Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lan Lan, Huanhao Chen, Daniel Lee, Shaojun Xu, Nathan Skillen, Aleksander Tedstone, Peter Robertson, Arthur Garforth, Helen Daly, Christopher Hardacre, Xiaolei Fan
Summary: Ball-milling pretreatment was found to improve the activity of microcrystalline cellulose in photoreforming for hydrogen production by reducing particle size and inducing the formation of cellulose II phase from the recrystallization of amorphous cellulose in aqueous media. This study provides a simple and effective strategy for enhancing photoreforming of cellulose.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Yalew Woldeamanuel Sitotaw, Nigus G. Habtu, Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Suzana P. Nunes, Tom Van Gerven
Summary: Combining ball milling technique with chemical and physicochemical pretreatments can significantly improve the efficiency and sustainability of converting lignocellulosic biomass into bioethanol. This combined pretreatment method can reduce lignin content, decrease cellulose crystallinity, and increase specific surface area, ultimately enhancing the digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xinqi Wang, Chao Duan, Xiaomeng Feng, Xiaoyu Qin, Wenliang Wang, Jian Wang, Yongjian Xu, Yonghao Ni
Summary: The modified PTA-4%CCE process effectively upgrades bleached hardwood kraft pulp to dissolving pulp by selectively removing hemicelluloses, reducing alkali usage, and showing excellent recyclability. The resulting pulp has high cellulose purity and good fiber reactivity.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daye Kim, Jong-Chan Kim, Jonghwa Kim, Young-Min Cho, Chae-Hwi Yoon, Jun-Ho Shin, Hyo Won Kwak, In-Gyu Choi
Summary: In this study, the brittleness of poly(lactic acid) was overcome by modifying it with ethyl acetate-extracted lignin. The modified material showed improved interfacial compatibility and multifunctional properties.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ling-Hua Xu, Cheng-Ye Ma, Chen Zhang, Ying Xu, Jia-Long Wen, Tong-Qi Yuan
Summary: This study developed a stepwise integrated pretreatment technique that can efficiently separate xylo-oligosaccharides, fermentable glucose, and native lignin from poplar wood. The proposed process has advantages of high efficiency and well-preserved structures, making it a promising and efficient deconstruction strategy in the current biorefinery scenario.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Yuanhang Chen, Kuizhong Shen, Zhibin He, Ting Wu, Chen Huang, Long Liang, Guigan Fang
Summary: A novel acid-based deep eutectic solvent (DES) recycling process was developed for pretreating eucalyptus wood chips to produce high-purity dissolving pulp. The extracted lignin and xylan in DES were recovered and the solvent regenerated through precipitation and evaporation, leading to a high-purity dissolving pulp with improved properties. The DES pretreatment showed promise in efficiently utilizing biomass for dissolving pulp production, highlighting its potential in the biorefinery concept.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Zhongyang Qiu, Xushen Han, Anqing Fu, Yalan Jiang, Wenyue Zhang, Ci Jin, Dengchao Li, Jun Xia, Jianlong He, Yuanfang Deng, Ning Xu, Xiaoyan Liu, Aiyong He, Hanqi Gu, Jiaxing Xu
Summary: This study showed that fermenting water-soluble carbohydrates in sugarcane bagasse into D-lactic acid before pretreatment could enhance lactic acid production and reduce the generation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. This strategy provides an efficient way to utilize the lignocellulosic waste from the sugar industry for lactic acid production.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Lei Wang, Xinyi Zhu, Xue Chen, Yifan Zhang, Haitao Yang, Qiang Li, Jungang Jiang
Summary: In this study, a facile and efficient method for producing high yield nanocellulose using phytic acid and sonication was developed. The resulting nanocellulose exhibited good geometric properties, dispersion stability, and thermal stability.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Agata Olszewska-Widdrat, Charilaos Xiros, Anders Wallenius, Roland Schneider, Lais Portugal Rios da Costa Pereira, Joachim Venus
Summary: This work demonstrates the microbial production of lactic acid and succinic acid, two platform chemicals, from a non-expensive side stream of pulp and paper industry, proposing a sustainable way to valorize it towards economically important monomers for bioplastics formation. The highest yield and productivities for lactic and succinic acid production were achieved at 0.99 g.g(-1) and 3.75 g.L-1.h(-1), and 0.77 g.g(-1) and 1.16 g.L-1.h(-1), respectively.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qidong Hou, Chuanyunlong Bai, Xinyu Bai, Hengli Qian, Yifan Nie, Tianliang Xia, Ruite Lai, Guanjie Yu, Mian Laiq Ur Rehman, Meiting Ju
Summary: This study shows that ball milling pretreatment can greatly facilitate the conversion of cellulose to HMF, resulting in a significant increase in yield. Phosphorylated titanium dioxide is also found to have high HMF yield, demonstrating the potential of Ti-based heterogeneous catalysts.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Xiao-le Liu, Zhen Fang, Xiao-fei Tian, Zheng-diao Miao
Summary: In this study, wheat straw was pretreated with a combination of ball milling (BM) and NaAlO2 particles (NaAlO2-BM) for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis. The results showed that NaAlO2-BM pretreatment significantly reduced particle size to tissue scale within 10 minutes, with 0.5 times lower energy consumption compared to BM pretreatment. The 20-minute NaAlO2-BM pretreatment achieved a glucose yield of 95.4% and the highest energy efficiency of 0.121 kg glucose/kWh, increasing by 1.1 times than BM pretreatment. Energy consumption was positively correlated with cellulose content and negatively correlated with particle size, cellulose crystallinity, and energy efficiency. The combination of BM and NaAlO2 particles proved to be a promising pretreatment approach for glucose production and improving energy efficiency during lignocellulosic hydrolysis.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Bo Yang, Xiaoyu Qin, Chao Duan, Zhibin He, Yonghao Ni
Summary: In this laboratory study, hardwood bleached kraft pulp was converted to dissolving pulp by removing hemicellulose using organic electrolyte solutions. The optimal conditions led to a dissolving pulp with a yield of 76%, cellulose content of 91%. The study also explored the potential of selectively removing hemicelluloses using a ternary system.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaodong Yang, LiLi Wang, Jin Tong, Xueqin Shao, Rui Chen, Qiang Yang, Fangfei Li, Bing Xue, Guodong Li, Ye Han, Xizhen Yang, Andrew R. R. Zimmerman, Bin Gao
Summary: A novel acidic ball milling method was designed to fabricate porous biochar directly from hickory wood, which showed higher adsorption capacity for organic dyes. This method has the potential to be a convenient and efficient approach for environmental remediation and water treatment applications.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Choi Yan Chai, Inn Shi Tan, Henry Chee Yew Foo, Man Kee Lam, Kevin Tian Xiang Tong, Keat Teong Lee
Summary: This study demonstrates the feasibility of using macroalgae waste to produce biodegradable plastics, with the advanced MAA pretreatment technology improving the digestibility of EDR and the yield of L-LA.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Qianjin Zhu, Kaixin Chang, Liyan Qi, Xinyi Li, Woming Gao, Qinwei Gao
Summary: In this study, PLLA films were surface-modified using different solutions, leading to changes in their structure and properties. The modification with PDLA weakened the crystal structure of the films, while modification with PDLAG increased the stereocomplex (SC) structure and decreased the homogeneous crystal (HC) structure.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Emmanuel Quayson, Jerome Amoah, Shinji Hama, Ayumi Yoshida, Kenta Morita, Akihiko Kondo, Chiaki Ogino
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Rezky Lastinov Amza, Prihardi Kahar, Ario Betha Juanssilfero, Nao Miyamoto, Hiromi Otsuka, Chie Kihira, Chiaki Ogino, Akihiko Kondo
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Takuya Matsumoto, Yuki Mori, Tsutomu Tanaka, Akihiko Kondo
JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Hiroaki Akasaka, Naritoshi Mukumoto, Masao Nakayama, Tianyuan Wang, Ryuichi Yada, Yasuyuki Shimizu, Sachiko Inubushi, Katsusuke Kyotani, Keisuke Okumura, Masanori Miyamoto, Ai Nakaoka, Kenta Morita, Yuya Nishimura, Chiaki Ogino, Ryohei Sasaki
APPLIED NANOSCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yoshiaki Hirano, Yoshinori Miyata, Makiko Taniguchi, Nami Funakoshi, Yoshiko Yamazaki, Chiaki Ogino, Yuichi Kita
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Emmanuel Quayson, Jerome Amoah, Nova Rachmadona, Shinji Hama, Ayumi Yoshida, Akihiko Kondo, Chiaki Ogino
FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Naoki Watanabe, Masahiro Murata, Teppei Ogawa, Christopher J. Vavricka, Akihiko Kondo, Chiaki Ogino, Michihiro Araki
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ryosuke Fujiwara, Shuhei Noda, Tsutomu Tanaka, Akihiko Kondo
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Daichi Satowa, Ryosuke Fujiwara, Shogo Uchio, Mariko Nakano, Chisako Otomo, Yuuki Hirata, Takuya Matsumoto, Shuhei Noda, Tsutomu Tanaka, Akihiko Kondo
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Hans Wijaya, Kengo Sasaki, Prihardi Kahar, Emmanuel Quayson, Nova Rachmadona, Jerome Amoah, Shinji Hama, Chiaki Ogino, Akihiko Kondo
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Hans Wijaya, Kengo Sasaki, Prihardi Kahar, Nanik Rahmani, Euis Hermiati, Yopi Yopi, Chiaki Ogino, Bambang Prasetya, Akihiko Kondo
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mennaallah Hassan, Masao Nakayama, Mohammed Salah, Hiroaki Akasaka, Hikaru Kubota, Makiko Nakahana, Tatsuichiro Tagawa, Kenta Morita, Ai Nakaoka, Takeaki Ishihara, Daisuke Miyawaki, Kenji Yoshida, Yuya Nishimura, Chiaki Ogino, Ryohei Sasaki
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Silai Zhang, Satoshi Wakai, Naoya Sasakura, Hiroko Tsutsumi, Yoji Hata, Chiaki Ogino, Akihiko Kondo
METABOLIC ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Aniruddha Nag, Mohammad Asif Ali, Hideo Kawaguchi, Shun Saito, Yukie Kawasaki, Shoko Miyazaki, Hirotoshi Kawamoto, Deddy Triyono Nugroho Adi, Kumiko Yoshihara, Shunsuke Masuo, Yohei Katsuyama, Akihiko Kondo, Chiaki Ogino, Naoki Takaya, Tatsuo Kaneko, Yasuo Ohnishi
Summary: The article discusses a method for producing high-temperature resistant plastics using metabolically engineered bacteria from kraft pulp, achieving significant improvement in the heat resistance of the plastic through a new organic molecular design, making an important contribution to the production of lightweight materials.
ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Nova Rachmadona, Jerome Amoah, Emmanuel Quayson, Shinji Hama, Ayumi Yoshida, Akihiko Kondo, Chiaki Ogino
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS
(2020)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Yinping Xiang, Meiying Jia, Rui Xu, Jialu Xu, Lele He, Haihao Peng, Weimin Sun, Dongbo Wang, Weiping Xiong, Zhaohui Yang
Summary: This study investigated the impact of the non-antibiotic pharmaceutical carbamazepine on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) during anaerobic digestion. The results showed that carbamazepine induced the enrichment of ARGs and increased the abundance of bacteria carrying these genes. It also facilitated microbial aggregation and intercellular communication, leading to an increased frequency of ARGs transmission. Moreover, carbamazepine promoted the acquisition of ARGs by pathogens and elevated their overall abundance.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Weixin Zhao, Tianyi Hu, Hao Ma, Dan Li, Qingliang Zhao, Junqiu Jiang, Liangliang Wei
Summary: This review summarizes the effects and potential mechanisms of biochar on microbial behavior in AD systems. The addition of biochar has been found to promote microbial colonization, alleviate stress, provide nutrients, and enhance enzyme activity. Future research directions include targeted design of biochar, in-depth study of microbial mechanisms, and improved models.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Christina Karmann, Anna Magrova, Pavel Jenicek, Jan Bartacek, Vojtech Kouba
Summary: This review assesses nitrogen removal technologies in reject water treatment, highlighting the differences in environmental impacts and economic benefits. Partial nitritation-anammox shows potential for economic benefits and positive environmental outcomes when operated and controlled properly.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Wei-Hao Huang, Ying-Ju Chang, Duu-Jong Lee
Summary: This study modified pinecone biochar with layered double hydroxide (LDH) to enhance its adsorption capacity for heavy metal and phosphate ions. The LDH-biochar showed significantly improved adsorption capacities for Pb2+ and phosphate, and a slight increase for Cu2+ and Co2+. The LDH layer enhanced the adsorption through various mechanisms.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Chao Song, Fanfan Cai, Shuang Yang, Ligong Wang, Guangqing Liu, Chang Chen
Summary: This paper developed a machine learning model to predict the biochemical methane potential during anaerobic digestion. Model analysis identified lignin content, organic loading, and nitrogen content as key attributes for methane production prediction. For feedstocks with high cellulose content, early methane production is lower but can be improved by prolonging digestion time. Moreover, lignin content exceeding a certain value significantly inhibits methane production.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Sang Min Lee, Ju Young Lee, Ji-Sook Hahn, Seung-Ho Baek
Summary: This study successfully developed an efficient platform strain using Yarrowia lipolytica for the bioconversion of renewable resources into adipic acid, achieving a remarkable increase in production level.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Sefkan Kendir, Matthias Franzreb
Summary: This study presents a novel approach using magnetic separation to efficiently harvest freshwater microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris. By combining pH-induced calcium phosphate precipitation with cheap natural magnetite microparticles, harvesting efficiencies up to 98% were achieved in the model medium.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Ishaq Kariim, Ji-Yeon Park, Wajahat Waheed Kazmi, Hulda Swai, In-Gu Lee, Thomas Kivevele
Summary: The impact of reaction temperature, residence time, and ethanol: acetone on the energy compositions and yield enhancement of biocrudes was investigated. The results showed that under appropriate conditions, biocrudes with high energy and low oxygen content can be obtained, indicating a high potential for utilization.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Xiyue Zhang, Xiyao Li, Liang Zhang, Yongzhen Peng
Summary: Intermittent aeration is an innovative approach to enhance nitrogen removal in low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio municipal sewage, providing an efficient strategy for the continuous plug-flow AOA process.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Xu Yang, Mahmoud Mazarji, Mengtong Li, Aohua Li, Ronghua Li, Zengqiang Zhang, Junting Pan
Summary: This study investigated the impact of magnetite on the nitrogen cycle of pig manure biostabilisation. The addition of magnetite increased N2O emissions and decreased NH3 emissions during composting. It also increased the total nitrogen content but should be considered for its significant increase in N2O emissions in engineering practice.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Ty Shitanaka, Haylee Fujioka, Muzammil Khan, Manpreet Kaur, Zhi-Yan Du, Samir Kumar Khanal
Summary: The market value of microalgae has exponentially increased in the past two decades, thanks to their applications in various industries. However, the supply of high-value microalgal bioproducts is limited due to several factors, and strategies are being explored to overcome these limitations and improve microalgae production, thus increasing the availability of algal-derived bioproducts in the market.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Martin Kerner, Thorsten Wolff, Torsten Brinkmann
Summary: The efficiency of using enriched CO2 from flue gas for large-scale production of green microalgae has been studied. The results show that the use of membrane devices and static mixers can effectively improve the CO2 recovery rate and maintain the suitable pH and temperature during cultivation, achieving a more economical and sustainable microalgae production.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rui Ma, Ji Li, Rd Tyagi, Xiaolei Zhang
Summary: This review summarizes the microorganisms capable of using CO2 and CH4 to produce PHAs, illustrating the production process, factors influencing it, and discussing optimization techniques. It identifies the challenges and future prospects for developing economically viable PHAs production using GHGs as a carbon source.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Bing Wang, Peng Zhang, Xu Guo, Xu Bao, Junjie Tian, Guomin Li, Jian Zhang
Summary: The addition of zeolite in the co-composting of chicken manure and straw significantly reduced the emissions of ammonia and N2O, and increased the nitrate content. Zeolite also promoted the abundance of nitrification genes and inhibited the expression of denitrification genes.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rohit Dey, Franziska Ortiz Tena, Song Wang, Josef Martin Messmann, Christian Steinweg, Claudia Thomsen, Clemens Posten, Stefan Leu, Matthias S. Ullrich, Laurenz Thomsen
Summary: This study investigated the operation of a 1000L microalgae-based membrane photobioreactor system for continuous secondary wastewater treatment. The research focused on a green microalgae strain called Desmodesmus sp. The study aimed to understand key trends and optimization strategies by conducting experiments in both summer and winter seasons. The findings showed that maintaining low cell concentrations during periods of light inhibition was beneficial for nutrient uptake rates. Effective strategies for enhancing algae-based wastewater treatment included cell mass recycling and adjusting dilution rates based on light availability.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)