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Bao X, Guo G, Huo W, Li Q, Xu Q, Chen L. Ensiling pretreatment fortified with laccase and microbial inoculants enhances biomass preservation and bioethanol production of alfalfa stems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159442. [PMID: 36252666 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study investigated the potential of ensiling pretreatment fortified with laccase and a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculant on improving the utilization of alfalfa stems for bioethanol production. The alfalfa stems were ensiled with no additives (Con), 0.04 % laccase (LA), a LAB inoculant containing Pediococcus pentosaceus at 1 × 106 fresh weight (FW) and Pediococcus acidilactici at 3 × 105 cfu/g FW (PP), and a combination of LA and PP (LAP) for 120 days. By reshaping the bacterial community structure of alfalfa stem silages toward a higher abundance of Lactobacillus, the addition of laccase and LAB inoculant either alone or in combination facilitated lactic acid fermentation to reduce fermentation losses, as evidenced by low concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (53.7 to 68.9 g/kg total nitrogen) and ethanol (2.63 to 3.55 g/kg dry matter). All additive treatments increased lignocellulose degradation and soluble sugars concentrations of alfalfa stem silages. Due to delignification and polyphenol removal, glucan and xylan conversion (70.3 % vs. 35.7 % and 51.6 % vs. 27.9 %, respectively) and ethanol conversion efficiency (53.9 % vs. 26.4 %) of alfalfa stems were greatly increased by ensiling fortified with LA versus Con, and these variables (79.8 % for glucan, 58.7 % for xylan, and 60.1 % for ethanol conversion efficiency) were further enhanced with a synergistic effect of LA and PP fortification. The spearman correlation analysis revealed that bioethanol fermentation of silage biomass was closely related to ensiling parameters and total phenols. In conclusion, ensiling pretreatment with LA and PP combination offered a feasible way to efficient utilization of alfalfa stems for bioethanol production.
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- Xueyan Bao
- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi Province, China
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- College of Grassland Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi Province, China.
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Chen X, Wu Y, Zhu H, Wang H, Lu H, Zhang C, Li X, Xu Y, Li W, Wang Y. Turning over fermented grains elevating heap temperature and driving microbial community succession during the heap fermentation of sauce-flavor baijiu. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.114173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jiang C, Ni BJ, Zheng X, Lu B, Chen Z, Gao Y, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Luo G. The changes of microplastics' behavior in adsorption and anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge induced by hydrothermal pretreatment. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 221:118744. [PMID: 35728495 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Waste activated sludge (WAS) contains high concentrations of microplastics (MPs), which could serve as vectors of various organic pollutants and heavy metals, causing synergistic transportation and pollution. The application of combined hydrothermal pretreatment (HTP) and anaerobic digestion (AD) has raised growing concerns since the low-temperature hydrothermal treatment could enhance the biogas production of WAS. However, the changes in physicochemical properties, adsorption performances, and effects on AD of MPs by HTP have not been studied. The study used three typical MPs in WAS, and it was found that the HTP (170°C & 30min) increased MPs' specific surface area and carbonyl index (CI) while decreasing the relative crystallinity. The adsorption capacity to Cd increased through the carbonylation for polyethylene microplastic (PE-MP) and polystyrene microplastic (PS-MP) while decreasing by the dechlorination for polyvinyl chloride microplastic (PVC-MP). Meanwhile, increased hydrophilicity reduced the adsorption capacities of all three typical MPs for ofloxacin. The above results indicated that the HTP could be worth blocking the adsorption of polar MPs for polar pollutants. For the pristine MPs, only PVC-MP at the highest concentration (0.5 g kg-1 VS) significantly (p < 0.05) reduced methane production by 16.2 ± 3.3% of WAS without the HTP. However, the HTP resulted in significant (p < 0.05) inhibition of methane production of WAS at high concentrations of PE-MP and PVC-MP (e.g., 0.1 and 0.5 g kg-1 VS), which was due to the acceleration of the released toxic plastic additives (dibutyl phthalate, dimethyl phthalate, and bisphenol-A). Microbial analysis showed the abundances of vital anaerobes, such as acid-producing bacteria (Acetoanerrobium and Mesotoga), proteolytic bacteria (Proteiniborus), and methanogens (Methanosaeta) clearly decreased with the PE-MP and PVC-MP after the HTP, which might result in the decreased methane production. The study provided deep-insight of MPs' behaviors during the combined HTP-AD process.
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- Chao Jiang
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co. Ltd., Shanghai 200233, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Zhang H, Wang L, Wang H, Yang F, Chen L, Hao F, Lv X, Du H, Xu Y. Effects of initial temperature on microbial community succession rate and volatile flavors during Baijiu fermentation process. Food Res Int 2020; 141:109887. [PMID: 33641943 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The importance of fermentation temperature has been highlighted as it correlates with biodiversity and microbial metabolism for a microbial community. In this study, microbial community succession and volatile flavors during sauce-flavor Baijiu fermentation at different initial temperatures (LT group: 28 ± 2 °C and HT group: 37 ± 2 °C) were investigated using Illumina Miseq sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). First, we found that different initial temperatures had a significant effect on fermentation parameters (P < 0.001); specifically, a higher initial temperature increased the accumulation of acetic acid and decreased the production of ethanol. Second, the microbial communities were characterized by decreased α-diversity and increased β-diversity (P < 0.05) during heap fermentation. A higher initial temperature accelerated the increase in Lactobacillus and led to a faster microbial succession rate. Lactobacillus could be used as microbial markers of microbial succession rate in sauce-flavor Baijiu fermentation. Next, we found that acetic acid drove microbial succession under a higher fermentation temperature. Molecular ecological network analysis showed that different fermentation temperatures affected microbial interactions. The higher temperature enhanced microbial interactions of Lactobacillus. In addition, 50 volatile flavors were identified in the fermented grains. High temperature increased the content of total acid and reduced total esters, and Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces were the important microbiota related to different flavor compounds between the two groups. Collectively, altering the initial temperature led to differences in microbial succession rates and volatile flavors in the sauce-flavor Baijiu fermentation process. Therefore, these results are valuable for exploring quality control and management strategies in the spontaneous fermentation process.
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- Hongxia Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co. Ltd, Guizhou 564501, China
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- Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co. Ltd, Guizhou 564501, China
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- Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co. Ltd, Guizhou 564501, China
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- Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co. Ltd, Guizhou 564501, China
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- Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co. Ltd, Guizhou 564501, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Co-Ensiling of Wheat Straw as an Alternative Pre-Treatment to Chemical, Hydrothermal and Mechanical Methods for Methane Production. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13164047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wheat straw without pre-treatment is only converted to methane to a low degree during anaerobic digestion for fuel production due to its low hydrolysis. Current pre-treatment technologies are challenged by high expenses to energy or chemical agents. We examined the low-tech co-ensiling pre-treatment as an alternative pre-treatment of wheat straw, and compared the results with hydrothermal, chemical and mechanical pre-treatment methods. The effects of co-ensiling duration and the mixing ratio between straw and sugar beet root on the methane yields, surface morphology and chemical composition were examined. It was found that co-ensiling could improve production of methane by 34.7%, while a combined hydrothermal and chemical pre-treatment could increase the production of methane by 25.4%. The study demonstrated that the effect of co-ensiling could overlap with hydrothermal and chemical pre-treatment by having similar effects to increase lignocellulosic hydrolysis and improve methane production.
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Beuel P, Rieker C, Bursche J. Biogenic Catalysis by Adding Compost when Using Wheat Straw in a Biorefinery Concept. Chem Eng Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202000029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Patrick Beuel
- Cologne University of Applied Sciences Cologne Institute for Renewable Energy Betzdorfer Str. 2 50679 Cologne Germany
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- Cologne University of Applied Sciences Cologne Institute for Renewable Energy Betzdorfer Str. 2 50679 Cologne Germany
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- Cologne University of Applied Sciences Cologne Institute for Renewable Energy Betzdorfer Str. 2 50679 Cologne Germany
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Li L, Liu C, Qu M, Zhang W, Pan K, OuYang K, Song X, Zhao X. Characteristics of a recombinant Lentinula edodes endoglucanase and its potential for application in silage of rape straw. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 139:49-56. [PMID: 31374269 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.07.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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An experiment was conducted to determine the characteristics of recombinant endoglucanase and its effects on rape straw silage. The endoglucanase from Lentinula edodes (LeCel12A) was produced in Pichia pastoris and shown maximum activity at 40 °C and pH 3.0. The LeCel12A exhibited preferential hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose. The activity of LeCel12A could be enhanced by MnCl2 in dose-dependent manners. Trp22 was a key amino acid affecting LeCel12A activity. The LeCel12A enhanced the hydrolysis of rape straw, rice straw, wheat straw, and corn straw. Supplemental LeCel12A increased lactic acid concentration and reduced lignocellulosic content of the rape straw silage. Though an increase in the saccharification efficiency of LeCel12A-treated rape straw silage was observed when the fibrolytic enzyme loading of hydrolysis system was enough, supplemental LeCel12A did not dramatically enhance the saccharification of rape straw silage in the current study. This study demonstrates that LeCel12A may be useful for improving the utilization of rape straw silage as an additive, but its supplemental dose, cost benefit, and consequent application possibility in biofuel production require careful consideration and further investigation.
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- Lizhi Li
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Life science and Resources and Environment, Yichun University, Yichun, 336000, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China.
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Londoño JEG, Uller B, Sørensen HR, Meyer AS. Fast anaerobic digestion of complex substrates via immobilized biofilms in a novel compartmentalized reactor design. Biochem Eng J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ambye-Jensen M, Balzarotti R, Thomsen ST, Fonseca C, Kádár Z. Combined ensiling and hydrothermal processing as efficient pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for 2G bioethanol production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:336. [PMID: 30598698 PMCID: PMC6300893 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1338-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ensiling cannot be utilized as a stand-alone pretreatment for sugar-based biorefinery processes but, in combination with hydrothermal processing, it can enhance pretreatment while ensuring a stable long-term storage option for abundant but moist biomass. The effectiveness of combining ensiling with hydrothermal pretreatment depends on biomass nature, pretreatment, and silage conditions. RESULTS In the present study, the efficiency of the combined pretreatment was assessed by enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation, and it was demonstrated that ensiling of sugarcane bagasse produces organic acids that can partly degrade biomass structure when in combination with hydrothermal treatment, with the consequent improvement of the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and of the overall 2G bioethanol process efficiency. The optimal pretreatment conditions found in this study were those using ensiling and/or hydrothermal pretreatment at 190 °C for 10 min as this yielded the highest overall glucose recovery yield and ethanol yield from the raw material (0.28-0.30 g/g and 0.14 g/g, respectively). CONCLUSION Ensiling prior to hydrothermal pretreatment offers a controlled solution for wet storage and long-term preservation for sugarcane bagasse, thus avoiding the need for drying. This preservation method combined with long-term storage practice can be an attractive option for integrated 1G/2G bioethanol plants, as it does not require large capital investments or energy inputs and leads to comparable or higher overall sugar recovery and ethanol yields.
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- Morten Ambye-Jensen
- Center for BioProcess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Søltofts Plads 229, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
- Present Address: Department of Engineering, Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Finlandsgade 22, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Center for BioProcess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Søltofts Plads 229, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for BioProcess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Søltofts Plads 229, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
- Present Address: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN), University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Bioenergy Unit, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P., Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal
- Present Address: Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, A C Mæyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
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- Center for BioProcess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Søltofts Plads 229, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
- Present Address: Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, A C Mæyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
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Munk L, Andersen ML, Meyer AS. Influence of mediators on laccase catalyzed radical formation in lignin. Enzyme Microb Technol 2018; 116:48-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hillion ML, Moscoviz R, Trably E, Leblanc Y, Bernet N, Torrijos M, Escudié R. Co-ensiling as a new technique for long-term storage of agro-industrial waste with low sugar content prior to anaerobic digestion. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 71:147-155. [PMID: 29102356 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biodegradable wastes produced seasonally need an upstream storage, because of the requirement for a constant feeding of anaerobic digesters. In the present article, the potential of co-ensiling biodegradable agro-industrial waste (sugar beet leaves) and lignocellulosic agricultural residue (wheat straw) to obtain a mixture with low soluble sugar content was evaluated for long-term storage prior to anaerobic digestion. The aim is to store agro-industrial waste while pretreating lignocellulosic biomass. The dynamics of co-ensiling was evaluated in vacuum-packed bags at lab-scale during 180 days. Characterization of the reaction by-products and microbial communities showed a succession of metabolic pathways. Even though the low initial sugars content was not sufficient to lower the pH under 4.5 and avoid undesirable fermentations, the methane potential was not substantially impacted all along the experiment. No lignocellulosic damages were observed during the silage process. Overall, it was shown that co-ensiling was effective to store highly fermentable fresh waste evenly with low sugar content and offers new promising possibilities for constant long-term supply of industrial anaerobic digesters.
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- Marie-Lou Hillion
- LBE, INRA, 102 avenue des Etangs, 11100 Narbonne, France; Vol-V Biomasse, 45 impasse du Petit Pont, 76230 Isneauville, France
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- LBE, INRA, 102 avenue des Etangs, 11100 Narbonne, France
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- LBE, INRA, 102 avenue des Etangs, 11100 Narbonne, France
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- Vol-V Biomasse, 45 impasse du Petit Pont, 76230 Isneauville, France
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- LBE, INRA, 102 avenue des Etangs, 11100 Narbonne, France
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- LBE, INRA, 102 avenue des Etangs, 11100 Narbonne, France.
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Byrne E, Kovacs K, van Niel EWJ, Willquist K, Svensson SE, Kreuger E. Reduced use of phosphorus and water in sequential dark fermentation and anaerobic digestion of wheat straw and the application of ensiled steam-pretreated lucerne as a macronutrient provider in anaerobic digestion. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:281. [PMID: 30337960 PMCID: PMC6180601 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1280-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current EU directives demand increased use of renewable fuels in the transportation sector but restrict governmental support for production of biofuels produced from crops. The use of intercropped lucerne and wheat may comply with the directives. In the current study, the combination of ensiled lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) and wheat straw as substrate for hydrogen and methane production was investigated. Steam-pretreated and enzymatically hydrolysed wheat straw [WSH, 76% of total chemical oxygen demand (COD)] and ensiled lucerne (LH, 24% of total COD) were used for sequential hydrogen production through dark fermentation and methane production through anaerobic digestion and directly for anaerobic digestion. Synthetic co-cultures of extreme thermophilic Caldicellulosiruptor species adapted to elevated osmolalities were used for dark fermentation. RESULTS Based on 6 tested steam pretreatment conditions, 5 min at 200 °C was chosen for the ensiled lucerne. The same conditions as applied for wheat straw (10 min at 200 °C with 1% acetic acid) would give similar sugar yields. Volumetric hydrogen productivities of 6.7 and 4.3 mmol/L/h and hydrogen yields of 1.9 and 1.8 mol/mol hexose were observed using WSH and the combination of WSH and LH, respectively, which were relatively low compared to those of the wild-type strains. The combinations of WSH plus LH and the effluent from dark fermentation of WSH plus LH were efficiently converted to methane in anaerobic digestion with COD removal of 85-89% at organic loading rates of COD 5.4 and 8.5 g/L/day, respectively, in UASB reactors. The nutrients in the combined hydrolysates could support this conversion. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the possibility of reducing the water addition to WSH by 26% and the phosphorus addition by 80% in dark fermentation with Caldicellulosiruptor species, compared to previous reports. WSH and combined WSH and LH were well tolerated by osmotolerant co-cultures. The yield was not significantly different when using defined media or hydrolysates with the same concentrations of sugars. However, the sugar concentration was negatively correlated with the hydrogen yield when comparing the results to previous reports. Hydrolysates and effluents from dark fermentation can be efficiently converted to methane. Lucerne can serve as macronutrient provider in anaerobic digestion. Intercropping with wheat is promising.
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- Eoin Byrne
- Division of Applied Microbiology, Dept. of Chemistry, Lund University, PO Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, PO Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Microbiology, Dept. of Chemistry, Lund University, PO Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- RISE, Forskningsbyn Ideon Scheelevägen 27, 223 70 Lund, Sweden
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- Dept. of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 103, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden
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- Division of Biotechnology, Dept. of Chemistry, Lund University, PO Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Munk L, Andersen ML, Meyer AS. Direct rate assessment of laccase catalysed radical formation in lignin by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Enzyme Microb Technol 2017; 106:88-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wi SG, Lee DS, Nguyen QA, Bae HJ. Evaluation of biomass quality in short-rotation bamboo ( Phyllostachys pubescens) for bioenergy products. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:127. [PMID: 28515786 PMCID: PMC5432994 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0818-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND In order to improve the availability of biomass, the concept of growing high yield biomass with short rotations and intensive culture has been introduced. Bamboo has become a feedstock of potential interest for future energy production due to its high productivity and short rotation time. The growth age of biomass is an important factor affecting the efficiency of bioconversion and pretreatment for bioenergy production. In this regard, more information is required on the morphology and chemical composition of bamboo for short-rotation biomass production. In this study, we used a compositional assay to compare a bamboo of two different growth ages. RESULTS Bamboo of two different ages showed characteristics patterns of morphology, chemical composition, and bioconversion. In young-age (2-month-old) bamboo, the pattern of tissue organization was similar to that of old-age (3-year-old) bamboo, indicating that the former had reached its full height. There were significant differences between young-age and old-age bamboo in terms of chemical composition. The glucose contents in old-age bamboo did not differ significantly among its internodes. For young-age bamboo, the lignin contents were 14.6-18.3%, whereas those of old-age bamboo were considerably higher, ranging from 25.4 to 27.1% with increasing syringyl-to-guaiacyl ratio. The yield of total sugars following enzymatic hydrolysis of young-age bamboo was approximately eight times. However, following hydrogen peroxide-acetic acid pretreatment, the results of separate hydrolysis and fermentation and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation did not differ significantly between young- and old-age bamboo. However, ethanol production was higher in 2-month old than in 3-year old from initial raw biomass. CONCLUSION Our data show that the production of total sugar from raw material was high in young bamboo with low lignin content. With respect to short-rotation biomass, bamboo culm harvested after termination of height growth is more appropriate for use as a biomass resource to achieve a high yield for bioconversion process.
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- Seung Gon Wi
- Bio-Energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757 Republic of Korea
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- Bio-Energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757 Republic of Korea
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- Bio-Energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757 Republic of Korea
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- Bio-Energy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757 Republic of Korea
- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757 Republic of Korea
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Sueb MSM, Zdarta J, Jesionowski T, Jonsson G, Meyer AS, Jørgensen H, Pinelo M. High-performance removal of acids and furans from wheat straw pretreatment liquid by diananofiltration. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2017.1302951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Mohd Shafiq Mohd Sueb
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Lyngby, Denmark
- Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan, Malaysia
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Lyngby, Denmark
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Munk L, Punt AM, Kabel MA, Meyer AS. Laccase catalyzed grafting of –N–OH type mediators to lignin via radical–radical coupling. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra26106j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lignin can be functionalized with –N–OH type mediators via laccase catalysis. Three radical coupling mechanisms are suggested for this enzymatic “hetero-functionalization” which may be a new route for biomass lignin upgrading.
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- L. Munk
- Center for BioProcess Engineering
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry
- Wageningen University
- Wageningen
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry
- Wageningen University
- Wageningen
- The Netherlands
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- Center for BioProcess Engineering
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
- Denmark
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Djajadi DT, Hansen AR, Jensen A, Thygesen LG, Pinelo M, Meyer AS, Jørgensen H. Surface properties correlate to the digestibility of hydrothermally pretreated lignocellulosic Poaceae biomass feedstocks. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:49. [PMID: 28250817 PMCID: PMC5322652 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0730-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding factors that govern lignocellulosic biomass recalcitrance is a prerequisite for designing efficient 2nd generation biorefining processes. However, the reasons and mechanisms responsible for quantitative differences in enzymatic digestibility of various biomass feedstocks in response to hydrothermal pretreatment at different severities are still not sufficiently understood. RESULTS Potentially important lignocellulosic feedstocks for biorefining, corn stover (Zea mays subsp. mays L.), stalks of Miscanthus × giganteus, and wheat straw (Triticum aestivum L.) were systematically hydrothermally pretreated; each at three different severities of 3.65, 3.83, and 3.97, respectively, and the enzymatic digestibility was assessed. Pretreated samples of Miscanthus × giganteus stalks were the least digestible among the biomass feedstocks producing ~24 to 66.6% lower glucose yields than the other feedstocks depending on pretreatment severity and enzyme dosage. Bulk biomass composition analyses, 2D nuclear magnetic resonance, and comprehensive microarray polymer profiling were not able to explain the observed differences in recalcitrance among the pretreated feedstocks. However, methods characterizing physical and chemical features of the biomass surfaces, specifically contact angle measurements (wettability) and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy (surface biopolymer composition) produced data correlating pretreatment severity and enzymatic digestibility, and they also revealed differences that correlated to enzymatic glucose yield responses among the three different biomass types. CONCLUSION The study revealed that to a large extent, factors related to physico-chemical surface properties, namely surface wettability as assessed by contact angle measurements and surface content of hemicellulose, lignin, and wax as assessed by ATR-FTIR rather than bulk biomass chemical composition correlated to the recalcitrance of the tested biomass types. The data provide new insight into how hydrothermal pretreatment severity affects surface properties of key Poaceae lignocellulosic biomass and may help design new approaches to overcome biomass recalcitrance.
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- Demi T. Djajadi
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 229, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 229, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 229, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 229, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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A Review on the Valorization of Macroalgal Wastes for Biomethane Production. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:md14060120. [PMID: 27338422 PMCID: PMC4926079 DOI: 10.3390/md14060120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The increased use of terrestrial crops for biofuel production and the associated environmental, social and ethical issues have led to a search for alternative biomass materials. Terrestrial crops offer excellent biogas recovery, but compete directly with food production, requiring farmland, fresh water and fertilizers. Using marine macroalgae for the production of biogas circumvents these problems. Their potential lies in their chemical composition, their global abundance and knowledge of their growth requirements and occurrence patterns. Such a biomass industry should focus on the use of residual and waste biomass to avoid competition with the biomass requirements of the seaweed food industry, which has occurred in the case of terrestrial biomass. Overabundant seaweeds represent unutilized biomass in shallow water, beach and coastal areas. These eutrophication processes damage marine ecosystems and impair local tourism; this biomass could serve as biogas feedstock material. Residues from biomass processing in the seaweed industry are also of interest. This is a rapidly growing industry with algae now used in the comestible, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. The simultaneous production of combustible biomethane and disposal of undesirable biomass in a synergistic waste management system is a concept with environmental and resource-conserving advantages.
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Cathode Assessment for Maximizing Current Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Utilizing Bioethanol Effluent as Substrate. ENERGIES 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/en9050388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Thomsen ST, Londoño JEG, Ambye-Jensen M, Heiske S, Kádár Z, Meyer AS. Combination of ensiling and fungal delignification as effective wheat straw pretreatment. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:16. [PMID: 26819628 PMCID: PMC4728756 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0437-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Utilization of lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy production in developing countries demands competitive but low-tech conversion routes. White-rot fungi (WRF) inoculation and ensiling are two methods previously investigated for low-tech pretreatment of biomasses such as wheat straw (WS). This study was undertaken to assess whether a combination of forced ensiling with Lactobacillus buchneri and WRF treatment using a low cellulase fungus, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, could produce a relevant pretreatment effect on WS for bioethanol and biogas production. RESULTS A combination of the ensiling and WRF treatment induced efficient pretreatment of WS by reducing lignin content and increasing enzymatic sugar release, thereby enabling an ethanol yield of 66 % of the theoretical max on the WS glucan, i.e. a yield comparable to yields obtained with high-tech, large-scale pretreatment methods. The pretreatment effect was reached with only a minor total solids loss of 5 % by weight mainly caused by the fungal metabolism. The combination of the biopretreatments did not improve the methane potential of the WS, but improved the initial biogas production rate significantly. CONCLUSION The combination of the L. buchneri ensiling and C. subvermispora WRF treatment provided a significant improvement in the pretreatment effect on WS. This combined biopretreatment produced particularly promising results for ethanol production.
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- Sune T. Thomsen
- />Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- />Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- />Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
- />Department of Engineering, Biological and Chemical Engineering Section, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- />Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- />Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- />Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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Silva-Fernandes T, Duarte LC, Carvalheiro F, Marques S, Loureiro-Dias MC, Fonseca C, Gírio F. Biorefining strategy for maximal monosaccharide recovery from three different feedstocks: eucalyptus residues, wheat straw and olive tree pruning. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 183:203-212. [PMID: 25742752 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This work proposes the biorefining of eucalyptus residues (ER), wheat straw (WS) and olive tree pruning (OP) combining hydrothermal pretreatment (autohydrolysis) with acid post-hydrolysis of the liquid fraction and enzymatic hydrolysis of the solid fraction towards maximal recovery of monosaccharides from those lignocellulose materials. Autohydrolysis of ER, WS and OP was performed under non-isothermal conditions (195-230°C) and the non-cellulosic saccharides were recovered in the liquid fraction while cellulose and lignin remained in the solid fraction. The acid post-hydrolysis of the soluble oligosaccharides was studied by optimizing sulfuric acid concentration (1-4%w/w) and reaction time (10-60 min), employing a factorial (2(2)) experimental design. The solids resulting from pretreatment were submitted to enzymatic hydrolysis by applying commercial cellulolytic enzymes Celluclast® 1.5L and Novozyme® 188 (0.225 and 0.025 g/g solid, respectively). This strategy provides high total monosaccharide recovery or high glucose recovery from lignocellulosic materials, depending on the autohydrolysis conditions applied.
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- Talita Silva-Fernandes
- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG), Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG), Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG), Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG), Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG), Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG), Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal
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Acetate is a superior substrate for microbial fuel cell initiation preceding bioethanol effluent utilization. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:4905-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6513-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Evaluating Lignin-Rich Residues from Biochemical Ethanol Production of Wheat Straw and Olive Tree Pruning by FTIR and 2D-NMR. INT J POLYM SCI 2015. [DOI: 10.1155/2015/314891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lignin-rich residues from the cellulose-based industry are traditionally incinerated for internal energy use. The future biorefineries that convert cellulosic biomass into biofuels will generate more lignin than necessary for internal energy use, and therefore value-added products from lignin could be produced. In this context, a good understanding of lignin is necessary prior to its valorization. The present study focused on the characterization of lignin-rich residues from biochemical ethanol production, including steam explosion, saccharification, and fermentation, of wheat straw and olive tree pruning. In addition to the composition and purity, the lignin structures (S/G ratio, interunit linkages) were investigated by spectroscopy techniques such as FTIR and 2D-NMR. Together with the high lignin content, both residues contained significant amounts of carbohydrates, mainly glucose and protein. Wheat straw lignin showed a very low S/G ratio associated withp-hydroxycinnamates (p-coumarate and ferulate), whereas a strong predominance of S over G units was observed for olive tree pruning lignin. The main interunit linkages present in both lignins wereβ-O-4′ethers followed by resinols and phenylcoumarans. These structural characteristics determine the use of these lignins in respect to their valorization.
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Thomsen ST, Londoño JEG, Schmidt JE, Kádár Z. Comparison of Different Pretreatment Strategies for Ethanol Production of West African Biomass. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 175:2589-601. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1444-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ambye-Jensen M, Johansen KS, Didion T, Kádár Z, Meyer AS. Ensiling and hydrothermal pretreatment of grass: consequences for enzymatic biomass conversion and total monosaccharide yields. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2014; 7:95. [PMID: 25024743 PMCID: PMC4096529 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-7-95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ensiling may act as a pretreatment of fresh grass biomass and increase the enzymatic conversion of structural carbohydrates to fermentable sugars. However, ensiling does not provide sufficient severity to be a standalone pretreatment method. Here, ensiling of grass is combined with hydrothermal treatment (HTT) with the aim of improving the enzymatic biomass convertibility and decrease the required temperature of the HTT. RESULTS Grass silage (Festulolium Hykor) was hydrothermally treated at temperatures of 170, 180, and 190°C for 10 minutes. Relative to HTT treated dry grass, ensiling increased the solubilization of dry matter (DM) during HTT and gave increased glucan content, but lower lignin in the insoluble fiber fraction. Ensiling improved glucose yields in the enzymatic hydrolysis of the washed solid fiber fraction at the lower HTT temperatures. At 170°C glucose yield improved from 17 to 24 (w/w)% (45 to 57% cellulose convertibility), and at 180°C glucose yield improved from 22 to 29 (w/w)% (54 to 69% cellulose convertibility). Direct HTT of grass at 190°C gave the same high glucose yield as for grass silage (35 (w/w)% (77% cellulose convertibility)) and improved xylan yields (27% xylan convertibility). The effect of ensiling of grass prior to HTT improved the enzymatic conversion of cellulose for HTT at 170 and 180°C, but the increased glucose release did not make up for the loss of water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) during ensiling. Overall, sugar yields (C6 + C5) were similar for HTT of grass and grass silage at both 170 and 180°C, but at 190°C the overall sugar yield was better for HTT of dry grass. CONCLUSIONS This study unequivocally establishes that ensiling of grass as a biomass pretreatment method comes with a loss of WSC. The loss of WSC by ensiling is not necessarily compensated for by providing a lower temperature requirement for HTT for high enzymatic monosaccharide release. However, ensiling can be an advantageous storage method prior to grass processing.
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- Morten Ambye-Jensen
- Center for BioProcess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Danish Plant Breeding Research Division, DLF TRIFOLIUM A/S, Højerupvej 31, DK-4660 Store Heddinge, Denmark
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- Center for BioProcess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for BioProcess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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