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Kim D, Yoo CG, Schwarz J, Dhekney S, Kozak R, Laufer C, Ferrier D, Mackay S, Ashcraft M, Williams R, Kim S. Effect of lignin-blocking agent on enzyme hydrolysis of acid pretreated hemp waste. RSC Adv 2021; 11:22025-22033. [PMID: 35480814 PMCID: PMC9034124 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03412j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Hemp wastes (stems and branches), fractionated after hemp flower extraction for the production of cannabidiol oil, were utilized as a potentially renewable resource for the sugar flatform process. Hydrolysis of cellulose from the acid pretreated hemp biomass using a commercial enzyme was tested and evaluated for its chemical composition, morphological change, and sugar recovery. Acid pretreated hemp stems and branches, containing 1% glucan (w/v) solids, were hydrolyzed for 72 h using 25 mg enzyme protein per g glucan. A 54% glucose conversion was achieved from the treated branches versus a 71% yield from the treated stems. Raw branches and stems yielded 35% and 38% glucose, respectively. Further tests with a lignin-blocking additive (e.g. bovine serum albumin) resulted in a 72% glucose yield increase for stem hydrolysis using 10 mg enzyme protein per g glucan. While pretreatment promotes amorphous hemicellulose decrease and cellulose decomposition, it causes enzyme inhibition/deactivation due to potential inhibitors (phenols and lignin-derived compounds). This study confirms the addition of non-catalytic proteins enhances the cellulose conversion by avoiding non-productive binding of enzymes to the lignin and lignin-derived molecules, with lignin content determining the degree of inhibition and conversion efficiency.
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- Daehwan Kim
- Department of Biology, Hood College Frederick MD 21701 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse NY 13210 USA
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne MD 21853 USA
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne MD 21853 USA
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- Atlantic Biomass Conversions, LLC Frederick MD 21701 USA
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- Department of Biology, Hood College Frederick MD 21701 USA
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- Department of Biology, Hood College Frederick MD 21701 USA
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- Department of Biology, Hood College Frederick MD 21701 USA
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- MtheraPharma Co., Ltd. Seoul 07793 Republic of Korea
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Zhao J, Xu Y, Wang W, Griffin J, Wang D. Conversion of liquid hot water, acid and alkali pretreated industrial hemp biomasses to bioethanol. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 309:123383. [PMID: 32330804 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In this work, four varieties of hemp biomasses (Helena, SS Beta, Tygra, and Elleta Campana) pretreated with liquid hot water (LHW), H2SO4, and NaOH were investigated for ethanol production. Physicochemical and morphological properties of the pretreated hemp biomass were characterized. LHW achieved high glucan (85-98%) and xylan (67-71%) recoveries. H2SO4 induced significant glucan decomposition (5.9-10.6 g/L) and inhibitor formation (4.5-7.4 g/L of HMF and 2.8-4.5 g/L of furfural) in resulting slurries. Both LHW and H2SO4 pretreatments resulted in low glucose and ethanol yields due to recondensed lignin units. NaOH pretreatment achieved high glucose and ethanol yields due to efficient lignin removal (58.6-75.3%). There was no significant variation in ethanol yield among the four hemp varieties pretreated by NaOH. H2SO4 and NaOH pretreated biomasses showed apparent terraced-field structures and microporous protuberances. Changes in crystallinity indexes and intensities of FTIR peaks were consistent with enhanced cellulose and decreased amorphous hemicellulose.
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- Jikai Zhao
- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Food Nutrition Dietetics & Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- John C. Pair Horticultural Center, Department of Horticulture & Natural Resources, Kansas State University, Haysville, KS 67060, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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Galbe M, Wallberg O. Pretreatment for biorefineries: a review of common methods for efficient utilisation of lignocellulosic materials. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:294. [PMID: 31890022 PMCID: PMC6927169 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1634-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The implementation of biorefineries based on lignocellulosic materials as an alternative to fossil-based refineries calls for efficient methods for fractionation and recovery of the products. The focus for the biorefinery concept for utilisation of biomass has shifted, from design of more or less energy-driven biorefineries, to much more versatile facilities where chemicals and energy carriers can be produced. The sugar-based biorefinery platform requires pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials, which can be very recalcitrant, to improve further processing through enzymatic hydrolysis, and for other downstream unit operations. This review summarises the development in the field of pretreatment (and to some extent, of fractionation) of various lignocellulosic materials. The number of publications indicates that biomass pretreatment plays a very important role for the biorefinery concept to be realised in full scale. The traditional pretreatment methods, for example, steam pretreatment (explosion), organosolv and hydrothermal treatment are covered in the review. In addition, the rapidly increasing interest for chemical treatment employing ionic liquids and deep-eutectic solvents are discussed and reviewed. It can be concluded that the huge variation of lignocellulosic materials makes it difficult to find a general process design for a biorefinery. Therefore, it is difficult to define "the best pretreatment" method. In the end, this depends on the proposed application, and any recommendation of a suitable pretreatment method must be based on a thorough techno-economic evaluation.
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- Mats Galbe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Techno-economic and life cycle assessments of anaerobic digestion – A review. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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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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Zhong C, Wang C, Wang F, Jia H, Wei P, Zhao Y. Enhanced biogas production from wheat straw with the application of synergistic microbial consortium pretreatment. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra27393e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass by using synergistic microbial consortium is an efficient way to promote biomass utilization efficiency.
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- Chao Zhong
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211800
- P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211800
- P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211800
- P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211800
- P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211800
- P. R. China
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- Henan Tianguan Group Co. Ltd
- Nanyang 473000
- P. R. China
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Gupta A, Abraham RE, Barrow CJ, Puri M. Omega-3 fatty acid production from enzyme saccharified hemp hydrolysate using a novel marine thraustochytrid strain. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 184:373-378. [PMID: 25497057 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this work, a newly isolated marine thraustochytrid strain, Schizochytrium sp. DT3, was used for omega-3 fatty acid production by growing on lignocellulose biomass obtained from local hemp hurd (Cannabis sativa) biomass. Prior to enzymatic hydrolysis, hemp was pretreated with sodium hydroxide to open the biomass structure for the production of sugar hydrolysate. The thraustochytrid strain was able to grow on the sugar hydrolysate and accumulated polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). At the lowest carbon concentration of 2%, the PUFAs productivity was 71% in glucose and 59% in the sugars hydrolysate, as a percentage of total fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) levels were highest at about 49% of TFA using 6% glucose as the carbon source. SFAs of 41% were produced using 2% of SH. This study demonstrates that SH produced from lignocellulose biomass is a potentially useful carbon source for the production of omega-3 fatty acids in thraustochytrids, as demonstrated using the new strain, Schizochytrium sp. DT3.
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- Adarsha Gupta
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Geelong Technology Precinct, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Geelong Technology Precinct, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Geelong Technology Precinct, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Geelong Technology Precinct, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217, Australia.
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Wang Z, Lv Z, Du J, Mo C, Yang X, Tian S. Combined process for ethanol fermentation at high-solids loading and biogas digestion from unwashed steam-exploded corn stover. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 166:282-287. [PMID: 24926600 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A combined process was designed for the co-production of ethanol and methane from unwashed steam-exploded corn stover. A terminal ethanol titer of 69.8 g/kg mass weight (72.5%) was achieved when the fed-batch mode was performed at a final solids loading of 35.5% (w/w) dry matter (DM) content. The whole stillage from high-solids ethanol fermentation was directly transferred in a 3-L anaerobic digester. During 52-day single-stage digester operation, the methane productivity was 320 mL CH₄/g volatile solids (VS) with a maximum VS reduction efficiency of 55.3%. The calculated overall product yield was 197 g ethanol + 96 g methane/kg corn stover. This indicated that the combined process was able to improve overall content utilization and extract a greater yield of lignocellulosic biomass compared to ethanol fermentation alone.
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- Zhen Wang
- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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