Ethanol production from raw starch by a recombinant yeast having saccharification and fermentation activities

In order to develop a method for converting raw starch into ethanol efficiently, direct fermentation of ozonized raw starch using a recombinant yeast was investigated. Ozonolysis was carried out as a pretreatment to convert raw starch into ethanol rapidly and efficiently, and then the effect of the ozone degradation conditions on the degree of polymerization and the amount of amylose in a raw starch was determined. Since the degree of polymerization was low and the amount of amylose was high, raw starch treated with an ozone concentration of 40 gm^?3 and an ozonation time of 30 min was the material chosen for alcohol fermentation. Though the recombinant yeast could not convert the untreated raw starch, it converted the soluble starch and the ozonized raw starch at a comparatively high yield into ethanol. About 56% of the ozonized raw starch decomposed, and the ethanol concentration obtained from the ozonized raw starch was markedly greater than that obtained from untreated raw starch. The dynamic behavior of cell growth, substrate degradation, and ethanol production was examined in a continuous culture under various dilution rates, and the optimal dilution rate, ie 0.15 h^?1, was determined for maximizing the ethanol productivity (amount of ethanol produced per unit time). © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

玉米浆为有机氮源的L-乳酸发酵的研究

利用细菌厌氧发酵生产L-乳酸,以降低L-乳酸生产成本为主要目的,实验以玉米浆为有机氮源,以硫酸铵为主要无机氮源,研究了不同接种量对发酵过程的影响;并就以玉米浆替代酵母粉、豆粕水解液、生物素为有机氮源的L-乳酸发酵进行了对比研究实验,实验证明了玉米浆做为有机氮源用于L-乳酸发酵的可行性。在保证生产能力的同时,使用玉米浆为有机氮源对进一步降低L-乳酸生产成本,减少玉米浆对环境的污染进行了探索。     

Simultaneous hydrolysis and fermentation of pulp mill primary clarifier sludge

Bioconversion of sludge from the primary clarifier of a sulphite pulping operation to ethanol offers a number of advantages over conventional disposal options. The amount of material which must be disposed of is reduced while, at the same time, salable and environmentally friendly fuel-ethanol is produced. In this study, primary clarifier sludge (PCS) was shown to be hydrolysed to produce fermentable sugars at a rate proportional to enzyme loading. Initial (1 hour) hydrolysis rates as high as 12.6 g reducing sugar/L · h were observed at an initial enzyme loading of 10 filter paper units (FPU)/g. Hydrolysis was inhibited by spent sulphite liquor (SSL), an inhibition which could be completely overcome by fermenting the SSL to remove sugars. Surfactants were found to only marginally improve the production of sugars. To reduce the deleterious effects of end product inhibition, single stage simultaneous hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) was carried out using cellulase enzymes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.     

Alternative technologies for biotechnological fuel ethanol manufacturing

The challenges of implementing biorefineries on a global scale include socioeconomic, financial, and technological constraints. In particular, the development of biorefineries is tightly linked to the continued availability of fermentation raw materials. These constraints can be relaxed by the use of diverse raw materials, while advances that confer higher flexibility would enable biotechnological plant managers to swiftly react to volatile markets. In conventional processes, Saccharomyces cerevisiae grows on a relatively limited range of substrates, and produces only a single product—ethanol. Given the observed maturity of the S. cerevisiae fermentation technology, alternatives to baker's yeast may be needed to tip the economic balance in favour of biotechnological ethanol. These alternative fermentation technologies may allow a greater diversity of substrates to be used to produce an individually tailored mix of ethanol and other chemicals. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry     

受限节点的WSNs非均匀分簇算法应用研究

针对常规分簇路由算法不能有效解决节点位置、能量、频段受限的固态发酵温度检测无线传感器网络(WSNs)中节点过早死亡和能耗不均衡的问题,提出了一种基于粒子群优化(PSO)算法的非均匀分簇路由协议。首先,根据网络规模选择固定数目的簇首节点,然后,引入PSO算法和非均匀分簇机制,以簇首节点覆盖范围和簇内节点与簇首之间平均欧氏距离作为评价函数的影响因子,选取一组最优簇首。仿真实验结果表明:所提算法有效改善了受限节点无线测温网络"热区"效应,均衡了节点能耗,显著延长了网络生存周期。     

影响固态发酵速率的因素及其动力学

论述了固态发酵过程中基质的形态特性、基质含水量、通气速率与气体组成、发酵温度诸因素对发酵速率的影响；探讨了固态发酵过程动力学模型及其特征。     

强碱树脂在木糖应用中存在的问题及解决方法

木糖是一种在化工、食品等领域有着广泛用途的五碳糖,工业生产是用稀强酸将玉米芯中含有的大量多缩戊糖分解为单个的木糖分子,然后通过离子交换除盐、脱色,精制提取,但在强碱离子交换柱中,木糖分子容易被部分催化异构转化为阿拉伯糖,使得木糖纯度下降,结晶困难。考察了强碱树脂再生浓度、淋洗终点pH值、交换温度以及流速对木糖分子异构的影响,得出最佳的交换工艺条件:再生剂浓度为2%、淋洗终点pH值为7.5、交换温度20℃,流速为1BV/h。     

Anaerobic fermentation of xylose by pichia stipitis: The effect of forced cycling of ph

Xylose fermentation by Pichia stipitis was examined using a two-stage batch process. The cells were first grown aerobically on D-xylose (5 g/L), whereafter additional xylose (10 g/L) was added and fermented during anaerobic conditions (T=30°C). The optimum pH value for a fermentation with constant pH was found to be 4.5 (maximum specific ethanol production rate 0.21 g/(g h). Forced square wave cycling of the pH between 4 and 5, and 3.5 and 5.5 (cycle time 30 min) during the fermentation stage resulted in a fermentation rate lower than the maximum rate, but with unchanged ethanol yields.     

Separation of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol-based fermentations of Klebsiella pneumoniae by alcohol precipitation and dilution crystallization

The separation of 1,3-propanediol from the glycerol-based fermentation broth of Klebsiella pneumoniae plays an important role during the microbial production of 1,3-propanediol. In this paper, the separation of 1,3-propanediol from fermentative broth by a combination of ultrafiltration and alcohol dilution crystallization was investigated. The broth was first filtered by ultrafiltration, and 99% of cells, 89.4% of proteins and 69% of nucleic acids were removed. The obtained broth was further condensed by vacuum distillation, and then alcohol was added. The macromolecular impurities, such as nucleic acids, polysaccharides and proteins, were precipitated, and inorganic and organic salts were crystallized. The optimal volume ratio of alcohol added to the condensed fermentation broth was determined to be 2:1. As a result, proteins, nucleic acids and electric conductivity decreased by 97.4%, 89.7% and 95.8%, respectively, compared with the fermentative broth. The influences of pH and water content in condensed broth on alcohol precipitation and dilution crystallization were also investigated. The experimental results indicated that alcohol precipitation and dilution crystallization was feasible and effective for the separation of 1,3-propanediol from actual fermentation broth. Translated from The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2006, 6(3): 454–457 [译自: 过程工程学报]     

Theoretical examination of the mechanism of aldose-ketose isomerization

Two mechanisms for an aldose–ketose isomerization havebeen examined using high level ab initio and semiempirical molecularorbital methods. The proton transfer pathway via an enediolintermediate is shown to be favored in the absence of a metalion, while the hydride transfer pathway becomes favored in thepresence of a metal ion. Our calculations explain why the protontransfer pathway is operative in most aldose–ketose isomerizationreactions. These calculations also provide further support forthe previously proposed metal ion-mediated hydride transfermechanism for xylose isomerase.