestion of wheat straw (WS) and sugarcane bagasse (SCB) was studied, using whole slurry and solid fraction. All the pretreatments released formic and acetic acids and phenolic compounds, while 5-hydroxymetilfurfural (HMF) and furfural were generated only by acid pretreatment. A remarkable inhibition was found in most of the whole slurry experiments, except in thermal pretreatment which improved methane production compared to the raw materials (29% for WS and 11% for SCB). The alkaline pretreatment increased biodegradability (around 30%) and methane production rate of the solid fraction of both pretreated substrates. Methane production results were fitted using first order or modified Gompertz equations, or a novel model combining both equations. The model parameters provided information about substrate availability, controlling step and inhibitory effect of compounds generated by each pretreatment.
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- Silvia Bolado-Rodríguez
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Travaini R, Martín-Juárez J, Lorenzo-Hernando A, Bolado-Rodríguez S. Ozonolysis: An advantageous pretreatment for lignocellulosic biomass revisited. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 199:2-12. [PMID: 26409859 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.08.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ozonolysis, as a lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, goes back to 80s; however, in the last years it is becoming widespread again owing to its efficiency and mild operation conditions. Ozone reacts preferably with lignin than carbohydrates, promoting biomass destructuration and delignification, and so the sugar release by enzymatic hydrolysis. The hydrolysate from pretreated biomass has being used as sugars source for second-generation fuels production, mainly ethanol, methane and hydrogen. Short-chain carboxylic acids are the main inhibitory compounds generated, being properly removed by water washing. The most common inhibitory compounds reported for other pretreatments, furfural and HMF (5-hydroxymethylfurfural), are not found in ozone-pretreated hydrolysates. Composition of pretreated biomass and ozone consumption depends on several process parameters: reactor design, moisture content, particle size, pH, reaction time, ozone/air flow and ozone concentration. Additional studies are necessary to clarify process parameters effect and to optimize the process to achieve high yields with economic feasibility.
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- Rodolfo Travaini
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Calle Doctor Mergelina s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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Gao H, Scherson YD, Wells GF. Towards energy neutral wastewater treatment: methodology and state of the art. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2014; 16:1223-46. [PMID: 24777396 DOI: 10.1039/c4em00069b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Conventional biological wastewater treatment processes are energy-intensive endeavors that yield little or no recovered resources and often require significant external chemical inputs. However, with embedded energy in both organic carbon and nutrients (N, P), wastewater has the potential for substantial energy recovery from a low-value (or no-value) feedstock. A paradigm shift is thus now underway that is transforming our understanding of necessary energy inputs, and potential energy or resource outputs, from wastewater treatment, and energy neutral or even energy positive treatment is increasingly emphasized in practice. As two energy sources in domestic wastewater, we argue that the most suitable way to maximize energy recovery from wastewater treatment is to separate carbon and nutrient (particularly N) removal processes. Innovative anaerobic treatment technologies and bioelectrochemical processes are now being developed as high efficiency methods for energy recovery from waste COD. Recently, energy savings or even generation from N removal has become a hotspot of research and development activity, and nitritation-anammox, the newly developed CANDO process, and microalgae cultivation are considered promising techniques. In this paper, we critically review these five emerging low energy or energy positive bioprocesses for sustainable wastewater treatment, with a particular focus on energy optimization in management of nitrogenous oxygen demand. Taken together, these technologies are now charting a path towards to a new paradigm of resource and energy recovery from wastewater.
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- Han Gao
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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Zhang C, Li J, Liu C, Liu X, Wang J, Li S, Fan G, Zhang L. Alkaline pretreatment for enhancement of biogas production from banana stem and swine manure by anaerobic codigestion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 149:353-358. [PMID: 24128397 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Revised: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The objective of this research was to propose and investigate the availability of digested banana stem (BS) to produce biogas. Squeezed BS with less moisture content was used for biogas production through a combination of NaOH pretreatment, solid-state fermentation, and codigestion technologies. NaOH doses were optimized according to biogas fermentation performance, and the best dose was 6% (by weight) based on the total solid (TS) of BS. Under this condition, the lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose contents decreased from 18.36%, 32.36% and 14.6% to 17.10%, 30.07%, and 10.65%, respectively, after pretreatment. After biogas digestion, TS and volatile solid (VS) reductions of the codigestion were 48.5% and 70.4%, respectively, and the biogas and methane yields based on VS loading were 357.9 and 232.4 mL/g, which were 12.1% and 21.4%, respectively, higher than the control. Results indicated that the proposed process could be an effective method for using BS to produce biogas.
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- Chengming Zhang
- Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Garden, Beijing 100084, PR China; Beijing Engineering Research Center for Biofuels, Beijing 100084, PR China
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