abstract：:The empirical models developed through two independent RSM (RSM-I, 2(3); RSM-II, 2(5)) in terms of effective operational factors of inoculum age, inoculum volume, wheat bran-to-moisture ratio (RSM-I) and contact time, extraction temperature, agitation, fermented bran-to-solvent ratio and SDS (RSM-II) were found adequa...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Gupta S,Kapoor M,Sharma KK,Nair LM,Kuhad RC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fermentative H(2) production in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) at various pH values was investigated in this study. Experimental results show that the H(2) partial pressure in biogas, H(2) production rate and H(2) yield were all pH-dependent, in the range of 0.25-0.52 atm, 42-145 ml-H(2) l(-1) h(-1)...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Zhao QB,Yu HQ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil bioaugmentation was performed in soil pots to reduce the cadmium potentially available for plants. A Bacillus sp. (isolate ZAN-044) and a Streptomyces sp. (isolate R25) were compared, just as the inoculation technique, i.e., inoculum size, free or immobilized cells. After 3 weeks of a batch incubation, the potent...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Jézéquel K,Lebeau T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the influence of biodiesel on the injection, spray, and engine characteristics with the aim to reduce harmful emissions. The considered engine is a bus diesel engine with injection M system. The injection, fuel spray, and engine characteristics, obtained with biodiesel, are compared to those obtai...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Kegl B

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of rinse water (RW) from two-phase centrifugation in the olive-oil extraction industry has been studied in relation to the production of the microalga Scenedesmus obliquus (CCAP 276/3A). The characterization of the wastewater indicates that it is N deficient. The highest value of maximum specific growth rate, ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Hodaifa G,Martínez MA,Sánchez S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerated and rotated mode adsorption experiments were carried out for the removal of Congo red from aqueous solution using native and pre-treated mycelial pellets/biomass of Trametes versicolor. The effect of process parameters like contact time, dosage of adsorbent, adsorbate concentration and pH on adsorption was inv...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Binupriya AR,Sathishkumar M,Swaminathan K,Kuz CS,Yun SE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined effect of superficial gas velocity, pH, initial phosphate concentration, and light intensity on cell growth was investigated for the mass production of cyanobacterial cells. The light intensity was manipulated to maintain a specific irradiation rate (q(i)) at a constant level for high cell density culture...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Yoon JH,Shin JH,Park TH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper will consider the influence of the temperature of autohydrolysis or hydrothermal process from Paulownia fortunei L. to obtain a valuable liquid phase and a suitable solid phase to produce pulp. The solid phase resulting of autohydrolysis was subjected to organosolv pulping process and formed paper sheets, a...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Caparrós S,Díaz MJ,Ariza J,López F,Jiménez L

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A concept of methane yield at optimum pH was advanced and subsequently a mathematical model that simulates the optimal pH of a batch process for anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) was developed and validated. The model was developed on the basis of the microbial growth kinetics and ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Liu CF,Yuan XZ,Zeng GM,Li WW,Li J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peanut hull (peanut pods and waste materials from processing of peanuts) was pelleted through a 3/16-in. (4.76 mm) diameter die. The effect of change in moisture content (4.2-21.2%, wet basis) of the pellets (due to exposure of the pellets to low or high humidity storage environments) on physical properties were measu...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Fasina OO

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in activated sludge treating wastewater represents an economical and environmental promising alternative to pure culture fermentations. A process for production of PHA from a paper mill wastewater was examined at laboratory scale. The three stage process examined consisted of...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Bengtsson S,Werker A,Christensson M,Welander T

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first of two papers concerning the behavior of black liquor during pyrolysis under pressurized conditions. Two industrial kraft liquors were pyrolyzed in a laboratory-scale pressurized single particle reactor and a pressurized grid heater at temperatures ranging from 650 to 1100 degrees C and at pressures ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Whitty K,Backman R,Hupa M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three beta-cyclodextrin (polymers 1-3) and a starch-based (polymer 4) polymers were synthesized using hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI) as a cross-linking agent in dry dimethylformamide and used as a sorbent for the removal of some selected azo dyes from aqueous solutions. The cross-linked polymers were characterized ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Ozmen EY,Sezgin M,Yilmaz A,Yilmaz M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-coated slow-release NPK compound fertilizer with superabsorbent and water-retention was prepared by crosslinked poly(acrylic acid)/diatomite - containing urea (the outer coating), chitosan (the inner coating), and water-soluble granular fertilizer NPK (the core). The effects of the amount of crosslinker, init...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Wu L,Liu M,Rui Liang

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decolorization and degradation of polyazo dye Direct Black 22 was carried out by distillery spent wash degrading mixed bacterial consortium, DMC. Response surface methodology (RSM) involving a central composite design (CCD) in four factors was successfully employed for the study and optimization of decolorization proc...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Mohana S,Shrivastava S,Divecha J,Madamwar D

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of antioxidant and detoxification enzymes of Phragmites australis, in the degradation of an azo dye, acid orange 7 (AO7), was studied. Activities of several enzymes involved in plant protection against stress were assayed through the activity characterization of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidases (POD), ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Carias CC,Novais JM,Martins-Dias S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrilases constitute an important class of hydrolases, having numerous industrial applications. The present work aims to address the production of nitrile hydrolyzing enzymes from Pseudomonas putida MTCC 5110 in a 6l bioreactor. Effect of various physico-chemical conditions and process parameters like pH, temperature...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Naik SC,Kaul P,Barse B,Banerjee A,Banerjee UC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic syntheses of biodiesel via alcoholysis of different vegetable oils (sunflower, borage, olive and soybean) have been studied. Loss of lipase activity induced by the nucleophile is greater with methanol than with ethanol, and is greater for Lipozyme TL IM than for Novozym 435. The optimum volume of ethanol dep...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Hernández-Martín E,Otero C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two of the six esterases identified in Cucurbita pepo cv. "Eskandrani" were purified to homogeneity using two chromatography steps: anion exchange and gel filtration. The molecular weights of C. pepo esterases EIc and EII were 50,000 +/- 1500 and 68,000 +/- 1900 Da from gel filtration and 47,000 and 66,000 Da from SDS...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Fahmy AS,Abo-Zeid AZ,Mohamed TM,Ghanem HM,Borai IH,Mohamed SA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized vine shoots, cotton stalks, Leucaena leucocephala and Chamaecytisus proliferus as pulping raw materials and found C. proliferus and cotton stalks to be the best for the intended purpose on the grounds of their increased contents in holocellulose (79.73% and 72.86%) and alpha-cellulose (45.37% and 58.4...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Jiménez L,Pérez A,de la Torre MJ,Moral A,Serrano L

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A life cycle assessment and financial analysis of mixed culture PHA (PHA(MC)) and biogas production was undertaken based on treating an industrial wastewater. Internal rate of return (IRR) and non-renewable CO(2)eq emissions were used to quantify financial viability and environmental impact. PHA(MC) was preferable to ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Gurieff N,Lant P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodegradability of fecal nitrogen was studied in composting process. Fecal nitrogen was subdivided into two fractions: a type originally inert in biological activity (N(XI)), and a slowly biodegradable one (N(XS)). During the composting process, an inert type of organic matter (N(XIB)) was reproduced by endogenous re...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Hotta S,Funamizu N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study mainly investigated the ability of solid-state cultures of the non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum strain BAFC 738 to transform aromatic components to reduce the phytotoxicity in olive-mill dry residue (DOR), the waste from the two-phase manufacturing process. Lignin, hemicellulose, fats and water-solu...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Sampedro I,D'Annibale A,Ocampo JA,Stazi SR,García-Romera I

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two basidiomycetous fungi (Merulius aureus syn. Phlebia sp. and an unidentified genus) and a deuteromycetous fungus (Fusarium sambucinum Fuckel MTCC 3788) were isolated from soils affected with effluents of a pulp and paper mill over several years. These isolates were immobilized on nylon mesh and the consortium was u...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Malaviya P,Rathore VS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of inoculum source on anaerobic thermophilic digestion of separately collected organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (SC_OFMSW) has been studied. Performance of laboratory scale reactors (V: 1.1 L) were evaluated using six different inoculums sources: (1) corn silage (CS); (2) restaurant waste digested...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Forster-Carneiro T,Pérez M,Romero LI,Sales D

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, a novel method is proposed to establish the most suitable operational temperature for an enzyme reactor. The method was based on mathematical modelling of the thermal stability and activity of the enzyme and was developed using thermodynamic concepts and experimental data from free and immobilized inulin...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Santos AM,Oliveira MG,Maugeri F

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanolic extracts of three different Tanacetum subspecies [Tanacetum densum (Lab.) Schultz Bip. subsp. sivasicum Hub-Mor and Grierson, Tanacetum densum (Lab.) Schultz Bip. subsp. eginense Heywood and Tanacetum densum (Lab.) Schultz Bip. subsp. amani Heywood] which are endemic to Turkish flora were screened for their...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Tepe B,Sokmen A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibition pattern was identified for a reaction system composed of Trichoderma reesei cellulase enzyme complex and lime-pretreated corn stover. Also, the glucose inhibition effect was quantified for the aforementioned reaction system over a range of enzyme loadings and substrate concentrations. Lastly, the range ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： O'Dwyer JP,Zhu L,Granda CB,Holtzapple MT

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substrate leaching experiments were performed to study the relative leaching potential of pendimethalin in various types of soil matrices. Pendimethalin leaching showed up to a depth of 30 cm in all the studied soil matrices, irrespective of pH conditions used. The leaching potential of pendimethalin was assessed at v...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Venkata Mohan S,Rama Krishna M,Muralikrishna P,Shailaja S,Sarma PN

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work aimed at developing a procedure for spore quantification. Spore content was determined by analyzing dipicolinic acid (dpa) extracted from aerobic granules by 13 methods. Concentrated HCl was able to release dpa completely. Results showed that dpa constituted 33.7 mg per g SS, meaning that about 337 mg per g ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Wang L,Lin YM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meat and bone meal (MBM), a product of the rendering industry, is a potential feedstock for numerous bio-based applications. Design of processing equipment for MBM is difficult due to MBM's bulk behaviors; it flows less easily than many other granular materials, and it tends to foul the surfaces of processing equipmen...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Garcia RA,Flores RA,Mazenko CE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to examine the applicability of the anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process to three kinds of low BOD/N ratio wastewaters from animal waste treatment processes in batch mode. A rapid decrease of NO(2)(-) and NH(4)(+) was observed during incubation with wastewaters from AS and UASB/trick...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Waki M,Tokutomi T,Yokoyama H,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eastern redcedar is widespread in the US and produces significant amount of biomass. Open-grown trees invade abandoned fields and compete with valuable forage species in pastures and rangelands. Value-added product development from redcedar is vital for management of eastern redcedar. Cedarwood oil is a valuable compo...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Dunford NT,Hiziroglu S,Holcomb R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work examined 19 carbon samples prepared by acid and thermal activation of various agro-residues viz. bagasse, bagasse flyash, sawdust, wood ash and rice husk ash for color removal from biomethanated distillery effluent. Phosphoric acid carbonized bagasse B (PH) showed the maximum color removal (50%). However, co...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Satyawali Y,Balakrishnan M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to study the effect of different organic wastes, viz. cow dung, grass, aquatic weeds and municipal solid waste with lime and microbial inoculants on chemical and biochemical properties of vermicompost. Cow dung was the best substrate for vermicomposting. Application of lime (5 g/kg) and inocul...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Pramanik P,Ghosh GK,Ghosal PK,Banik P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to assess the efficacy for simultaneous enhanced removal of nitrogen and phosphorus including organics treating combined wastewater generated from a chemical laboratory using a bench-scale Intermittent Cyclic Process Bio-reactor (ICPBR). The performance efficacy indicated that the ICPBR system...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Tanwar P,Nandy T,Khan R,Biswas R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Submerged cultures were used to identify growth-limiting nutrients by Antrodia cinnamomea strains. The mycelial biomass and EPS production by A. cinnamomea BCRC 35396 were markedly higher than other A. cinnamomea strains. A relatively high C/N ratio was favorable for both the mycelial growth (5.41 g/l) and EPS product...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Lin ES,Chen YH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cascade process of a rotational drum fermentation system with leachate recirculation from a methanogenic to the acidogenic reactor was constructed to enhance the hydrolysis and acidification of solid organic waste. Using fresh soybean meal as substrates, two process configurations, Cascade process 1 and 2, without a...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Chen L,Jiang WZ,Kitamura Y,Li B

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the performance characteristics of a plug flow phase separated anaerobic granular bed baffled reactor (GRABBR) fed with brewery wastewater at various operating conditions. The reactor achieved chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 93-96% with high methane production when operated at organic loadi...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Baloch MI,Akunna JC,Collier PJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural residues are produced in large quantities throughout the world. Approximately, 1kg of residue is produced for each kilogram of grains harvested. This ratio of grain/residue translates into an excess of 40 billion ton of crop residue produced each year in the USA. These residues are renewable resources tha...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Dawson L,Boopathy R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00