• KSBB Journal
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2016

Biofuel has been considered as promising renewable energy to solve various problems that result from increasing usage of fossil fuels since the early 20th century. In terms of chemical and physical properties as fuel, biobutanol has more merits than bioethanol. It could replace gasoline for transportation and industrial demand is increasing significantly. Production of butanol can be achieved by chemical synthesis or by microbial fermentation. The water hyacinth, an aquatic macrophyte, originated from tropical South America but is currently distributed all over the world. Water hyacinth has excellent water purification capacity and it can be utilized as animal feed, organic fertilizer, and biomass feedstock. However, it can cause problems in the rivers and lakes due to its rapid growth and dense mats formation. In this study, the potential of water hyacinth was evaluated as a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock in biobutanol fermentation by using Clostridium beijerinckii. Water hyacinth was converted to water hyacinth hydrolysate medium through pretreatment and saccharification. It was found that productivity of water hyacinth hydrolysate medium on biobutanol production was comparable to general medium.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.663-671
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 목질계 바이오매스(Bio-SRF, 우드펠릿)를 연료로 사용하는 발전소 3곳에서 배출된 4종의 목질계 플라이애시(FA)의 재활용성을 실험적으로 검토하였다. FA의 물리 분석(입형, 입도분포, 분말도, 밀도)과 화학 분석(화학조성, 중금속 함량)을 수행하였고, KS L 5405에 준하여 혼입률 5~20%의 모르타르 시험체를 제작하고 플로우와 압축강도를 측정하였다. 4종의 FA는 입경 약 20~30㎛, 밀도 약 2.3~2.5g/cm³, 분말도 2,600~4,900cm²/g, SiO₂, Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, CaO 성분이 약 50~90%를 차지하고 있으며, 염소와 SiO₂ 함량을 배제하고 KS L 5405의 FA 2, 3형과 유사한 특성을 보였다. 모르타르 혼입 평가 결과, 펠릿 연소 FA는 5~20% 혼입 범위에서 모르타르 압축강도는 34~47MPa로 측정되었다. 목질계 연료 100%를 연소한 FA는 혼화재 대체재로서 재활용성이 높다고 평가된다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.651-665
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• 2020

Hydrolysis of biomass for the production of fermentable sugar can be improved by the addition of surfactants. In pulp and paper mills, lignin, which is a by-product of the pulping process, can be utilized as a fine chemical. In the hydrolysis process, lignin is one of the major inhibitors of the enzymatic breakdown cellulose into sugar monomer. Therefore, the conversion of lignin into a biosurfactant offers the opportunity to solve the waste problem and improve hydrolysis efficiency. In this study, lignin derivatives, a biosurfactant, was applied to enzymatic hydrolysis of various lignocellulosic biomass. This Biosurfactant can be prepared by reacting lignin with a hydrophilic polymer such as polyethylene glycol diglycidylethers (PEDGE). In this study, the effect of biosurfactants on the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB), oil palm empty fruit bunch, and sugarcane trash with different lignin contents was investigated. The results show that lignin derivatives improve the enzymatic hydrolysis of the pretreated biomass with low lignin content, however, it has less influence on the enzymatic hydrolysis of other pretreated biomass with lignin content higher than 10% (w/w). The use of biosurfactant on SSB kraft pulp can increase the sugar yield from 45.57% to 81.49%.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.533-538
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• 2010

We investigated the effect of inhibitory compounds derived lignocellulosic hydrolysates on cell growth, sugar consumption and ethanol productivity, and also we intended to identify the potential for ethanol production based on lignocellulosic hydrolysates. Cell growth and ethanol production in the presence of acetate were initiated after 12 hr. Furans showed a longer lag time and phenolics showed a significant effect on strain and ethanol production in comparison to other model compounds. In the case of lignocellulosic hydrolysates, the acetate strongly affected cell growth and ethanol production.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1427-1437
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• 2014

Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars is a key step in the conversion of agricultural by-products to biofuels and value-added chemicals. Utilization of a robust microorganism for on-site production of biomass-degrading enzymes has gained increasing interest as an economical approach for supplying enzymes to biorefinery processes. In this study, production of multi-polysaccharide-degrading enzymes from Aspergillus aculeatus BCC199 by solid-state fermentation was improved through the statistical design approach. Among the operational parameters, yeast extract and soybean meal as well as the nonionic surfactant Tween 20 and initial pH were found as key parameters for maximizing production of cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes. Under the optimized condition, the production of FPase, endoglucanase, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, xylanase, and ${\beta}$-xylosidase was achieved at 23, 663, 88, 1,633, and 90 units/g of dry substrate, respectively. The multi-enzyme extract was highly efficient in the saccharification of alkaline-pretreated rice straw, corn cob, and corn stover. In comparison with commercial cellulase preparations, the BCC199 enzyme mixture was able to produce remarkable yields of glucose and xylose, as it contained higher relative activities of ${\beta}$-glucosidase and core hemicellulases (xylanase and ${\beta}$-xylosidase). These results suggested that the crude enzyme extract from A. aculeatus BCC199 possesses balanced cellulolytic and xylanolytic activities required for the efficient saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks, and supplementation of external ${\beta}$-glucosidase or xylanase was dispensable. The work thus demonstrates the high potential of A. aculeatus BCC199 as a promising producer of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes for the biomass conversion industry.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2011년도 추계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.289-296
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• 2011

Recently, much of forest biomass has been obtained from the national forest management operation. Unfortunately, Korean Forest Services has a plan to use this forest biomass as energy fuels for wood pellets. Considering unhappy situation that about 80% of wood pulps has been imported, it is regarded as unwise decision. If forest biomass can be used to make pulps or other valuable woody products, we are able to double its economic value than the raw materials for wood pellets. In this study, we explored alternative raw materials for wood biomass used to make wood pellets. For this, fresh technology such as torrefaction was applied with the other lignocellulosic biomass.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.74-76
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• 2008

Autohydrolysis at different temperature levels was applied as industrial hemp pretreatment technique for glucose generation. Main structural components removed by autohydrolysis was xylan, which is more sensitive in acidic hydrolysis condition than cellulose or lignin. Higher temperature reaction conditions promoted more biomass components (xylan) removal than lower temperature, which led to better respond to enzymatic saccharification of residual biomass after autohydrolysis. With $185^{\circ}C$ and 60 min, saccharification degree was 53.0% of cellulose in hemp woody core biomass.

• 한국임산에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산림바이오에너지학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 학술연구발표회
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• pp.120-123
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• 2011

• 공업화학
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 미이용 바이오매스로부터 바이오차를 생산하고 메틸렌블루 흡착 특성을 평가하였다. 바이오매스는 주로 셀룰로오스, 헤미셀룰로오스, 리그닌으로 구성되어 있으며 회분의 함량은 벌채부산물에서 가장 높았다. 탄화 온도가 증가할수록 탄화 수율은 감소하였으며, 수소와 산소 함량도 감소하였다. 반면, 탄소 함량은 증가하였다. 탄화 온도가 증가할수록 바이오차의 비표면적과 미세기공은 증가하였다. 바이오차 비표면적은 탄화 온도 600 ℃에서 가장 높았다(216.15~301.80 m² /g). 600 ℃에서 탄화한 바이오차를 이용하여 메틸렌블루 흡착 실험을 수행한 결과, 참나무, 벌채부산물, 사과 전정가지의 흡착 거동은 Freundlich model, 복숭아 전정가지는 Langmuir model에 적합하였다. 흡착 동역학에서 참나무와 복숭아 전정가지는 pseudo-first-order model, 벌채부산물과 사과 전정가지는 pseudo-second-order model에 적합하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.571-578
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• 2018

Biofuel production using lignocellulosic biomass is gaining attention because it can be substituted for fossil fuels without competing with edible resources. However, because Saccharomyces cerevisiae does not have a ${\text\tiny{D}}$-xylose metabolic pathway, oxidoreductase or isomerase pathways must be introduced to utilize ${\text\tiny{D}}$-xylose from lignocellulosic biomass in S. cerevisiae. To elucidate the biochemical properties of xylose isomerase (XI) from Piromyces sp. E2 (PsXI), we determine its crystal structure in complex with substrate mimic glycerol. An amino-acid sequence comparison with other reported XIs and relative activity measurements using five kinds of divalent metal ions confirmed that PsXI belongs to class II XIs. Moreover kinetic analysis of PsXI was also performed using $Mn^{2+}$, the preferred divalent metal ion for PsXI. In addition, the substrate-binding mode of PsXI could be predicted with the substrate mimic glycerol bound to the active site. These studies may provide structural information to enhance ${\text\tiny{D}}$-xylose utilization for biofuel production.