Bioenergy II: Biological Pretreatment with Fungi as a Tool for Improvement of the Enzymatic Saccharification of Eucalyptus globulus Labill to Obtain Bioethanol

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
René Carmona ◽  
María Elena Lienqueo ◽  
Oriana Salazar ◽  
Alejandro García
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Eucalyptus Globulus ◽  
Reducing Sugars ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Biological Pretreatment ◽  
Weight Losses ◽  
Fungal Pretreatment ◽  
Stereum Hirsutum ◽  
Control Samples

This study is focused on the effect of the application of biological pretreatment of Eucalyptus globulus Labill wood pieces on the cellulose digestibility by depolymerizing enzymes. Wood chips were incubated with five different white-rot fungi (WRF) for 30, 45 and 60 days at 25°C. The effect of the fungal action was determined as weight losses, changes in chemical composition and released sugars in the wood chips. Enzymatic hydrolysis was conducted in a discontinuous reactor at 37°C, using a commercial cellulase preparation from Trichoderma reesei. The enzyme/substrate ratio was 0.04 g/g. The highest weight losses were obtained using Stereum hirsutum and Lentinus edodes for all the incubation times, reaching 27.2% and 25.8% at 60 days, respectively. The lowest weight losses were produced by Coriolus versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus, reaching 6.0 and 9.1%, respectively after 60 days. For all the tested fungi, the yield of reducing sugars and glucose increased significantly over the untreated controls, with Stereum hirsutum producing after 30 days pretreatment the best values (140 mM reducing sugars and 53 mM glucose); after this time no additional increments were observed. Pre-treated wood pieces showed changes in chemical composition in comparison to control samples. Total extractable substances contents are higher in wood pieces subjected to fungal action. However, lignin and alpha-cellulose values are lower in comparison to control samples. Some net holocellulose consumption could be observed, mainly during pretreatment with S. hirsutum by 45 and 60 days. Altogether these results support the potential of Eucalyptus globulus pre-treatment with S. hirsutum and L. edodes by periods not longer than 30 days, as a tool to increase the wood accessibility to depolymerizing action of hydrolytic enzymes. This preliminary study contributes to the identification of fungal pretreatment conditions for more effective cellulose degradation, a vital step in the utilization of monomer sugars process from cellulose to produce ethanol. Additional analysis of the solid and liquid fractions after saccharification is necessary to complement this information.

Alkaline-sulfite chemithermomechanical pulping of Eucalyptus grandis biotreated by Ceriporiopsis subvermispora under varied culture conditions

Holzforschung ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Paulo Vicentim ◽  
André Ferraz
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Length ◽  
Corn Steep Liquor ◽  
Eucalyptus Grandis ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
White Rot ◽  
White Rot Fungus ◽  
Ceriporiopsis Subvermispora ◽  
Fungal Pretreatment ◽  
Chemithermomechanical Pulping

Abstract The effect of different culture conditions have been evaluated concerning the extracellular enzyme activities of the white-rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora growing on Eucalyptus grandis wood. The consequence of the varied fungal pretreatment on a subsequent chemithermomechanical pulping (CTMP) was addressed. In all cultures, manganese peroxidase (MnP) and xylanase were the predominant extracellular enzymes. The biopulping efficiency was evaluated based on the amount of fiber bundles obtained after the first fiberizing step and the fibrillation levels of refined pulps. It was found that the MnP levels in the cultures correlated positively with the biopulping benefits. On the other hand, xylanase and total oxalate levels did not vary significantly. Accordingly, it was not possible to determine whether MnP accomplishes the effect alone or depends on synergic action of other extracellular agents. Pulp strength and fiber size distribution were also evaluated. The average fiber length of CTMP pulps prepared from untreated wood chips was 623 μm. Analogous values were observed for most of the biopulps; however, significant amounts of shorter fibers were found in the biopulp prepared from wood chips biotreated in cultures supplemented with glucose plus corn-steep liquor. Despite evidence of reduced average fiber length, biopulps prepared from these wood chips presented the highest improvement in tensile indexes (+28% at 23° Schopper-Riegler).

Lignin chemistry and topochemistry during kraft delignification of Eucalyptus globulus genotypes with contrasting pulpwood characteristics

Holzforschung ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 623-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Graciela Aguayo ◽  
André Ferraz ◽  
Juan Pedro Elissetche ◽  
Fernando Masarin ◽  
Regis Teixeira Mendonça
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Eucalyptus Globulus ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Middle Lamella ◽  
Kraft Pulping ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
Short Fibre ◽  
Paper Production ◽  
Cell Corner

Abstract Eucalyptus globulus Labill. is a short-fibre resource for pulp and paper production. Ten different E. globulus genotypes with varied pulpwood quality and chemical composition were evaluated under kraft pulping conditions. Characterisation of the wood and pulp samples by thioacidolysis indicated that the content of syringyl units in β-O-4 linkages (S-β-O-4) was distinct for the studied genotypes. The highest S-β-O-4 levels were detected in the samples with the lowest original lignin and highest glucan levels. This group of samples provided the pulps with the lowest final lignin content at higher yields. UV microspectrophotometric (UMSP) evaluation of the wood chips revealed that the samples with the lowest lignin levels have the lowest UV absorbances at 278 nm (A278 nm) in the secondary walls (S2). During kraft pulping, lignin from the S2 was dissolved, whereas lignins from the middle lamella and cell corner lignin was not removed not even for prolonged reaction periods, independently of the evaluated genotype. The A278 nm values of the S2 were significantly lower in the pulps from the genotypes with less original lignin content.

scholarly journals Physical Damages of Wood Fiber in Acacia Mangium due to Biopulping Treatment

Molekul ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ridwan Yahya ◽  
Mucharromah Mucharromah ◽  
Devi Silsia ◽  
Septiana Septiana
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Wood Fiber ◽  
Acacia Mangium ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
Cellulose Content ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Paper Properties ◽  
Fungal Pretreatment ◽  
Preliminary Study

Biopulping is fungal pretreatment of wood chips to reduce unused chemical composition of material in pulping. Preliminary study showed that pretreatment of Phanerochaetachrysosporium to Acacia mangium Willd can reduce lignin and improve holocellulose and cellulose content of the material. Fiber dimension recognized as other important factor for paper properties. The question is how the integrity and dimensions of the wood fiber that has been pretreated with the fungus. The objectives of present study were to know effect of pretreatment of P. chrysosporium to the integrity and dimensions of the fiber. The P. chrysosporium was cultured for 14 days in growth medium, and inoculated to wood chips 5% (w/v) and incubated for 0, 15 and 30 days. The inoculated wood chips were chipped into 1 mm x 1 mm x 20 mm and macerated using franklin solution at 60 oC for 48 hours. Forty fibers from each incubated time were analized their physical damages using a light microscope at a 400 magnification. The inoculated fibers were measured theirs dimensions. The physical damage percentage of fibers pretreated using P. chrysosporium was 0%. Length and wall thickness of the pretreated fibers were can be categorized as middle class and thin fibers, respectively.

scholarly journals Biotransformation of (−)-α-Pinene by Whole Cells of White Rot Fungi, Ceriporia sp. ZLY-2010 and Stereum hirsutum

Mycobiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Yeon Lee ◽  
Seon-Hong Kim ◽  
Chang-Young Hong ◽  
Ho-Young Kim ◽  
Sun-Hwa Ryu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Rot Fungi ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Whole Cells ◽  
Stereum Hirsutum

Physical and chemical composition of the body of breeding sows with differing body subcutaneous fat depth at parturition, differing nutrition during lactation and differing litter size

1989 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. Whittemore ◽  
H. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Total Content ◽  
The Body ◽  
Large White ◽  
Body Protein ◽  
Weight Losses ◽  
Physical And Chemical

ABSTRACTThe physical and chemical composition of sows was determined at first mating (no. = 6), weaning the first litter (12) and 14 days after weaning the fourth litter (24). The sows were from 108 Large White/Landrace Fl hybrid gilts allocated in a factorial arrangement according to two levels of subcutaneous fatness at parturition (12 v. 22 mm P2), two levels of lactation feeding (3 v. 7 kg) and two sizes of sucking litter (six v. 10). Treatments significantly influenced the composition of dissected carcass fat and chemical lipid, but not composition of dissected lean and chemical protein. The final body protein mass of well fed sows at the termination of parity 4 was 41 kg, and the total content of gross energy (GE) in excess of 3000 MJ, with an average of 12·4 MJ GE per kg live weight; equivalent values for the less well fed sows were 33 kg and 9·4 MJ GE per kg live weight respectively. The weights of chemical lipid and protein could be predicted from the equations: lipid (kg) = -20·4 (s.e. 4·5) + 0·21 (s.e. 0·02) live weight + 1·5 (s.e. 0·2) P2; protein (kg) = -2·3 (s.e. 1·6) + 0·19 (s.e. 0·01) live weight - 0·22 (s.e. 0·07) P2. On average, sows lost 9 kg lipid and 3 kg protein in the course of the 28-day lactation; these being proportionately about 0·16 and 0·37 of the live-weight losses respectively. Maternal energy requirement for maintenance was estimated as 0·50 MJ digestible energy (DE) per kg M0·75, while the efficiency of use of DE for energy retention was 0·28.

Sequential white-rot and brown-rot fungal pretreatment of wheat straw as a promising alternative for complementary mild treatments

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 240-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Hermosilla ◽  
Olga Rubilar ◽  
Heidi Schalchli ◽  
Ayla Sant'Ana da Silva ◽  
Viridiana Ferreira-Leitao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Brown Rot ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Fungal Pretreatment

scholarly journals Accelerating the Biodegradation of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Using Bjerkandera adusta TBB-03 and Lignocellulose Substrates

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Ram Kang ◽  
Soo Bin Kim ◽  
Hyun A Song ◽  
Tae Kwon Lee
Keyword(s):  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
High Density ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Organic Polymer ◽  
White Rot Fungus ◽  
Laccase Production ◽  
Bjerkandera Adusta ◽  
Emerging Pollutant

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a widely used organic polymer and an emerging pollutant, because it is very stable and nonbiodegradable. Several fungal species that produce delignifying enzymes are known to be promising degraders of recalcitrant polymers, but research on the decomposition of plastics is scarce. In this study, white rot fungus, Bjerkandera adusta TBB-03, was isolated and characterized for its ability to degrade HDPE under lignocellulose substrate treatment. Ash (Fraxinus rhynchophylla) wood chips were found to stimulate laccase production (activity was > 210 U/L after 10 days of cultivation), and subsequently used for HDPE degradation assay. After 90 days, cracks formed on the surface of HDPE samples treated with TBB-03 and ash wood chips in both liquid and solid states. Raman analysis showed that the amorphous structure of HDPE was degraded by enzymes produced by TBB-03. Overall, TBB-03 is a promising resource for the biodegradation of HDPE, and this work sheds light on further applications for fungus-based plastic degradation systems.

The influence of urea and white rot fungi on the nutritional value of wheat straw

2000 ◽  
Vol 2000 ◽  
pp. 59-59
Author(s):  
Y Rouzbehan ◽  
H. Fazaeli ◽  
A. Kiani
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
White Rot Fungi ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Biological Methods ◽  
Low Nitrogen

In Iran, wheat straw which is produced in huge amounts has been used in animal feed. However, the use of straw as animal feed is limited by its low nutritional value and its low nitrogen content. Various chemical delignification methods to improve the digestibility of straw have extensively investigated (Sundstol and Owen, 1984). Biological methods of treating straw using fungi such as white-rot-fungi have also been reported (Zadrazil, 1984). The solid state fermentation (SSF) of wheat straw with white-rot fungi is a complex process which is influenced by factors such as the species of fungus, substrate, temperature and moisture (Zadrazil, 1984). The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-treating the straw with urea and incubation with two species of Pleurotus fungi on the chemical composition and digestibility of wheat straw.

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