scholarly journals Polymer Extraction from Lignocellulosic Biomass (Water Hyacinth)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Grape Juice ◽  
Lignocellulosic Wastes ◽  
Hydrolysis Of Cellulose ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Bioconversion of renewable lignocellulosic biomass to biofuel and value-added products is globally gaining significant importance. Lignocellulosic wastes are the most promising feedstock considering its great availability and low cost. The biomass conversion process involves mainly two steps: hydrolysis of cellulose in the lignocellulosic biomass to produce reducing sugars and fermentation of the sugars to ethanol and other bioproducts. However, sugars necessary for fermentation are trapped inside the recalcitrant structure of the lignocellulose. Hence, pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes is always necessary to alter and/or remove the surrounding matrix of lignin and hemicelluloses in order to improve the hydrolysis of cellulose. These pretreatments cause physical and/or chemical changes in the plant biomass in order to achieve this result. Each pretreatment has a specific effect on the cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin fraction. Thus, the pretreatment methods and conditions should be chosen according to the process configuration selected for the subsequent hydrolysis steps. In general, pretreatment methods can be classified into four categories, including physical, physicochemical, chemical, and biological pretreatment. Bioresource utilization of biopolymeric materials has now gained recent attention. Cellulose was extracted from water hyacinth by acid, alkali treatment & extracted cellulose was grafted with curcumin, pesticide, grape juice, magnetorheological fluid, and the grafted composite material was evaluated for release of respective grafted materials. In the present study, a polymer extracted from water hyacinth was evaluated for various applications. The present study would suggest the possible utilization of water hyacinth composite as the biomaterial for diverse applications.

scholarly journals Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using an Optimized Enzymatic Cocktail Prepared From Secretomes of Filamentous Fungi Isolated From Amazonian Biodiversity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamella Santa Rosa ◽  
Jessica Batista de Oliveira ◽  
Spartaco Astolfi Filho ◽  
Nei Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Protein G ◽  
Enzyme Extract ◽  
Cellulose Pulp ◽  
Enzyme Cocktail ◽  
Hydrolysis Of Cellulose ◽  
Aspergillus Sp ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Cassava Peel

Abstract The use of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) has emerged as one of the main strategies for generating renewable biofuels. For the efficient use of such feedstock, pretreatments are essential. The hydrolysis of cellulose – major component of LCB - demands enzymatic cocktails with improved efficiency to generate fermentable sugars. In this scenario, lignocellulolytic fungi have enormous potential for the development of efficient enzyme platforms. In this study, two enzymatic cocktails were developed for hydrolysis of two lignocellulosic biomasses: industrial cellulose pulp and cassava peel. The solid biomass ratio in relation to the protein content of the enzyme cocktail were performed by experimental design. The optimized cocktail for the hydrolysis of cellulose pulp (AMZ 1) was composed, in protein base, by 43% of Aspergillus sp LMI03 enzyme extract and 57% of T. reesei QM9414, while the optimal enzyme cocktail for cassava peel hydrolysis (AMZ 2) was composed by 50% of Aspergillus sp LMI03 enzyme extract, 25% of the extract of P. citrinum LMI01 and 25% of T. reesei. The ratio between solids and protein loading for AMZ 1 cocktail performance was 52 g/L solids and 30mg protein/g solids, resulting in a hydrolytic efficiency of 93%. For the AMZ 2 cocktail, the hydrolytic efficiency was 78% for an optimized ratio of 78g/L solids and 19mg protein/g solids. These results indicate that cocktails formulated with enzymatic extracts of P. citrinum LMI01, Aspergillus sp LMI03 and T. reesei QM9414 are excellent alternatives for efficient hydrolysis of plant biomass and for other processes that depend on biocatalysis.

scholarly journals New methods of acid hydrolysis of cellulose and plant raw materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
V. S. Boltovsky
Keyword(s):  
Acid Hydrolysis ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Catalytic Systems ◽  
Plant Raw Materials ◽  
Hydrolysis Of Cellulose ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Prospects for the development of hydrolysis production are determined by the relevance of industrial use of plant biomass to replace the declining reserves of fossil organic raw materials and increasing demand for ethanol, especially for its use as automobile fuel, protein-containing feed additives that compensate for protein deficiency in feed production, and other products. Based on the review of the research results presented in the scientific literature, the analysis of modern methods of liquid-phase acid hydrolysis of cellulose and various types of plant raw materials, including those that differ from traditional ones, is performed. The main directions of increasing its efficiency through the use of new catalytic systems and process conditions are identified. It is shown that the most promising methods for obtaining monosaccharides in hydrolytic processing of cellulose and microcrystalline cellulose, pentosan-containing agricultural waste and wood, are methods for carrying out the process at elevated and supercritical temperatures (high-temperature hydrolysis), the use of new types of solid-acid catalysts and ionic liquids. 

scholarly journals Simultaneous Sachharification and Fermentation of Rice Residues and its Comparative Analysis for Bioethanol Production

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-162
Author(s):  
G Sinha ◽  
S Tiwari ◽  
S K Jadhav
Keyword(s):  
Plant Biomass ◽  
World Population ◽  
Bioethanol Production ◽  
Biological Pretreatment ◽  
Fermentation Efficiency ◽  
Hydrolysis Of Cellulose ◽  
Feedstock Availability ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Rice Residues ◽  
Selection Of

Energy consumption has inflated steadily over the last century because the world population has fully grown and additional countries became industrialised. Bioethanol is an alcohol produced by fermentation of plant biomass, containing carbohydrate and its production depends upon feedstock availability, variability, and sustainability. The selection of feedstock and its pretreatment is an important part of bioethanol production process. In present work, the exploration of the potential of agro-waste rice residues such as, rice bran and rice husk was done, because it contains sufficient amount of carbohydrate which can be ferment into bioethanol. The aim of the research was also to investigate how different pretreatment methods with moderate conditions differ in hydrolysis and fermentation efficiencies. Pretreatment plays an important role in the hydrolysis of cellulose and lignocellulose. It was found that biological pretreatment was a most effective method in terms of production of bioethanol and it enhances the production as well as fermentation efficiency.

scholarly journals Acid-Catalyzed Conversion of Cellulose Into Levulinic Acid With Biphasic Solvent System

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changyue Ma ◽  
Bo Cai ◽  
Le Zhang ◽  
Junfeng Feng ◽  
Hui Pan
Keyword(s):  
Levulinic Acid ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Acid Catalyst ◽  
Solvent System ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Catalyst Loading ◽  
Amberlyst 15 ◽  
Hydrolysis Of Cellulose ◽  
Acid Catalyzed ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

In this work, acid-catalyzed conversion of cellulose into levulinic acid in a biphasic solvent system was developed. Compared to a series of catalysts investigated in this study, the Amberlyst-15 as a more efficient acid catalyst was used in the hydrolysis of cellulose and further dehydration of derived intermediates into levulinic acid. Besides, the mechanism of biphasic solvent system in the conversion of cellulose was studied in detail, and the results showed biphasic solvent system can promote the conversion of cellulose and suppress the polymerization of the by-products (such as lactic acid).The reaction conditions, such as temperature, time, and catalyst loading were changed to investigate the effect on the yield of levulinic acid. The results indicated that an appealing LA yield of 59.24% was achieved at 200°C and 180 min with a 2:1 ratio of Amberlyst-15 catalyst and cellulose in GVL/H2O under N2 pressure. The influence of different amounts of NaCl addition to this reaction was also investigated. This study provides an economical and environmental-friendly method for the acid-catalyzed conversion of cellulose and high yield of the value-added chemical.

scholarly journals One-pot synthesis of isosorbide from cellulose or lignocellulosic biomass: a challenge?

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 1713-1721
Author(s):  
Isaline Bonnin ◽  
Raphaël Mereau ◽  
Thierry Tassaing ◽  
Karine De Oliveira Vigier
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Direct Conversion ◽  
Hydrogenation Catalyst ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hydrolysis Of Cellulose ◽  
The One ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Intense Research

The catalytic conversion of (ligno)cellulose is currently subject of intense research. Isosorbide is one of the interesting products that can be produced from (ligno)cellulose as it can be used for the synthesis of a wide range of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and polymers. Isosorbide is obtained after the hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose, followed by the hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol that is then dehydrated to isosorbide. The one-pot process requires an acid and a hydrogenation catalyst. Several parameters are of importance during the direct conversion of (ligno)cellulose such as the acidity, the crystallinity and the particle size of cellulose as well as the nature of the feedstocks. This review highlights all these parameters and all the strategies employed to produce isosorbide from (ligno)cellulose in a one-pot process.

scholarly journals Cloning and Overexpression of Pyrococcus Furiosus Endoglucanase A Gene (egIA) in Escherichia Coli

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Najam-us-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi ◽  
M. Waheed Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Inclusion Bodies ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Pyrococcus Furiosus ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Cellulolytic Enzymes ◽  
High Level Expression ◽  
Hydrolysis Of Cellulose ◽  
High Level ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

This study describes the cloning and high-level expression of an Endoglucanase A Gene (egIA) from a hyperthermophilic archeon Pyrococcus Furiosus. An expression plasmid pET-EgIA was constructed for the production of recombinant EgIA in E.Coli B12 (DE3) under the control of T7lac promoter. Following induction, ~35kDa protein expressed at levels greater than 20% of the total E.Coli cellular proteins. The expressed protein, however, was in the form of inclusion bodies with little enzymatic activity, which was solubilized using higher concentration of denaturing agent (8M urea) followed by its refolding to an active state. A 7-8 fold increase in enzyme activity corresponding to 285U/mg specific activity could be achieved after refolding. The refolded egIA, partially purified by heat treatment upto ~92%, is being investigated for applications like hydrolysis of cellulose, a major component of plant biomass. Local, upscale and cheap production of these cellulolytic enzymes can help in reducing the costs of many processes in various industries like poultry and textile. 

scholarly journals Biorefinery System of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Steam Explosion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chikako Asada ◽  
Sholahuddin ◽  
Yoshitoshi Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Steam Explosion ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibers ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Green Technology

Recently, plant biomass has been attracting attention due to global warming and the depletion of fossil fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass (i.e., wood, straw, and bagasse) is attracting attention as an abundant renewable resource that does not compete with the food resources. It is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin and is a potential resource that can be converted into high-value-added substances, such as biofuels, raw materials for chemical products, and cellulose nanofibers. However, due to its complicated structure, an appropriate pretreatment method is required for developing its biorefinery process. Steam explosion is one of the simplest and environmentally friendly pretreatments to decompose lignin structure, which converts cellulose into low-molecular-weight lignin with high efficiency. It has received significant attention in the field of not only biofuel but also biochemical production. Steam explosion involves the hydrolysis of plant biomass under high-pressure steam and the sudden release of steam pressure induces a shear force on the plant biomass. Moreover, it is a green technology that does not use any chemicals. Thus, a steam explosion-based biorefinery system is highly effective for the utilization of lignocellulosic into useful materials, such as ethanol, methane gas, antioxidant material, epoxy resin, and cellulose nanofiber.

scholarly journals Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Value Added Products under Anaerobic Conditions: Insight into Proteomic Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 12249
Author(s):  
Martha Inés Vélez-Mercado ◽  
Alicia Guadalupe Talavera-Caro ◽  
Karla María Escobedo-Uribe ◽  
Salvador Sánchez-Muñoz ◽  
Miriam Paulina Luévanos-Escareño ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Anaerobic Conditions ◽  
Yield Efficiency ◽  
Metabolic Intermediates ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Production Strategies ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Value Added Products

Production of biofuels and other value-added products from lignocellulose breakdown requires the coordinated metabolic activity of varied microorganisms. The increasing global demand for biofuels encourages the development and optimization of production strategies. Optimization in turn requires a thorough understanding of the microbial mechanisms and metabolic pathways behind the formation of each product of interest. Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is a bottleneck in its industrial use and often affects yield efficiency. The accessibility of the biomass to the microorganisms is the key to the release of sugars that are then taken up as substrates and subsequently transformed into the desired products. While the effects of different metabolic intermediates in the overall production of biofuel and other relevant products have been studied, the role of proteins and their activity under anaerobic conditions has not been widely explored. Shifts in enzyme production may inform the state of the microorganisms involved; thus, acquiring insights into the protein production and enzyme activity could be an effective resource to optimize production strategies. The application of proteomic analysis is currently a promising strategy in this area. This review deals on the aspects of enzymes and proteomics of bioprocesses of biofuels production using lignocellulosic biomass as substrate.

scholarly journals Characterization of glycoside hydrolase family 11 xylanase from Streptomyces sp. strain J103; its synergetic effect with acetyl xylan esterase and enhancement of enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Svini Dileepa Marasinghe ◽  
Eunyoung Jo ◽  
Sachithra Amarin Hettiarachchi ◽  
Youngdeuk Lee ◽  
Tae-Yang Eom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Glycoside Hydrolase ◽  
Synergetic Effect ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Affinity Column ◽  
Glycoside Hydrolase Family ◽  
Acetyl Xylan Esterase ◽  
Xylan Degradation ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Abstract Background Xylanase-containing enzyme cocktails are used on an industrial scale to convert xylan into value-added products, as they hydrolyse the β-1,4-glycosidic linkages between xylopyranosyl residues. In the present study, we focused on xynS1, the glycoside hydrolase (GH) 11 xylanase gene derived from the Streptomyces sp. strain J103, which can mediate XynS1 protein synthesis and lignocellulosic material hydrolysis. Results xynS1 has an open reading frame with 693 base pairs that encodes a protein with 230 amino acids. The predicted molecular weight and isoelectric point of the protein were 24.47 kDa and 7.92, respectively. The gene was cloned into the pET-11a expression vector and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). Recombinant XynS1 (rXynS1) was purified via His-tag affinity column chromatography. rXynS1 exhibited optimal activity at a pH of 5.0 and temperature of 55 °C. Thermal stability was in the temperature range of 50–55 °C. The estimated Km and Vmax values were 51.4 mg/mL and 898.2 U/mg, respectively. One millimolar of Mn2+ and Na+ ions stimulated the activity of rXynS1 by up to 209% and 122.4%, respectively, and 1 mM Co2+ and Ni2+ acted as inhibitors of the enzyme. The mixture of rXynS1, originates from Streptomyces sp. strain J103 and acetyl xylan esterase (AXE), originating from the marine bacterium Ochrovirga pacifica, enhanced the xylan degradation by 2.27-fold, compared to the activity of rXynS1 alone when Mn2+ was used in the reaction mixture; this reflected the ability of both enzymes to hydrolyse the xylan structure. The use of an enzyme cocktail of rXynS1, AXE, and commercial cellulase (Celluclast® 1.5 L) for the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass was more effective than that of commercial cellulase alone, thereby increasing the relative activity 2.3 fold. Conclusion The supplementation of rXynS1 with AXE enhanced the xylan degradation process via the de-esterification of acetyl groups in the xylan structure. Synergetic action of rXynS1 with commercial cellulase improved the hydrolysis of pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass; thus, rXynS1 could potentially be used in several industrial applications.

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