Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Aleksandar Knezevic, Ivana Dokic, Tomislav Tosti, Sladana Popovic, Dusanka Milojkovic-Opsenica, Jelena Vukojevic
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare the degradation of wheat straw lignin by white-rot fungi and its impact on the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis of holocellulose. It was found that peroxidases were primarily responsible for lignin degradation, although high levels of laccase activity were detected in the early stages of fungal culturing. Different fungal species showed varying abilities to degrade lignin in wheat straw, which in turn affected the release of reducing sugars during enzymatic saccharification. Among all the tested species, Ganoderma resinaceum was the most suitable lignin degrader, with a 2-fold higher hydrolysis yield than the control. Selective lignin removal from biomass is a key mechanism for enhancing carbohydrate convertibility. The main challenges in fungal pretreatment of lignocellulosic feedstock are operating time, holocellulose loss, and unpredictable fungal response to culturing conditions.
CELLULOSE CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Azmat Mehmood Asim, Maliha Uroos, Sadia Naz, Nawshad Muhammad
Summary: This study focused on the isolation of lignin from wheat straw using acidic ionic liquids (AILs) as pretreatment solvents, specifically synthesizing three protic ionic liquids. The ionic liquid with the highest ratio of add [PyH][HSO4 center dot(H2SO4)(3)] (IL3) showed the most efficient lignin removal with 79% delignification and 77% lignin recovery under mild conditions. The cellulose rich material and isolated lignin were characterized to assess their structure and stability, with enzymatic hydrolysis showing a high yield of reducing sugars, indicating successful lignin removal.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Abubakar Sufyan, Nazir Ahmad, Faisal Shahzad, Mohamed G. Embaby, Amer AbuGhazaleh, Nazir A. Khan
Summary: The study highlights the significant influence of fungus-substrate combination on selective lignin degradability and improvement in the nutritional value of substrates. P. ostreatus showed the best performance in selectively degrading lignin and improving crude protein, in vitro dry matter digestibility, and in vitro gas production in wheat straw and rice straw, while P. eryngii showed the poorest performance in corn cob.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Siriwan D. Martens, Vicki Wildner, Annette Zeyner, Olaf Steinhoefel
Summary: Biological treatment of cereal straw has the potential to be an environmentally friendly option for ruminant nutrition. The study investigated the in vitro straw digestibility with different moistening pre-treatments and inoculation with various fungi species. The findings showed that physical straw pre-treatments had an impact on nutritional parameters, with a decrease in ruminal degradability over time.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Veronika Jancikova, Michal Jablonsky, Katarina Volekova
Summary: This study investigates the delignification of wheat straw using ecofriendly solvents. By adjusting temperature, time, and the ratio of biomass to solvent, the optimum conditions for delignification were determined.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yongjie Ding, Kristen N. Wyckoff, Qiang He, Xuejuan Cao, Baoshan Huang
Summary: This study evaluates the potential of using microbial biodegradation to degrade waste asphalt shingle binder and reduce the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Paula Andrea Bautista-Zamudio, Maria Alejandra Florez-Restrepo, Xiomara Lopez-Legarda, Leidy Carolina Monroy-Giraldo, Freimar Segura-Sanchez
Summary: Plastic pollution has become one of the most severe environmental issues in recent centuries due to its excessive usage and increasing production, surpassing the capacity for natural degradation. Inadequate disposal, ineffective waste collection methods, and lack of appropriate measures contribute to the escalating problem, resulting in the accumulation of plastic waste in the environment and negative impacts on ecosystems and wildlife. Exploring alternative approaches, such as the utilization of white-rot fungi and their ligninolytic enzymes, shows promise in effectively reducing waste and mitigating environmental consequences.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Anna Civzele, Linda Mezule
Summary: Tertiary wastewater treatment with microalgae using bio-flocculation instead of mechanical harvesting has shown high efficiency and wide applicability, which is crucial for enhancing technological competitiveness. In initial experiments, harvesting microalgae from wastewater resulted in removal efficiencies of 73-93% within 24 hours and up to 95% within 48 hours. The cost-effective and environmentally sustainable bio-flocculation technology has significant importance in reducing operating costs.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jing Hu, Effiong Kokoette, Caicai Xu, Shitao Huang, Tao Tang, Yiyi Zhang, Muyuan Liu, Yuzhou Huang, Shumiao Yu, Jie Zhu, Marianne Holmer, Xi Xiao
Summary: Manipulating the decomposition of agricultural straws by white-rot fungi can enhance the antialgal efficiency and lead to the discovery of new allelochemicals called sphingosines. These sphingosines exhibit superior antialgal capability, with lower effective concentration compared to other known antialgal chemicals. The growth suppression of algae is triggered by programmed cell death, dysfunction of photosystem and antioxidant system, and disruption of CO2 assimilation and light absorption.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Yu Chen, Kaikai Gao, Xiyu Quan, Junhua Zhang
Summary: This study found that the production of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) from wheat straw using the conjugated system of acetic acid/sodium acetate (HAc/NaAc) is highly efficient. The optimal conditions for HAc/NaAc hydrolysis were determined to be 0.4 M, molar ratio 10:1, 170 degrees C, and 60 min. Additionally, the delignification of wheat straw was found to be beneficial for XOS and mono-saccharides production.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Siriwan D. Martens, Vicki Wildner, Joerg M. Greef, Annette Zeyner, Olaf Steinhoefel
Summary: Solid-state fermentation with white-rot fungi shows potential as an alternative to chemical straw treatment for ruminant nutrition. However, further testing is needed to evaluate its practical implementation and impact on nutritional characteristics.
FERMENTATION-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Louison Dumond, Pui Ying Lam, Gijs van Erven, Mirjam Kabel, Fabien Mounet, Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati, Yuki Tobimatsu, Guillermina Hernandez-Raquet
Summary: The study found that the gut microbiomes of termites have the potential to degrade lignin under anaerobic conditions, effectively removing lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, indicating a partial deconstruction of lignin.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Marcelina Jureczko, Wioletta Przystas, Tomasz Krawczyk, Weronika Gonciarz, Karolina Rudnicka
Summary: The study evaluated the removal efficacy of five white-rot fungi on anticancer drugs, showing that some fungi can efficiently remove the drugs in a short period, which is associated with the production of laccase.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Osmond Datsomor, Qi Yan, Kuopeng Wang, Shakib Mohamed, Louis Opoku-Mensah, Guoqi Zhao, Lin Miao
Summary: The use of ammonia and/or white-rot fungi can degrade lignin, increase the nutritional value, and enhance the rumen fermentability of rice straw.
FERMENTATION-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shirin M. Usmani, Linn Voss, Ina Stephan, Thomas Huebert, Erhard Kemnitz
Summary: The decay protection of wood using low-water soluble metal fluorides was evaluated. The study found that nano metal fluorides were more effective in preventing fungal decay than stand-alone metal fluorides. Metal fluorides were present in treated wood, both unleached and leached. The combination of MgF2 and CaF2 reduced the mass losses of wood to below 3%. These findings suggest that nano metal fluorides can provide full protection to wood in outdoor environments.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Piyush Chandna, Shanmugam Mayilraj, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Kailash N. Bhardwaj, Kavish Kumar Jain, Sandeep Kumar, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kavish Kumar Jain, Sandeep Kumar, Deepa Deswal, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tapati Bhanja Dey, Arvind Kumar, Rintu Banerjee, Piyush Chandna, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
(2016)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ramesh Chander Kuhad, Deepa Deswal, Sonia Sharma, Abhishek Bhattacharya, Kavish Kumar Jain, Amandeep Kaur, Brett I. Pletschke, Ajay Singh, Matti Karp
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2016)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Tapati Bhanja Dey, Subhojit Chakraborty, Kavish Kr. Jain, Abha Sharma, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Siddhartha Pal, Shereena Joy, Pramod Kumbhar, Kalpana D. Trimukhe, Rishi Gupta, Ramesh C. Kuhad, Anjani J. Varma, Sasisanker Padmanabhan
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2017)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Hemansi, Rishi Gupta, Ramesh Chander Kuhad, Jitendra Kumar Saini
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2018)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kavish Kumar Jain, Sandeep Kumar, Kailash N. Bhardwaj, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2018)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Abha Sharma, Kavish Kumar Jain, Arti Jain, Mazahir Kidwai, R. C. Kuhad
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Abha Sharma, Kavish Kumar Jain, Anita Srivastava, Bhuvnesh Shrivastava, Vasanta Vadde Thakur, R. K. Jain, R. C. Kuhad
BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Amandeep Kaur, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
BIOENERGY RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rishi Gupta, Hemansi, Sheenu Gautam, Rishikesh Shukla, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2017)
Article
Microbiology
Shashwat Malhotra, Seema Singh, Neha Rana, Shilpi Tomar, Priyanka Bhatnagar, Mohit Gupta, Suraj K. Singh, Brajendra K. Singh, Anil K. Chhillar, Ashok K. Prasad, Christophe Len, Pradeep Kumar, Kailash C. Gupta, Anjani J. Varma, Ramesh C. Kuhad, Gainda L. Sharma, Virinder S. Parmar, Nigel G. J. Richards
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2017)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Garima Tiwari, Abhishek Sharma, Manu Dalela, Rishi Gupta, Satyawati Sharma, Ramesh Chander Kuhad
INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(2017)