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Fong JK, Mathieu Y, Vo MT, Bellemare A, Tsang A, Brumer H. Expansion of Auxiliary Activity Family 5 sequence space via biochemical characterization of six new copper radical oxidases. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0101424. [PMID: 38953370 PMCID: PMC11267884 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01014-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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Bacterial and fungal copper radical oxidases (CROs) from Auxiliary Activity Family 5 (AA5) are implicated in morphogenesis and pathogenesis. The unique catalytic properties of CROs also make these enzymes attractive biocatalysts for the transformation of small molecules and biopolymers. Despite a recent increase in the number of characterized AA5 members, especially from subfamily 2 (AA5_2), the catalytic diversity of the family as a whole remains underexplored. In the present study, phylogenetic analysis guided the selection of six AA5_2 members from diverse fungi for recombinant expression in Komagataella pfaffii (syn. Pichia pastoris) and biochemical characterization in vitro. Five of the targets displayed predominant galactose 6-oxidase activity (EC 1.1.3.9), and one was a broad-specificity aryl alcohol oxidase (EC 1.1.3.7) with maximum activity on the platform chemical 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (EC 1.1.3.47). Sequence alignment comparing previously characterized AA5_2 members to those from this study indicated various amino acid substitutions at active site positions implicated in the modulation of specificity.IMPORTANCEEnzyme discovery and characterization underpin advances in microbial biology and the application of biocatalysts in industrial processes. On one hand, oxidative processes are central to fungal saprotrophy and pathogenesis. On the other hand, controlled oxidation of small molecules and (bio)polymers valorizes these compounds and introduces versatile functional groups for further modification. The biochemical characterization of six new copper radical oxidases further illuminates the catalytic diversity of these enzymes, which will inform future biological studies and biotechnological applications.
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- Jessica K. Fong
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Bonnot M, Ibrahim N, Allain M, Frère P. Designing Dual-State and Aggregation-Induced Emissive Luminogens from Lignocellulosic Biosourced Molecules. Molecules 2024; 29:3135. [PMID: 38999087 PMCID: PMC11243483 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29133135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Utilizing lignocellulosic biosourced platforms, we synthesized novel cyanostilbene (CS) derivatives featuring the 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl moiety. These derivatives were investigated for their emission properties in both solution and solid states. The two simple CS derivatives exhibit very weak luminescence in solution but significant luminescence in the solid state, indicating distinct Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) characteristic. Furthermore, combining these two CS units, without conjugation and with quasi perpendicular orientation, results in a Dual-State Emission (DSE) fluorophore showing luminescence both in solution and solid states. X-ray crystallography studies on the solid-state compounds reveal a structure-emission relationship, demonstrating that the colour emission correlates with the conformations adopted by the molecules in the solid state, which influence the type of stacking.
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- Maelys Bonnot
- UNIV Angers, CNRS UMR 6200 MOLTECH-Anjou, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49000 Angers, France
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- UNIV Angers, CNRS UMR 6200 MOLTECH-Anjou, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49000 Angers, France
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- UNIV Angers, CNRS UMR 6200 MOLTECH-Anjou, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49000 Angers, France
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- UNIV Angers, CNRS UMR 6200 MOLTECH-Anjou, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49000 Angers, France
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Prado-Acebo I, Cubero-Cardoso J, Lu-Chau TA, Eibes G. Integral multi-valorization of agro-industrial wastes: A review. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 183:42-52. [PMID: 38714121 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024]
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Agriculture and industries related to the agriculture sector generate a large amount of waste each year. These wastes are usually burned or dumped, causing damage to the environment, the economy and society. Due to their composition, they have great potential for obtaining high value-added products in biorefineries. This fact, added to the growing demand for energy and chemicals from fossil resources, is driving the interest of the scientific community in them. Biorefinery processes are hardly profitable when applied individually, so a better alternative is to develop integrated multi-feedstock and multi-product biorefinery schemes using all biomass fractions in a zero-waste approach. However, for industrial scale application, extensive research, scale-up studies, and techno-economic and environmental feasibility analyses are needed. This review compiles information on integrated multi-biorefinery processes from agro-industrial wastes to shed light on the path towards sustainable development and circular bioeconomy.
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- Inés Prado-Acebo
- CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain; Laboratory of Sustainable and Circular Technology, CIDERTA and Chemistry Department, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Campus de ''El Carmen", University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain.
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- CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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Beck PS, Leitão AG, Santana YB, Correa JR, Rodrigues CVS, Machado DFS, Matos GDR, Ramos LM, Gatto CC, Oliveira SCC, Andrade CKZ, Neto BAD. Revisiting Biginelli-like reactions: solvent effects, mechanisms, biological applications and correction of several literature reports. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:3630-3651. [PMID: 38652003 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00272e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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This study critically reevaluates reported Biginelli-like reactions using a Kamlet-Abboud-Taft-based solvent effect model. Surprisingly, structural misassignments were discovered in certain multicomponent reactions, leading to the identification of pseudo three-component derivatives instead of the expected MCR adducts. Attempts to replicate literature conditions failed, prompting reconsideration of the described MCRs and proposed mechanisms. Electrospray ionization (tandem) mass spectrometry, NMR, melting points, elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray analysis exposed inaccuracies in reported MCRs and allowed for the proposition of a complete catalytic cycle. Biological investigations using both pure and "contaminated" derivatives revealed distinctive features in assessed bioassays. A new cellular action mechanism was unveiled for a one obtained pseudo three-component adduct, suggesting similarity with the known dihydropyrimidinone Monastrol as Eg5 inhibitors, disrupting mitosis by forming monoastral mitotic spindles. Docking studies and RMSD analyses supported this hypothesis. The findings described herein underscore the necessity for a critical reexamination and potential corrections of structural assignments in several reports. This work emphasizes the significance of rigorous characterization and critical evaluation in synthetic chemistry, urging a careful reassessment of reported synthesis and biological activities associated with these compounds.
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- Pedro S Beck
- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG), Anápolis, Goiás, 75001-970, Brazil
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Allelopathy, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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di Bitonto L, Scelsi E, Errico M, Reynel-Ávila HE, Mendoza-Castillo DI, Bonilla-Petriciolet A, Corazza ML, Shigueyuki Kanda LR, Hájek M, Stateva RP, Pastore C. A Network of Processes for Biorefining Burdock Seeds and Roots. Molecules 2024; 29:937. [PMID: 38474449 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29050937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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In this work, a novel sustainable approach was proposed for the integral valorisation of Arctium lappa (burdock) seeds and roots. Firstly, a preliminary recovery of bioactive compounds, including unsaturated fatty acids, was performed. Then, simple sugars (i.e., fructose and sucrose) and phenolic compounds were extracted by using compressed fluids (supercritical CO2 and propane). Consequently, a complete characterisation of raw biomass and extraction residues was carried out to determine the starting chemical composition in terms of residual lipids, proteins, hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin, and ash content. Subsequently, three alternative ways to utilise extraction residues were proposed and successfully tested: (i) enzymatic hydrolysis operated by Cellulases (Thricoderma resei) of raw and residual biomass to glucose, (ii) direct ethanolysis to produce ethyl levulinate; and (iii) pyrolysis to obtain biochar to be used as supports for the synthesis of sulfonated magnetic iron-carbon catalysts (Fe-SMCC) to be applied in the dehydration of fructose for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). The development of these advanced approaches enabled the full utilisation of this resource through the production of fine chemicals and value-added compounds in line with the principles of the circular economy.
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- Luigi di Bitonto
- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Viale De Blasio 5, 70132 Bari, Italy
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- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Viale De Blasio 5, 70132 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Green Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT), Ciudad de México 03940, Mexico
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 20256, Mexico
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- Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT), Ciudad de México 03940, Mexico
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 20256, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 20256, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), P.O. Box 19011, Curitiba 81531-980, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), P.O. Box 19011, Curitiba 81531-980, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 95, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. 103, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Viale De Blasio 5, 70132 Bari, Italy
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Pham TT, Guo Z, Li B, Lapkin AA, Yan N. Synthesis of Pyrrole-2-Carboxylic Acid from Cellulose- and Chitin-Based Feedstocks Discovered by the Automated Route Search. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202300538. [PMID: 37792551 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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The shift towards sustainable feedstocks for platform chemicals requires new routes to access functional molecules that contain heteroatoms, but there are limited bio-derived feedstocks that lead to heteroatoms in platform chemicals. Combining renewable molecules of different origins could be a solution to optimize the use of atoms from renewable sources. However, the lack of retrosynthetic tools makes it challenging to examine the extensive reaction networks of various platform molecules focusing on multiple bio-based feedstocks. In this study, a protocol was developed to identify potential transformation pathways that allow for the use of feedstocks from different origins. By analyzing existing knowledge on chemical reactions in large databases, several promising synthetic routes were shortlisted, with the reaction of D-glucosamine and pyruvic acid being the most interesting to make pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid (PCA). The optimized synthetic conditions resulted in 50 % yield of PCA, with insights gained from temperature variant NMR studies. The use of substrates obtained from two different bio-feedstock bases, namely cellulose and chitin, allowed for the establishment of a PCA-based chemical space.
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- Thuy Trang Pham
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117585, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES Ltd), 1 CREATE Way, #05-05 Create Tower, 138602, Singapore City, Singapore
- Chemical Data Intelligence (CDI) Pte Ltd, Robinson Road #02-00, 068898, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117585, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES Ltd), 1 CREATE Way, #05-05 Create Tower, 138602, Singapore City, Singapore
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117585, Singapore City, Singapore
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de Mello AFM, Vandenberghe LPDS, Machado CMB, Brehmer MS, de Oliveira PZ, Binod P, Sindhu R, Soccol CR. Polyhydroxyalkanoates production in biorefineries: A review on current status, challenges and opportunities. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130078. [PMID: 37993072 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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The need for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy model is imperative due to petroleum non-renewability, scarcity and environmental impacts. Biorefineries systems explore biomass to its maximum, being an important pillar for the development of circular bioeconomy. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) can take advantage of biorefineries, as they can be produced using renewable feedstocks, and are potential substitutes for petrochemical plastics. The present work aims to evaluate the current status of the industrial development of PHAs production in biorefineries and PHAs contributions to the bioeconomy, along with future development points. Advancements are noticed when PHA production is coupled in wastewater treatment systems, when residues are used as substrate, and also when analytical methodologies are applied to evaluate the production process, such as the Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Analysis. For the commercial success of PHAs, it is established the need for dedicated investment and policies, in addition to proper collaboration of different society actors.
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- Ariane Fátima Murawski de Mello
- Federal University of Paraná, Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Federal University of Paraná, Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Paraná, Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Federal University of Paraná, Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India
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- Department of Food Technology, TKM Institute of Technology, Kollam 691 505, Kerala, India
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- Federal University of Paraná, Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Mukherjee PK, Das B, Bhardwaj PK, Tampha S, Singh HK, Chanu LD, Sharma N, Devi SI. Socio-economic sustainability with circular economy - An alternative approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 904:166630. [PMID: 37643712 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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As the global population and living standards rise, it pushes the demand for basic amenities like food, health, and energy resources. Additionally, manufacturing automation has led to mass production and consumption, triggering waste production. The existing linear economy approach has led to increasing waste production and resource depletion, posing significant environmental and public health threats. To overcome these impediments, an alternative model called the circular economy concept has gained popularity in the global industry community. This closed-loop, restorative, waste-free concept has the potential to protect the environment and improve economics by reducing energy and resource consumption. Thus, major impetus should be given to strengthening the backbone of the economy where tools such as green technologies, decarbonization strategies, bio refinery processes, material flow analysis, life cycle assessment, ecological footprints (water, carbon, and material), substance flow analysis, circularity index, eco-designing, bioresource management, new business models, and policy play an essential role in the areas of socio-economic sustainability, ecological facts, and industrial aspects to enhance socio-economic growth in a sustainable manner. Sectoral awareness, collaborations, and partnerships among the Government, stakeholders, policymakers, and competent authorities are also essential to enabling circularity within the eco-systems.
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- Pulok Kumar Mukherjee
- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India.
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- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India
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- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India
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- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India
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- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India
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- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India
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- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India
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- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (Under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Imphal 795001, Manipur, India
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Manaenkov O, Nikoshvili L, Bykov A, Kislitsa O, Grigoriev M, Sulman M, Matveeva V, Kiwi-Minsker L. An Overview of Heterogeneous Catalysts Based on Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene for the Synthesis and Transformation of Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass. Molecules 2023; 28:8126. [PMID: 38138614 PMCID: PMC10745566 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28248126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Platform chemicals, also known as chemical building blocks, are substances that serve as starting materials for the synthesis of various value-added products, which find a wide range of applications. These chemicals are the key ingredients for many fine and specialty chemicals. Most of the transformations of platform chemicals are catalytic processes, which should meet the requirements of sustainable chemistry: to be not toxic for humans, to be safe for the environment, and to allow multiple reuses of catalytic materials. This paper presents an overview of a new class of heterogeneous catalysts based on nanoparticles of catalytically active metals stabilized by a polymer matrix of hypercrosslinked polystyrene (HPS). This polymeric support is characterized by hierarchical porosity (including meso- and macropores along with micropores), which is important both for the formation of metal nanoparticles and for efficient mass transfer of reactants. The influence of key parameters such as the morphology of nanoparticles (bimetallic versus monometallic) and the presence of functional groups in the polymer matrix on the catalytic properties is considered. Emphasis is placed on the use of this class of heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of plant polysaccharides into polyols (sorbitol, mannitol, and glycols), hydrogenation of levulinic acid, furfural, oxidation of disaccharides, and some other reactions that might be useful for large-scale industrial processes that aim to be sustainable. Some challenges related to the use of HPS-based catalysts are addressed and multiple perspectives are discussed.
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- Oleg Manaenkov
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Standardization, Tver State Technical University, 170026 Tver, Russia; (O.M.); (L.N.); (A.B.); (O.K.); (M.G.); (M.S.); (V.M.)
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC-FSB-EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Xu X, Liang B, Zhu Y, Chen J, Gan T, Hu H, Zhang Y, Huang Z, Qin Y. Direct and efficient conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid catalyzed by carbon foam-supported heteropolyacid with Brønsted-Lewis dual-acidic sites. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 387:129600. [PMID: 37532058 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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This study aimed to produce bio-based levulinic acid (LA) via direct and efficient conversion of cellulose catalyzed by a sustainable solid acid. A carbon foam (CF)-supported aluminotungstic acid (HAlW/CF) catalyst with Brønsted-Lewis dual-acidic sites was creatively engineered by a hydrothermal impregnation method. The activity of the HAlW/CF catalyst was determined via the hydrolysis and conversion of cellulose to prepare LA in aqueous system. The cooperative effect of Brønsted and Lewis acids in HAlW/CF resulted in high cellulose conversion (89.4%) and LA yield (60.9%) at 180 °C for 4 h, which were greater than the combined catalytic efficiencies of single HAlW and CF under the same conditions. The HAlW/CF catalyst in block form exhibited superior catalytic activity, facile separation from reaction system, and favorable reusability. This work offers novel perspectives for the development of recyclable dual-acidic catalysts to achieve one-pot catalytic conversion of biomass to value-added chemicals.
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- Xiaofen Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Heo JB, Yun HR, Lee YS, Chung CH. Strategic biomodification for raw plant-based pretreatment biorefining toward sustainable chemistry. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023; 43:870-883. [PMID: 35968908 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2022.2092715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Plant-based pretreatment biorefining is the initial triggering process in biomass-conversion to bio-based chemical products. In view of chemical sustainability, the raw plant-based pretreatment biorefining process is more favorable than the fossil-based one. Its direct use contributes to reducing CO2 emissions and the production cost of the target products by eliminating costly steps, such as the separation and purification of intermediates. Three types of feedstock plant resources have been utilized as raw plant feedstock sources, such as: lignocellulosic, starchy, and inulin-rich feedstock plants. These plant sources can be directly used for bio-based chemical products. To enhance the efficiency of their pretreatment biorefining process, well-designed biomodification schemes are discussed in this review to afford important information on useful biomodification approaches. For lignocellulosic feedstock plants, the enzymes and regulatory elements involved in lignin reduction are discussed using: COMT, GAUT4, CSE, PvMYB4 repressor, etc. For inulin-rich feedstock plants, 1-SST, 1-FFT, 1-FEH, and endoinulinase are illustrated in relation with the reduction of chain length of inulin polymer. For starchy feedstock plants, their biomodification is targeted to enhancing the depolymerization efficiency of starch to glucose monomer units. For this biomodification target, six candidates are discussed. These are SBE I, SBE IIa, SBE IIb, GBSS I, PTSTI, GWD 1, and PTSTI. The biomodification strategies discussed here promise to be conducive to enhancing the efficiency of the plant-based pretreatment biorefining process.
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- Jae Bok Heo
- Department of Molecular Genetic Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetic Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea
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- Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea
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Piedrahita-Rodríguez S, Baumberger S, Cézard L, Poveda-Giraldo JA, Alzate-Ramírez AF, Cardona Alzate CA. Comparative Analysis of Trifluoracetic Acid Pretreatment for Lignocellulosic Materials. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5502. [PMID: 37570205 PMCID: PMC10419856 DOI: 10.3390/ma16155502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Lignocellulosic materials are usually processed toward C5 and C6 corresponding sugars. Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a pretreatment method to solubilize hemicellulose to sugars such xylose without degrading cellulose. However, this pretreatment has not been compared to other processes. Thus, this paper focuses on the techno-economic comparison of the C5-C6 production of C5-C6 as raw materials platforms using non-centrifuged sugarcane bagasse (NCSB) and Pinus patula wood chips (PP). Hydrolysates using TFA 2.5 M as an acid were characterized through HPLC regarding arabinose, galactose glucose, xylose, and mannose sugars. Then, simulations of the processes according to the experimental results were done. The economic assessment was performed, and compared with some common pretreatments. The mass and energy balances of the simulations indicate that the process can be compared with other pretreatments. From the economic perspective, the main operating expenditures (OpEx) are related to raw materials and capital depreciation due to the cost of TFA corrosion issues. The processes showed a CapEx and OpEx of 0.99 MUSD and 6.59 M-USD/year for NCSB, and 0.97 MUSD and 4.37 MUSD/year for PP, considering a small-scale base (1 ton/h). TFA pretreatment is innovative and promising from a techno-economic perspective.
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- Sara Piedrahita-Rodríguez
- Institute of Biotechnology and Agribusiness, Chemical Engineering Department, National University of Colombia, Manizales 170003, Colombia; (S.P.-R.); (J.A.P.-G.)
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), INRAE, AgroParisTech, University Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France; (S.B.); (L.C.)
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), INRAE, AgroParisTech, University Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France; (S.B.); (L.C.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Agribusiness, Chemical Engineering Department, National University of Colombia, Manizales 170003, Colombia; (S.P.-R.); (J.A.P.-G.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Agribusiness, Chemical Engineering Department, National University of Colombia, Manizales 170003, Colombia; (S.P.-R.); (J.A.P.-G.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Agribusiness, Chemical Engineering Department, National University of Colombia, Manizales 170003, Colombia; (S.P.-R.); (J.A.P.-G.)
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Saur KM, Kiefel R, Niehoff PJ, Hofstede J, Ernst P, Brockkötter J, Gätgens J, Viell J, Noack S, Wierckx N, Büchs J, Jupke A. Holistic Approach to Process Design and Scale-Up for Itaconic Acid Production from Crude Substrates. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:723. [PMID: 37370654 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10060723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Bio-based bulk chemicals such as carboxylic acids continue to struggle to compete with their fossil counterparts on an economic basis. One possibility to improve the economic feasibility is the use of crude substrates in biorefineries. However, impurities in these substrates pose challenges in fermentation and purification, requiring interdisciplinary research. This work demonstrates a holistic approach to biorefinery process development, using itaconic acid production on thick juice based on sugar beets with Ustilago sp. as an example. A conceptual process design with data from artificially prepared solutions and literature data from fermentation on glucose guides the simultaneous development of the upstream and downstream processes up to a 100 L scale. Techno-economic analysis reveals substrate consumption as the main constituent of production costs and therefore, the product yield is the driver of process economics. Aligning pH-adjusting agents in the fermentation and the downstream process is a central lever for product recovery. Experiments show that fermentation can be transferred from glucose to thick juice by changing the feeding profile. In downstream processing, an additional decolorization step is necessary to remove impurities accompanying the crude substrate. Moreover, we observe an increased use of pH-adjusting agents compared to process simulations.
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- Katharina Maria Saur
- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Biochemical Engineering (AVT.BioVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Process Systems Engineering (AVT.SVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Process Systems Engineering (AVT.SVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Biochemical Engineering (AVT.BioVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Reductive Catalytic Fractionation of Abies Wood into Bioliquids and Cellulose with Hydrogen in an Ethanol Medium over NiCuMo/SiO2 Catalyst. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Noble metal-based catalysts are widely used to intensify the processes of reductive fractionation of lignocellulose biomass. In the present investigation, we proposed for the first time using the inexpensive NiCuMo/SiO2 catalyst to replace Ru-, Pt-, and Pd-containing catalysts in the process of reductive fractionation of abies wood into bioliquids and cellulose products. The optimal conditions of abies wood hydrogenation were selected to provide the effective depolymerization of wood lignin (250 °C, 3 h, initial H2 pressure 4 MPa). The composition and structure of the liquid and solid products of wood hydrogenation were established. The NiCuMo/SiO2 catalyst increases the yield of bioliquids (from 36 to 42 wt%) and the content of alkyl derivatives of methoxyphenols, predominantly 4-propylguaiacol and 4-propanolguaiacol. A decrease in the molecular mass and polydispersity (from 1870 and 3.01 to 1370 Da and 2.66, respectively) of the liquid products and a threefold increase (from 9.7 to 36.8 wt%) in the contents of monomer and dimer phenol compounds were observed in the presence of the catalyst. The solid product of catalytic hydrogenation of abies wood contains up to 73.2 wt% of cellulose. The composition and structure of the solid product were established using IRS, XRD, elemental and chemical analysis. The data obtained show that the catalyst NiCuMo/SiO2 can successfully replace noble metal catalysts in the process of abies wood reductive fractionation into bioliquids and cellulose.
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Constantinescu-Aruxandei D, Oancea F. Closing the Nutrient Loop-The New Approaches to Recovering Biomass Minerals during the Biorefinery Processes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2096. [PMID: 36767462 PMCID: PMC9915181 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The recovery of plant mineral nutrients from the bio-based value chains is essential for a sustainable, circular bioeconomy, wherein resources are (re)used sustainably. The widest used approach is to recover plant nutrients on the last stage of biomass utilization processes-e.g., from ash, wastewater, or anaerobic digestate. The best approach is to recover mineral nutrients from the initial stages of biomass biorefinery, especially during biomass pre-treatments. Our paper aims to evaluate the nutrient recovery solutions from a trans-sectorial perspective, including biomass processing and the agricultural use of recovered nutrients. Several solutions integrated with the biomass pre-treatment stage, such as leaching/bioleaching, recovery from pre-treatment neoteric solvents, ionic liquids (ILs), and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) or integrated with hydrothermal treatments are discussed. Reducing mineral contents on silicon, phosphorus, and nitrogen biomass before the core biorefinery processes improves processability and yield and reduces corrosion and fouling effects. The recovered minerals are used as bio-based fertilizers or as silica-based plant biostimulants, with economic and environmental benefits.
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Optimisation of the processing conditions of hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose using carbon nanofiber supported Ni catalysts. Catal Today 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2023.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Copper radical oxidases: galactose oxidase, glyoxal oxidase, and beyond! Essays Biochem 2022; 67:597-613. [PMID: 36562172 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20220124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The copper radical oxidases (CROs) are an evolutionary and functionally diverse group of enzymes established by the historically significant galactose 6-oxidase and glyoxal oxidase from fungi. Inducted in 2013, CROs now constitute Auxiliary Activity Family 5 (AA5) in the Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZy) classification. CROs catalyse the two-electron oxidation of their substrates using oxygen as the final electron acceptor and are particularly distinguished by a cross-linked tyrosine-cysteine co-factor that is integral to radical stabilization. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the biochemically and structurally characterized CROs, which has revealed an expanded natural diversity of catalytic activities in the family. This review provides a brief historical introduction to CRO biochemistry and structural biology as a foundation for an update on current advances in CRO enzymology, biotechnology, and biology across kingdoms of life.
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Novel Challenges on the Catalytic Synthesis of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from Real Feedstocks. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12121664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The depletion of fossil resources makes the transition towards renewable ones more urgent. For this purpose, the synthesis of strategic platform-chemicals, such as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), represents a fundamental challenge for the development of a feasible bio-refinery. HMF perfectly deals with this necessity, because it can be obtained from the hexose fraction of biomass. Thanks to its high reactivity, it can be exploited for the synthesis of renewable monomers, solvents, and bio-fuels. Sustainable HMF synthesis requires the use of waste biomasses, rather than model compounds such as monosaccharides or polysaccharides, making its production more economically advantageous from an industrial perspective. However, the production of HMF from real feedstocks generally suffers from scarce selectivity, due to their complex chemical composition and HMF instability. On this basis, different strategies have been adopted to maximize the HMF yield. Under this perspective, the properties of the catalytic system, as well as the choice of a suitable solvent and the addition of an eventual pretreatment of the biomass, represent key aspects of the optimization of HMF synthesis. On this basis, the present review summarizes and critically discusses the most recent and attractive strategies for HMF production from real feedstocks, focusing on the smartest catalytic systems and the overall sustainability of the adopted reaction conditions.
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Co-pyrolysis of oil palm trunk and polypropylene: Pyrolysis oil composition and formation mechanism. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sajce.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Biochemical Methane Potential of a Biorefinery’s Process-Wastewater and its Components at Different Concentrations and Temperatures. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8100476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A sustainable circular bioeconomy requires the side streams and byproducts of biorefineries to be assimilated into bioprocesses to produce value-added products. The present study endeavored to utilize such a byproduct generated during the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural as a potential feedstock for biogas production. For this purpose, biochemical methane potential tests for the full process-wastewater, its components (5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, levulinic acid, and glycolic acid), together with furfural’s metabolites (furfuryl alcohol and furoic acid), and phenols (syringaldehyde, vanillin, and phenol), were conducted at mesophilic and thermophilic temperatures to assess their biodegradability and gas production kinetics. 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 g COD of the test components were added separately into assays containing 35 mL of inoculum. At their lowest concentrations, the test components, other than the process-wastewater, exhibited a stimulatory effect on methane production at 37 °C, whereas their increased concentrations returned a lower mean specific methane yield at either temperature. For similar component loads, the mesophilic assays outperformed the thermophilic assays for the mean measured specific methane yields. Components that impaired the anaerobic process with their elevated concentrations were phenol, vanillin, and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Poor degradation of the process-wastewater was deduced to be linked to the considerable share of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in the process-wastewater governing its overall characteristics. With excessive recalcitrant components, it is recommended to use such waste streams and byproducts as a substrate for biogas plants operating at moderate temperatures, but at low rates.
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Waste Biomass Selective and Sustainable Photooxidation to High-Added-Value Products: A Review. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12101091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Researchers worldwide seek to develop convenient, green, and ecological production processes to synthesize chemical products with high added value. In this sense, lignocellulosic biomass photocatalysis is an excellent process for obtaining various outcomes for the industry. One issue of biomass transformation via heterogeneous catalysis into valuable chemicals is the selection of an adequate catalyst that ensures high conversion and selectivity at low costs. Titanium oxide (TiO2), is widely used for several applications, including photocatalytic biomass degradation, depolymerization, and transformation. Graphite carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a metal-free polymeric semiconductor with high oxidation and temperature resistance and there is a recent interest in developing this catalyst. Both catalysts are amenable to industrial production, relatively easy to dope, and suited for solar light absorption. Recent investigations also show the advantages of using heterojunctions, for biomass derivates production, due to their better solar spectrum absorption properties and, thus, higher efficiency, conversion, and selectivity over a broader spectrum. This work summarizes recent studies that maximize selectivity and conversion of biomass using photocatalysts based on TiO2 and g-C3N4 as supports, as well as the advantages of using metals, heterojunctions, and macromolecules in converting cellulose and lignin. The results presented show that heterogeneous photocatalysis is an interesting technology for obtaining several chemicals of industrial use, especially when using TiO2 and g-C3N4 doped with metals, heterojunctions, and macromolecules because these modified catalysts permit higher conversion and selectivity, milder reaction conditions, and reduced cost due to solar light utilization. In order to apply these technologies, it is essential to adopt government policies that promote the use of photocatalysts in the industry, in addition to encouraging active collaboration between photooxidation research groups and companies that process lignocellulosic biomass.
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Mai CT, Ye Y, Rempel GL, Ng FT. A novel one-step synthesis of 1-propanol from hydrogenolysis of glycerol using a Ni-HSiW/Al2O3 catalyst – The impact of H2 pressure on catalyst performance. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Di Menno Di Bucchianico D, Cipolla A, Buvat JC, Mignot M, Casson Moreno V, Leveneur S. Kinetic Study and Model Assessment for n-Butyl Levulinate Production from Alcoholysis of 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural over Amberlite IR-120. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Daniele Di Menno Di Bucchianico
- INSA Rouen, UNIROUEN, Normandie Univ, LSPC, UR4704, 76000 Rouen, France
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Civile, Ambientale e dei Materiali, Alma Mater Studiorum─Università di Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
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- INSA Rouen, UNIROUEN, Normandie Univ, LSPC, UR4704, 76000 Rouen, France
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Civile, Ambientale e dei Materiali, Alma Mater Studiorum─Università di Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
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- COBRA UMR CNRS 6014, Normandie Université, INSA de Rouen, avenue de l’Université, Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray 76800, France
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Civile, Ambientale e dei Materiali, Alma Mater Studiorum─Università di Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
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Fabris C, Perin D, Fredi G, Rigotti D, Bortolotti M, Pegoretti A, Xanthopoulou E, Bikiaris DN, Dorigato A. Improving the Wet-Spinning and Drawing Processes of Poly(lactide)/Poly(ethylene furanoate) and Polylactide/Poly(dodecamethylene furanoate) Fiber Blends. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14142910. [PMID: 35890686 PMCID: PMC9322962 DOI: 10.3390/polym14142910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This work aims to produce poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(alkylene furanoate)s (PAF)s fiber blends for textile applications and evaluates their microstructural, chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties. The work focuses on two PAFs with very different alkyl chain lengths, i.e., poly(ethylene 2,5−furandicarboxylate) (PEF) and poly(dodecamethylene 2,5−furandicarboxylate) (PDoF), which were blended in solution at various concentrations (in the range 2.5–10 wt %) with PLA, wet spun, and subsequently drawn. Light optical micrographs highlight that PLA/PEF blends present large and concentrate PEF domains, whereas PLA/PDoF blends show small and homogeneously distributed PDoF domains. The blends appear to be immiscible, which is confirmed also by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier−Transform Infrared (FT−IR) spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) highlights that the addition of the PAFs improves the thermal stability of the fibers. The drawing process, which was carried out at 80 °C with a heat setting step at 95 °C and at three draw ratios, improves the mechanical properties of the fibers upon the addition of the PAFs. The results obtained in this study are promising and may serve as a basis for future investigations on these novel bio−based fiber blends, which can contribute to increase the environmental sustainability of industrial textiles.
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- Claudia Fabris
- Department of Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy; (C.F.); (D.R.); (M.B.); (A.P.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy; (C.F.); (D.R.); (M.B.); (A.P.); (A.D.)
- Correspondence: (D.P.); (G.F.); Tel.: +39-0461283943 (G.F.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy; (C.F.); (D.R.); (M.B.); (A.P.); (A.D.)
- Correspondence: (D.P.); (G.F.); Tel.: +39-0461283943 (G.F.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy; (C.F.); (D.R.); (M.B.); (A.P.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy; (C.F.); (D.R.); (M.B.); (A.P.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy; (C.F.); (D.R.); (M.B.); (A.P.); (A.D.)
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- Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.X.); (D.N.B.)
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- Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.X.); (D.N.B.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy; (C.F.); (D.R.); (M.B.); (A.P.); (A.D.)
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Liu Y, Shi X, Hu J, Liu K, Zeng M, Hou Y, Wei Z. Highly Effective Activated Carbon-Supported Ni-Mn Bifunctional Catalyst for Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Dimethylfuran. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200193. [PMID: 35333002 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Designing highly efficient and low-cost catalysts for conversion of renewable biomass into high value-added chemicals and biofuels is important and challenging. Herein, a non-noble Ni-Mn bifunctional catalyst supported on activated carbon (Ni-Mn/AC) was developed by an incipient wetness impregnation method. The catalyst was found to be economic and efficient for the selective hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (2,5-DMF). The optimal Ni-Mn/AC (Ni/Mn=3) catalyst achieved 98.5 % 2,5-DMF yield with 100 % conversion of 5-HMF under mild reaction conditions of 180 °C, 2.0 MPa H2 for 4 h. Furthermore, the catalyst exhibited outstanding reusability and could be recycled eight times without loss of activity. The addition of Mn not only enhanced the reactivity of 5-HMF but also resulted in the dominant reaction pathway shift from the hydrogenation of the C=O bond to the hydrogenolysis of C-OH bond, which was attributed to the synergy of highly dispersed Ni metallic nanoparticles and moderate Lewis acid sites from MnOx as revealed by detailed characterizations.
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- Yingxin Liu
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou Jiuhua Boulevard North, 324000, Quzhou, P. R. China
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Velty A, Iborra S, Corma A. Synthetic Routes for Designing Furanic and Non Furanic Biobased Surfactants from 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200181. [PMID: 35325511 PMCID: PMC9401603 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is one of the most valuable biomass platform molecules, enabling the construction of a plethora of high value-added furanic compounds. In particular, in the last decade, HMF has been considered as a starting material for designing biobased surfactants, not only because of its renewability and carbon footprint, but also because of its enhanced biodegradability. This Review presents recent examples of the different approaches to link the hydrophilic and lipophilic moieties into the hydrophobic furan (and tetrahydrofuran) ring, giving a variety of biobased surfactants that have been classified here according to the charge of the head polar group. Moreover, strategies for the synthesis of different non-furanic structures surfactant molecules (such as levulinic acid, cyclopentanols, and aromatics) derived from HMF are described. The new HMF-based amphiphilic molecules presented here cover a wide range of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance values and have suitable surfactant properties such as surface tension activity and critical micelle concentration, to be an important alternative for the replacement of non-sustainable surfactants.
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- Alexandra Velty
- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvenida de los Naranjos s/nValenciaE-46022Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvenida de los Naranjos s/nValenciaE-46022Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvenida de los Naranjos s/nValenciaE-46022Spain
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Kirdant SP, Tamboli ATB, Jadhav VH. Recent Developments in the Applications of Biomass Derived Sulfonated Carbonaceous Solid Acid Catalysts. Helv Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.202200032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Swapnali P. Kirdant
- CSIR-NCL: National Chemical Laboratory CSIR Catalysis & Inorganic Chemistry INDIA
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory: National Chemical Laboratory CSIR Catalysis & Inorganic Chemistry INDIA
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory: National Chemical Laboratory CSIR Catalysis & Inorganic Chemistry Dr. Homi-Bhabha Road 411008 Pune INDIA
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Filiciotto L, Tosi P, Balu AM, de Jong E, van der Waal JC, Osman SM, Luque R, Mija A. Humins as bio-based template for the synthesis of alumina foams. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lima CS, Neitzel T, Pirolla R, Dos Santos LV, Lenczak JL, Roberto IC, Rocha GJM. Metabolomic profiling of Spathaspora passalidarum fermentations reveals mechanisms that overcome hemicellulose hydrolysate inhibitors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:4075-4089. [PMID: 35622124 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11987-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Understanding the mechanisms involved in tolerance to inhibitors is the first step in developing robust yeasts for industrial second-generation ethanol (E2G) production. Here, we used ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) and MetaboAnalyst 4.0 for analysis of MS data to examine the changes in the metabolic profile of the yeast Spathaspora passalidarum during early fermentation of hemicellulosic hydrolysates containing high or low levels of inhibitors (referred to as control hydrolysate or CH and strategy hydrolysate or SH, respectively). During fermentation of SH, the maximum ethanol production was 16 g L-1 with a yield of 0.28 g g-1 and productivity of 0.22 g L-1 h-1, whereas maximum ethanol production in CH fermentation was 1.74 g L-1 with a yield of 0.11 g g-1 and productivity of 0.01 g L-1 h-1. The high level of inhibitors in CH induced complex physiological and biochemical responses related to stress tolerance in S. passalidarum. This yeast converted compounds with aldehyde groups (hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, syringaldehyde, and vanillin) into less toxic compounds, and inhibitors were found to reduce cell viability and ethanol production. Intracellularly, high levels of inhibitors altered the energy homeostasis and redox balance, resulting in lower levels of ATP and NADPH, while that of glycolytic, pentose phosphate, and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle pathways were the most affected, being the catabolism of glucogenic amino acids, the main cellular response to inhibitor-induced stress. This metabolomic investigation reveals interesting targets for metabolic engineering of ethanologenic yeast strains tolerant against multiple inhibitors for E2G production. KEY POINTS: • Inhibitors in the hydrolysates affected the yeast's redox balance and energy status. • Inhibitors altered the glycolytic, pentose phosphate, TCA cycle and amino acid pathways. • S. passalidarum converted aldehyde groups into less toxic compounds.
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- Cleilton Santos Lima
- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena, University of São Paulo (USP), Estrada Municipal Do Campinho, s/n, Campinho, Lorena, SP, 12602-810, Brazil. .,Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro 10.000, Campinas, SP, 13083-100, Brazil.
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- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro 10.000, Campinas, SP, 13083-100, Brazil.,Program in Bioenergy, Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato 80, Campinas, SP, 13083-862, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro 10.000, Campinas, SP, 13083-100, Brazil
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- Senai Innovation Institute for Biotechnology, São Paulo, SP, 01130-000, Brazil.,Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, Campinas, 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, University Campus - CTC, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), R. Do Biotério Central, Córrego Grande, s/n Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena, University of São Paulo (USP), Estrada Municipal Do Campinho, s/n, Campinho, Lorena, SP, 12602-810, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena, University of São Paulo (USP), Estrada Municipal Do Campinho, s/n, Campinho, Lorena, SP, 12602-810, Brazil. .,Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro 10.000, Campinas, SP, 13083-100, Brazil.
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Galaverna RS, Fernandes LP, Menezes da Silva VH, de Siervo A, Pastre JC. Humins‐Like Solid Support for Palladium Immobilization: Highly Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst for Cross‐Coupling Reactions. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Renan S. Galaverna
- State University of Campinas: Universidade Estadual de Campinas Chemistry BRAZIL
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- State University of Campinas: Universidade Estadual de Campinas Chemistry BRAZIL
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- State University of Campinas: Universidade Estadual de Campinas Physics BRAZIL
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- University of Campinas Organic Chemistry Rua Monteiro Lobatos/n 13083-970 Campinas BRAZIL
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Peng Q, Wang H, Xia Y. Quercetin-Zirconium: A Green and Highly Efficient Catalyst for the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley Reduction of Furfural. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-04009-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rengel R, Giraldez I, Díaz MJ, García T, Vigara J, León R. Simultaneous production of carotenoids and chemical building blocks precursors from chlorophyta microalgae. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 351:127035. [PMID: 35314305 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Replacement of fossil fuels has to be accompanied by the incorporation of bio-based procedures for the production of fine chemicals. With this aim, the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was selected for its ability to accumulate starch, an environmentally-friendly alternative source of chemical building blocks, such as 5'-hydroxymethylfurfural or levulinic acid. The content of appreciated lipophilic coproducts was assessed in the selected microalga cultured at different nutritional conditions; and the parameters for the acidic hydrolysis of the algal biomass, obtained after pigments extraction, were optimized using a Central Composite Design. Response Surface Methodology predicted that the optimal hydrolysis conditions were elevated temperature, high DMSO % and short hydrolysis time for glucose. LA was favored at long times and high acid % and 5'-HMF at lower acid % and high DMSO %. Chlamydomonas can therefore be used as a sustainable feedstock for the simultaneous production of high-added value lipophilic compounds and platform chemicals.
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- Rocío Rengel
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Research Center in Technology of Products and Chemical Processes, PRO2TECS-Chemical Engineering Department, Campus El Carmen, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Research Center in Technology of Products and Chemical Processes, PRO2TECS-Chemical Engineering Department, Campus El Carmen, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Research Center in Technology of Products and Chemical Processes, PRO2TECS-Chemical Engineering Department, Campus El Carmen, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 21071 Huelva, Spain.
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Wang J, Wang J, Cui H, Li Z, Wang M, Yi W. Spontaneous Biphasic System with Lithium Chloride Hydrate for Efficient Esterification of Levulinic Acid. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Jinghua Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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A zirconium(IV)-based metal–organic framework modified with ruthenium and palladium nanoparticles: synthesis and catalytic performance for selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02193-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Saini MK, Kumar S, Li H, Babu SA, Saravanamurugan S. Advances in the Catalytic Reductive Amination of Furfural to Furfural Amine: The Momentous Role of Active Metal Sites. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200107. [PMID: 35171526 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200107] [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: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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One-pot synthesis of sustainable primary amines by catalytic reductive amination of bio-based carbonyl compounds with NH3 and H2 is emerging as a promising and robust approach. The primary amines, especially furfuryl amine (FUA) derived from furfural (FUR), with a wide range of applications from pharmaceuticals to agrochemicals, have attracted much attention due to their versatility. This Review is majorly comprised of two segments on the reductive amination of FUR to FUA, one with precious (Ru, Pd, Rh) and the other with non-precious (Co, Ni) metals on different supports and in various solvent systems in the presence of NH3 and H2 . The active metal sites generated on multiple supports are accentuated with experimental evidence based on CO-diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy, H2 temperature-programmed reduction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and calorimetry. Moreover, this Review comprehensively describes the role of acidic and basic support for the metal on the yield of FUA. Overall, this Review provides an insight into how to design and develop an efficiently robust catalyst for the selective reductive amination of a broad spectrum of carbonyl compounds to corresponding amines.
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- Ms Kanika Saini
- Laboratory of Bioproduct Chemistry, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Sector-81 (Knowledge City), Mohali, 140 306, Punjab, India
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- Laboratory of Bioproduct Chemistry, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Sector-81 (Knowledge City), Mohali, 140 306, Punjab, India
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide & Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide & Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, State Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81 (Knowledge City), Mohali, 140 306, Punjab, India
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- Laboratory of Bioproduct Chemistry, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Sector-81 (Knowledge City), Mohali, 140 306, Punjab, India
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Palà M, Woods SE, Hatton FL, Lligadas G. RDRP (Meth)acrylic Homo and Block Polymers from Lignocellulosic Sugar Derivatives. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Marc Palà
- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry University Rovira i Virgili Tarragona 43007 Spain
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- Department of Materials Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU UK
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- Department of Materials Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU UK
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry University Rovira i Virgili Tarragona 43007 Spain
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d'Almeida Gameiro M, Jacob PL, Kortsen K, Ward T, Taresco V, Stockman RA, Chebude Y, Howdle SM. Greener
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pipeline of vernolic acid from Ethiopian ironweed plant. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- School of Chemistry University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- Chemistry Department Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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Selective and efficient separation of biomass hydrolysate levulinic acid and formic acid from aqueous solution. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Redina E, Tkachenko O, Salmi T. Recent Advances in C 5 and C 6 Sugar Alcohol Synthesis by Hydrogenation of Monosaccharides and Cellulose Hydrolytic Hydrogenation over Non-Noble Metal Catalysts. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27041353. [PMID: 35209142 PMCID: PMC8879919 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A new reality of the 21st century is the transition to a new type of economy and energy concepts characterized by the replacement of existing petrochemical routes to a bio-based circular economy. The needs for new strategies in obtaining basic products from bio-based resources with minimum CO2 traces has become mandatory. In this review, recent trends in the conversion of biomass-derived molecules, such as simple monomeric sugars and cellulose, to industrially important C5 and C6 sugar alcohols on heterogeneous catalysts based on non-noble metals are discussed focusing on the influence of catalyst structures and reaction conditions used on the substrate conversion and product selectivity. The challenges and prominent ideas are suggested for the further development of catalytic hydrogenation of naturally abundant carbohydrates to value-added chemicals on non-noble metal catalysts.
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- Elena Redina
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- Johan Gadolin Process Chemistry Centre, Abo Akademi University, FI-20500 Turku, Finland;
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Dutta S, Bhat NS. Chemocatalytic value addition of glucose without carbon-carbon bond cleavage/formation reactions: an overview. RSC Adv 2022; 12:4891-4912. [PMID: 35425469 PMCID: PMC8981328 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra09196d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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As the monomeric unit of the abundant biopolymer cellulose, glucose is considered a sustainable feedstock for producing carbon-based transportation fuels, chemicals, and polymers. The chemocatalytic value addition of glucose can be broadly classified into those involving C-C bond cleavage/formation reactions and those without. The C6 products obtained from glucose are particularly satisfying because their syntheses enjoy a 100% carbon economy. Although multiple derivatives of glucose retaining all six carbon atoms in their moiety are well-documented, they are somewhat dispersed in the literature and never delineated coherently from the perspective of their carbon skeleton. The glucose-derived chemical intermediates discussed in this review include polyols like sorbitol and sorbitan, diols like isosorbide, furanic compounds like 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, and carboxylic acids like gluconic acid. Recent advances in producing the intermediates mentioned above from glucose following chemocatalytic routes have been elaborated, and their derivative chemistry highlighted. This review aims to comprehensively understand the prospects and challenges associated with the catalytic synthesis of C6 molecules from glucose.
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- Saikat Dutta
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal Mangalore-575025 Karnataka India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal Mangalore-575025 Karnataka India
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Beccaria M, Zou Y, Stefanuto PH, Siqueira ALM, Maniquet A, Piparo M, Giusti P, Purcaro G, Focant JF. Deeper investigation of oxygen-containing compounds in oleaginous feedstock (animal fat) by preparative column chromatography and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Talanta 2022; 238:123019. [PMID: 34801891 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.123019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The production of renewable fuels as biodiesel and bio-jet fuel is usually originated by the transformation and processing of oleaginous feedstocks, mainly composed of triacylglycerols. Currently, a significant part of the triacylglycerol production relies on grassy oil crops or other woody oil plants, representing more than 120 million metric tons every year. Considering that the worldwide triacylglycerol demand is expected to rise in the future, alternative routes are necessary to ensure a sustainable biodiesel industry and limit diesel price volatility. In this context, the use of animal fats could be an interesting alternative for biodiesel production as the production of animal byproducts represents nearly 17 million tons per year in the European Union only (2020). Animal fats, however, contain large amounts of no-esterified fatty acids and other oxygen compounds, reducing the yield of biodiesel. Therefore, a specific pretreatment is needed before the trans-esterification process. The setup of such appropriate pretreatments requires detailed upstream characterization of the minor components present in the feedstock. For this purpose, the minor component profile of animal fat was investigated by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry. This was preceded by an innovative sample fractionation and focalization of these minor components by a preparative liquid chromatographic column method. The overall method permitted to extract different levels of information from the two-dimensional chromatograms, leading to a tentative identification of more than 150 compounds, mainly oxygenated, belonging to different chemical classes.
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- Marco Beccaria
- University of Ferrara, Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Agricultural Sciences, via L. Borsari 46, Ferrara, Italy; Organic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Organic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Organic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- TotalEnergies Marketing Services, Research Center, Solaize, France
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- TotalEnergies Refining and Chemicals, Total Research and Technologies Gonfreville, Harfleur, France; International Joint Laboratory - iC2MC: Complex Matrices Molecular Characterization, TRTG, Harfleur, France
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- TotalEnergies Refining and Chemicals, Total Research and Technologies Gonfreville, Harfleur, France; International Joint Laboratory - iC2MC: Complex Matrices Molecular Characterization, TRTG, Harfleur, France
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- AgroBioChem Department, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Passage des Deportes 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Organic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Ortiz MS, Alvarado JG, Zambrano F, Marquez R. Surfactants produced from carbohydrate derivatives: A review of the biobased building blocks used in their synthesis. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- TotalEnergies SE Pôle d'Etudes et de Recherche de Lacq Lacq France
- Laboratoire commun TotalEnergies/ESPCI Paris, Physico‐Chimie des Interfaces Complexes CHEMSTARTUP Lacq France
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Forest Bio-Hubs to Enhance Forest Health While Supporting the Emerging Bioeconomy—A Comparison between Three U.S. Regions. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15030931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The emerging bioeconomy requires new supply chain paradigms for biomass materials to reach processing centers. Forest bio-hubs can be thought of as networks of collection points to facilitate biomass supply chains that feed from forest to central processing facilities. The design and functionality of forest bio-hubs depends on the form (e.g., vertically and horizontally integrated), and the quality and volume of feedstocks. In this paper we conceptually develop the potential role of forest bio-hubs. We then compare current bio-hub development in three U.S. regions—the Pacific Northwest, the southwest region, and the southeastern U.S. We use a “SWOT” framework to compare strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for each region. We consider transportation distances, topography, proximity to markets, harvesting methods, and wood products development. Innovation and adaptability would play key roles in forest bio-hub development, especially with dynamic conditions related to markets, wildfire risks, biomass utilization policy, and community socioeconomic factors.
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Energy Performance of Italian Oil Refineries Based on Mandatory Energy Audits. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15020532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Petroleum products account for the 32.3% of worldwide primary energy. There are more than 100 oil refineries in Europe that directly employ 119,000 people with a turnover of EUR 600 billion and around 1.2% to the total value added in manufacturing. Therefore, the petroleum refining sector is very important in the European economy, and its decarbonization is crucial in the energy transition. Refineries present a high degree of complexity and integration, and the continuous increase of their energy efficiency is a key topic for the sector. In this work an analysis of the energy efficiency in ten Italian refineries based on mandatory energy audits and public data is presented. The primary (0.0963 ± 0.0341 toe/t), thermal (3421.71 ± 1316.84 MJ/t), and electrical (68.20 ± 19.34 kWh/t) specific energy consumptions have been evaluated. Some insights about the impact of refined products mix (mainly driven by production of diesel fuel) and Nelson Complexity Index in energy consumption are presented. Lastly, an overview of energy performance improvement actions (EPIAs) information extracted from energy audits is presented. This work presents a first step for the benchmark of Italian refineries that should be subsequently improved.
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Reshmy R, Philip E, Madhavan A, Sirohi R, Pugazhendhi A, Binod P, Kumar Awasthi M, Vivek N, Kumar V, Sindhu R. Lignocellulose in future biorefineries: Strategies for cost-effective production of biomaterials and bioenergy. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126241. [PMID: 34756981 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lignocellulosic biomass has been emerging as a biorefinery precursor for variety of biofuels, platform chemicals and biomaterials because of its specific surface morphology, exceptional physical, chemical and biological characteristics. The selection of proper raw materials, integration of nano biotechnological aspects, and designing of viable processes are important to attain a cost-effective route for the development of valuable end products. Lignocellulose-based materials can prove to be outstanding in terms of techno-economic viability, as well as being environmentally friendly and reducing effluent load. This review should facilitate the identification of better lignocellulosic sources, advanced pretreatments, and production of value-added products in order to boost the future industries in a cleaner and safer way.
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- R Reshmy
- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara 690 110, Kerala, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara 690 110, Kerala, India
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- Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram 695 014, Kerala, India
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136713, Republic of Korea; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow 226 029, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Renewable Energy, Maejo University, Chiang Mai 50290, Thailand; College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712 100, China
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- School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India.
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Preparation of functionalized diallylimidazole ionic liquid and its application in conversion of D-fructose into HMF. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kulkarni BB, Kanakikodi KS, Rambhia DA, Kalidindi SB, Maradur SP. Exploring the effect of acid modulators on MIL-101 (Cr) metal–organic framework catalysed olefin-aldehyde condensation: a sustainable approach for the selective synthesis of nopol. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04435d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Acid modulated synthesis of MIL-101(Cr) with tunable textural and surface acidic properties for highly selective synthesis of nopol.
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- Bhavana B. Kulkarni
- Materials Science & Catalysis Division, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), Bidalur Post, Devanahalli, Bengaluru-562164, Karnataka State, India
- Graduate Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal -576104, Karnataka, India
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- Materials Science & Catalysis Division, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), Bidalur Post, Devanahalli, Bengaluru-562164, Karnataka State, India
- Graduate Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal -576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, 400019, India
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- Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Department, School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 530003, India
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- Materials Science & Catalysis Division, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), Bidalur Post, Devanahalli, Bengaluru-562164, Karnataka State, India
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Pretreatment of Plastic Waste: Removal of Colorants from HDPE Using Biosolvents. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 27:molecules27010098. [PMID: 35011334 PMCID: PMC8746977 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Plastics recycling remains a challenge due to the relatively low quality of the recycled material, since most of the developed recycling processes cannot deal with the additives present in the plastic matrix, so the recycled products end up in lower-grade applications. The application of volatile organic solvents for additives removal is the preferred choice. In this study, pretreatment of plastic packaging waste to remove additives using biosolvents was investigated. The plastic waste used was high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with blue and orange colorants (pigment and/or dye). The first step was to identify the type of colorants present in the HDPE, and we found that both plastics presented only one colorant that was actually a pigment. Then, limonene, a renewable solvent, was used to solubilize HDPE. After HDPE dissolution, a wide range of alcohols (mono-, di-, and tri-alcohols) was evaluated as antisolvents in order to selectively precipitate the polymer and maximize its purity. The use of limonene as solvent for plastic dissolution, in combination with poly-alcohols with an intermediate alkyl chain length and a large number of hydroxyl (OH) groups, was found to work best as an antisolvent (1,2,3-propanetriol and 1,2,4-butanetriol), leading to a removal of up to 94% and 100% of the blue and orange pigments, respectively. Finally, three cycles of extraction were carried out, proving the capability of the solvent and antisolvent to be recovered and reused, ensuring the economic viability and sustainability of the process. This pretreatment provides a secondary source of raw materials and revenue for the recycling process, which may lead to an increase in the quality of recycled polymers, contributing to the development of an economical and sustainable recycling process.
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Baek S, Lee J, Kim H, Cha I, Song C. Self-Healable and Recyclable Biomass-Derived Polyurethane Networks through Carbon Dioxide Immobilization. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:4381. [PMID: 34960932 PMCID: PMC8707029 DOI: 10.3390/polym13244381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Due to growing environmental issues, research on carbon dioxide (CO2) use is widely conducted and efforts are being made to produce useful materials from biomass-derived resources. However, polymer materials developed by a combined strategy (i.e., both CO2-immobilized and biomass-derived) are rare. In this study, we synthesized biomass-derived poly(carbonate-co-urethane) (PCU) networks using CO2-immobilized furan carbonate diols (FCDs) via an ecofriendly method. The synthesis of FCDs was performed by directly introducing CO2 into a biomass-derived 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan. Using mechanochemical synthesis (ball-milling), the PCU networks were effortlessly prepared from FCDs, erythritol, and diisocyanate, which were then hot-pressed into films. The thermal and thermomechanical properties of the PCU networks were thoroughly characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic (thermal) mechanical analysis, and using a rheometer. The self-healing and recyclable properties of the PCU films were successfully demonstrated using dynamic covalent bonds. Interestingly, transcarbamoylation (urethane exchange) occurred preferentially as opposed to transcarbonation (carbonate exchange). We believe our approach presents an efficient means for producing sustainable polyurethane copolymers using biomass-derived and CO2-immobilized diols.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (S.B.); (J.L.); (H.K.); (I.C.)
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Homogeneous Catalyzed Valorization of Furanics: A Sustainable Bridge to Fuels and Chemicals. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11111371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The development of efficient biomass valorization is imperative for the future sustainable production of chemicals and fuels. Particularly, the last decade has witnessed the development of a plethora of effective and selective transformations of bio-based furanics using homogeneous organometallic catalysis under mild conditions. In this review, we describe some of the advances regarding the conversion of target furanics into value chemicals, monomers for high-performance polymers and materials, and pharmaceutical key intermediates using homogeneous catalysis. Finally, the incorporation of furanic skeletons into complex chemical architectures by multifunctionalization routes is also described.
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