Facile isothermal solid acid catalyzed ionic liquid pretreatments to enhance the combined sugars production from Arundo donax Linn.

abstract：Background:Microalgal biomass harvesting using traditional chemicals is costly for the production of biofuels, hindering the scale-up process of the technology. Thus, the search for a cost-effective microalgal harvesting method is extremely important. Using chitosan as a natural flocculant to harvest microalgal biomass...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Zhu L,Li Z,Hiltunen E

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-productive cellulase adsorption onto lignin has always been deemed to negatively affect the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic feedstocks. Therefore, understanding enzyme-lignin interactions is essential for the development of enzyme mixtures, the processes of lignocellulose hydrolysis, and the gene...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Guo F,Shi W,Sun W,Li X,Wang F,Zhao J,Qu Y

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The production of value-added chemicals alongside biofuels from lignocellulosic hydrolysates is critical for developing economically viable biorefineries. Here, the production of propionic acid (PA), a potential building block for C3-based chemicals, from corn stover hydrolysate is investigated using the nat...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Wang X,Salvachúa D,Sànchez I Nogué V,Michener WE,Bratis AD,Dorgan JR,Beckham GT

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The model bacterium Clostridium cellulolyticum efficiently degrades crystalline cellulose and hemicellulose, using cellulosomes to degrade lignocellulosic biomass. Although it imports and ferments both pentose and hexose sugars to produce a mixture of ethanol, acetate, lactate, H2 and CO2, the proportion of ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Li Y,Tschaplinski TJ,Engle NL,Hamilton CY,Rodriguez M Jr,Liao JC,Schadt CW,Guss AM,Yang Y,Graham DE

更新日期：2012-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Butyric acid is a platform chemical material, the production of which has been greatly stimulated by the diverse range of downstream applications in many industries. In particular, higher quality butyric acid used in food and medicine, is more dependent on microbiological production methods. Hence, the bio-o...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Hua X,Du G,Zhou X,Nawaz A,Ul Haq I,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renewable energy production is currently a major issue worldwide. Biogas is a promising renewable energy carrier as the technology of its production combines the elimination of organic waste with the formation of a versatile energy carrier, methane. In consequence of the complexity of the microbial communiti...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Wirth R,Kovács E,Maróti G,Bagi Z,Rákhely G,Kovács KL

更新日期：2012-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The productivity of an algal culture depends on how efficiently it converts sunlight into biomass and lipids. Wild-type algae in their natural environment evolved to compete for light energy and maximize individual cell growth; however, in a photobioreactor, global productivity should be maximized. Improving...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Perin G,Bellan A,Segalla A,Meneghesso A,Alboresi A,Morosinotto T

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cyanobacteria are potential sources for third generation biofuels. Their capacity for biofuel production has been widely improved using metabolically engineered strains. In this study, we employed metabolic engineering design with target genes involved in selected processes including the fatty acid synthesis...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Eungrasamee K,Miao R,Incharoensakdi A,Lindblad P,Jantaro S

更新日期：2019-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lignocellulosic biorefinery offers economical and sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a promising industrial host for biorefinery, has been intensively developed to expand its product profile. However, the sequential and slow conversion of xylose into target products rema...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Hoang Nguyen Tran P,Ko JK,Gong G,Um Y,Lee SM

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) is a valuable chemical for industrial applications. Bacteria can produce 2,3-BDO with a high productivity, though most of their classification as pathogens makes them undesirable for the industrial-scale production. Though Saccharomyces cerevisiae (GRAS microorganism) was engineered ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Lee YG,Seo JH

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acid pretreatment is a common strategy used to break down the hemicellulose component of the lignocellulosic biomass to release pentoses, and a subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis step is usually applied to release hexoses from the cellulose. The hydrolysate after pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis containing...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Yang Q,Yang Y,Tang Y,Wang X,Chen Y,Shen W,Zhan Y,Gao J,Wu B,He M,Chen S,Yang S

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pretreatment is a key step to decrease the recalcitrance of lignocelluloses and then increase the digestibility of cellulose in second-generation bioethanol production. In this study, wood chips from triploid poplar were biopretreated with white rot fungus Trametes velutina D10149. The effects of incubation ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Wang K,Yang H,Wang W,Sun RC

更新日期：2013-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：: The considerable increase in biodiesel production worldwide in the last 5 years resulted in a stoichiometric increased coproduction of crude glycerol. As an excess of crude glycerol has been produced, its value on market was reduced and it is becoming a "waste-stream" instead of a valuable "coproduct". The developmen...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Almeida JR,Fávaro LC,Quirino BF

更新日期：2012-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The conversion of biomass-derived sugars via enzymatic hydrolysis for biofuel production is a challenge. Therefore, the search for microorganisms and key enzymes that increase the efficiency of the saccharification of cellulosic substrates remains an important and high-priority area of study. Trichoderma har...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Santos CA,Zanphorlin LM,Crucello A,Tonoli CCC,Ruller R,Horta MAC,Murakami MT,de Souza AP

更新日期：2016-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite decades of work and billions of dollars of investments in laboratory and pilot plant projects, commercial production of cellulosic ethanol is only now beginning to emerge. Because of: (1)high technical risk coupled with; (2) high capital investment cost relative to ethanol product value, investors ha...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Phillips RB,Jameel H,Chang HM

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of biofuels is considered as one of the important ways to replace conventional fossil energy and mitigate climate change. However, rapid increase of biofuel production could cause other environmental concerns in China such as water stress. This study is intended to evaluate the life-cycle water f...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Xie X,Zhang T,Wang L,Huang Z

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To ensure reliable sources of energy and raw materials, the utilization of sustainable biomass has considerable advantages over petroleum-based energy sources. Photosynthetic algae have attracted attention as a third-generation feedstock for biofuel production, because algae cultivation does not directly com...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Hasunuma T,Matsuda M,Senga Y,Aikawa S,Toyoshima M,Shimakawa G,Miyake C,Kondo A

更新日期：2014-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improvement in the performance of eukaryotic microalgae for biofuel and bioproduct production is largely dependent on characterization of metabolic mechanisms within the cell. The marine diatom Cyclotella cryptica, which was originally identified in the Aquatic Species Program, is a promising strain of micro...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Traller JC,Cokus SJ,Lopez DA,Gaidarenko O,Smith SR,McCrow JP,Gallaher SD,Podell S,Thompson M,Cook O,Morselli M,Jaroszewicz A,Allen EE,Allen AE,Merchant SS,Pellegrini M,Hildebrand M

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to efficient pentose utilization, high inhibitor tolerance is a key trait required in any organism used for economically viable industrial bioethanol production with lignocellulose biomass. Although recent work has succeeded in establishing efficient xylose fermentation in robust industrial Sacch...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Demeke MM,Dumortier F,Li Y,Broeckx T,Foulquié-Moreno MR,Thevelein JM

更新日期：2013-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:The recalcitrance of lignocellulosic cell wall biomass to deconstruction varies greatly in angiosperms, yet the source of this variation remains unclear. Here, in eight genotypes of short rotation coppice willow (Salix sp.) variability of the reaction wood (RW) response and the impact of this va...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Brereton NJ,Ray MJ,Shield I,Martin P,Karp A,Murphy RJ

更新日期：2012-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Irpex lacteus is one of the most potent white rot fungi for biological pretreatment of lignocellulose for second biofuel production. To elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism involved in lignocellulose deconstruction, genomic and transcriptomic analyses were carried out for I. lacteus CD2 grown in subm...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Qin X,Su X,Luo H,Ma R,Yao B,Ma F

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Propionic acid (PA), a key platform chemical produced as a by-product during petroleum refining, has been widely used as a food preservative and an important chemical intermediate in many industries. Microbial PA production through engineering yeast as a cell factory is a potentially sustainable alternative ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Xu X,Williams TC,Divne C,Pretorius IS,Paulsen IT

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Understanding the DNA methylome and its relationship with non-coding RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), is essential for elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying key biological processes in plants. Few studies have examined the functional roles of the DNA methylome ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Yan H,Bombarely A,Xu B,Frazier TP,Wang C,Chen P,Chen J,Hasing T,Cui C,Zhang X,Zhao B,Huang L

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a key organism used for the manufacture of renewable fuels and chemicals, has been engineered to utilize non-native sugars derived from plant cell walls, such as cellobiose and xylose. However, the rates and efficiencies of these non-native sugar fermentations pale in comparison wit...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Lin Y,Chomvong K,Acosta-Sampson L,Estrela R,Galazka JM,Kim SR,Jin YS,Cate JH

更新日期：2014-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:In the present study, three ionic liquids, namely 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([BMIM]Cl), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]OAc), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethyl phosphate ([EMIM]DEP), were used to partially dissolve rice husk, after which the cellulose were regenerated...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Ang TN,Ngoh GC,Chua AS,Lee MG

更新日期：2012-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1097-9.]. ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Patidar SK,Kim SH,Kim JH,Park J,Park BS,Han MS

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Second generation hydrogen fermentation technologies using organic agricultural and forestry wastes are emerging. The efficient microbial fermentation of hexoses and pentoses resulting from the pretreatment of lingocellulosic materials is essential for the success of these processes. RESULTS:Conversion of a...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Abreu AA,Karakashev D,Angelidaki I,Sousa DZ,Alves MM

更新日期：2012-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei is widely utilized in industry for cellulase production, but its xylanase activity must be improved to enhance the accessibility of lignocellulose to cellulases. Several transcription factors play important roles in this progress; however, nearly all the reported tra...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Liu R,Chen L,Jiang Y,Zou G,Zhou Z

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A substantial barrier to commercialization of lignocellulosic ethanol production is a lack of process specific sensors and associated control strategies that are essential for economic viability. Current sensors and analytical techniques require lengthy offline analysis or are easily fouled in situ. Raman sp...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Ewanick SM,Thompson WJ,Marquardt BJ,Bura R

更新日期：2013-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inefficient carbohydrate conversion has been an unsolved problem for various lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment technologies, including AFEX, dilute acid, and ionic liquid pretreatments. Previous work has shown 22% of total carbohydrates are typically unconverted, remaining as soluble or insoluble oligomer...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Gunawan C,Xue S,Pattathil S,da Costa Sousa L,Dale BE,Balan V

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00