纤维小体在燃料乙醇中的应用

纤维小体在木质纤维素的降解中起着重要作用。它不仅含有降解纤维素所需的各种纤维素酶系,而且组装成具有高效催化活性的多酶复合体形式。介绍了纤维小体基本结构与功能,重点概述了其在生物燃料乙醇中的应用并对纤维小体的研究提出了展望。     

我国耕地“非粮化”现状及其复耕培肥技术研究进展

近年来,工商资本下乡、土地流转、种植结构调整导致我国耕地“非粮化”现象普遍,直接威胁“18亿亩耕地保护红线”和国家粮食安全。“非粮化”耕地大致分为耕层剥离型和耕层未剥离型两类,前者原有耕层破坏、犁底层缺失,后者可能存在酸化、盐渍化等障碍问题,二者均不同程度地降低土壤肥力,不利于粮食可持续生产。国内外学者针对退化土壤改良做了大量研究,包括客土换土、障碍因子消减、生物培肥等措施,然而针对“非粮化”土壤的整治尚无系统研究成果。本文利用国家统计年鉴数据,结合文献分析,对我国耕地“非粮化”现状及改良、复耕、培肥关键技术进行系统总结,并指出未来的发展方向。     

聚合级L-乳酸的非粮生物质发酵研究进展

乳酸在化工、医药和食品加工等领域有着广泛的用途。随着聚乳酸产业的兴起,对聚合级L-乳酸的需求量也不断增加。开发低成本的非粮生物质乳酸发酵工艺、实现发酵-分离耦合是降低聚合级L-乳酸成本、摆脱原料价格不断上涨压力的技术趋势。文中简要综述了近2~3年使用非粮生物质发酵生产聚合级L-乳酸的技术进展,并对未来乳酸发酵工艺作了展望。     

县域耕地非农化、非粮化与乡村人口空心化的耦合协调关系——以长江经济带为例

耕地非农化、非粮化的不断扩大严重影响了我国的粮食安全,亟需研究其演变机制和管控措施。基于1990、2000、2010和2020年四期土地覆盖数据和农业劳动力数据,利用耦合协调度模型和探索性时空数据分析(ESTDA)方法,分析了长江经济带县域耕地非农化、非粮化和乡村人口空心化的时空演化特征及其耦合协调关系。结果表明:①非农化呈现东高西低的格局,且存在围绕中心城市高值集聚的态势。非粮化则大致呈现出西高东低的倾向,远离大城市的边远县域非粮化程度较高。研究期内非农化和非粮化呈整体加剧趋势,乡村人口空心化程度显著提升。②非农化、非粮化和乡村人口空心化之间呈现较强耦合作用,失调区域逐渐扩大。③非农化、非粮化和乡村人口空心化耦合协调度存在明显的空间集聚现象并逐渐增强。高值集聚区主要分布在上游地区且数量逐渐减少,低值集聚区分布相对分散。④非农化、非粮化和乡村人口空心化耦合协调度具有较强时空动态特征,但县域及其邻域协同变动的比例较高,表明具有较强的局域整合性。     

加快我国纤维乙醇产业发展的建议

随着我国汽车保有量的不断增长,机动车尾气排放成为影响空气质量的重要因素之一。燃料乙醇具有绿色、环保、可再生的资源优势,能够促进燃烧、减少排放污染。本文从国家能源安全、粮食安全、农民增收和环境污染等多方面综述了发展纤维乙醇产业的重要性和必要性,同时结合当前纤维乙醇产业的发展现状对纤维乙醇产业政策提出了建议。     

木质纤维生产燃料乙醇工艺的研究进展

利用丰富而廉价的木质纤维原料代替粮食生产燃料乙醇,对经济和社会的可持续发展有着重要的意义。以木质纤维为原料发酵生产燃料乙醇可分为4种工艺:分步糖水解化发酵法、同步糖化发酵法、同步糖化共发酵法和直接微生物转化法。介绍了以上4种工艺的研究进展,并对今后进一步研究提出了建议。     

泛素化介导的非蛋白质降解功能

泛素因标记被26 S蛋白酶体降解的蛋白质而著名．然而近几年发现,泛素作用远不止此,不仅具有参与蛋白质降解这一重要“传统作用”,还起着比先前想象更多变的、更精美的细胞调控作用,是非常重要的细胞过程的多层面调节因子,具有许多重要的非蛋白质降解功能,包括DNA损伤修复、DNA复制、信号传导、转录调节、膜运输、胞吞、蛋白激酶活化、染色质重塑和病毒芽殖．这些功能涉及多聚泛素化和单泛素化及多泛素化．因此,泛素化异常可能涉及疾病的发生和发展．对这些功能的了解可以拓展人们对泛素的认识,有助于对多种细胞过程的深入理解,也有助于相关新药的研发．     

中国樟科非粮生物柴油能源植物资源的初步评价与筛选

通过调查我国现有樟科油脂植物资源,本研究对74份(9属47种)樟科油脂植物样品的含油率、脂肪酸甲酯组成、碘值及其油酸甲酯的理化性质进行了分析,并根据非粮生物柴油能源植物的评价标准,初步筛选出了19份(5属18种)具有开发利用价值的樟科非粮生物柴油能源植物,为樟科油脂植物资源的评价与筛选、深度开发与综合利用等提供参考依据。     

海南省非粮生物柴油能源植物的调查、化学组分的测定及筛选研究

为研究海南省现有非粮生物柴油能源植物的资源特点、资源量和分布情况,对海南省现有资源进行了调查。采集样品的含油部位采用索氏提取法测定其含油量,并用碱催化法进行脂肪酸甲酯化。运用相关计算公式和＂DPS数据处理系统＂对各组分进行数据计算与分析,在第一年度数据基础上,按照生物柴油能源植物初步评价标准,筛选出非粮生物柴油能源植物共计30科、47属、59种（含2变种）,其中,罗志藤（Stixis suaveolens）和海南崖豆藤（Millettia pachyloba）是按此评价标准筛选新增加的种。分析了海南省非粮生物柴油能源植物的资源及其分布特点,对其发展潜力、保护和利用提出了建议。     

堆肥腐殖化：非生物学与生物学调控机制概述

堆肥技术是有机固体废弃物处理处置与资源化利用最有效手段之一,涉及诸多复杂的非生物学与生物学反应。本文分别从非生物学及生物学层面阐述了腐殖化进程调控机制。非生物学腐殖酸合成机制涵盖了木质素-蛋白理论、多酚自缩合、多酚-蛋白途径以及美拉德反应。生物学途径包含堆肥进程碳组分的固定、木质纤维素的生物转化、反硝化进程等对腐殖化进程的响应。旨在为堆肥腐殖化进程中腐殖质的合成提供更为全面的技术参考和现状概述。     

Cellulosic ethanol production: Progress,challenges and strategies for solutions

Lignocellulosic biomass is a sustainable feedstock for fuel ethanol production, but it is characterized by low mass and energy densities, and distributed production with relatively small scales is more suitable for cellulosic ethanol, which can better balance cost for the feedstock logistics. Lignocellulosic biomass is recalcitrant to degradation, and pretreatment is needed, but more efficient pretreatment technologies should be developed based on an in-depth understanding of its biosynthesis and regulation for engineering plant cell walls with less recalcitrance. Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation has been developed for cellulosic ethanol production, but the concept has been mistakenly defined, since the saccharification and co-fermentation are by no means simultaneous. Lignin is unreactive, which not only occupies reactor spaces during the enzymatic hydrolysis of the cellulose component and ethanol fermentation thereafter, but also requires extra mixing, making high solid loading difficult for lignocellulosic biomass and ethanol titers substantially compromised, which consequently increases energy consumption for ethanol distillation and stillage discharge, presenting another challenge for cellulosic ethanol production. Pentose sugars released from the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses are not fermentable with Saccharomyces cerevisiae used for ethanol production from sugar- and starch-based feedstocks, and engineering the brewing yeast and other ethanologenic species such as Zymomonas mobilis with pentose metabolism has been performed within the past decades. However strategies for the simultaneous co-fermentation of pentose and hexose sugars that have been pursued overwhelmingly for strain development might be modified for robust ethanol production. Finally, unit integration and system optimization are needed to maximize economic and environmental benefits for cellulosic ethanol production. In this article, we critically reviewed updated progress, and highlighted challenges and strategies for solutions.     

Germplasm evaluation of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) for alternative biomass for cellulosic ethanol production

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) is an annual fiber crop grown mainly in India and China. This crop is becoming a new bio‐based energy source because of its fast growth rate, excellent CO₂ absorption ability, and large productivity per unit area. In this study, we evaluated 10 different cultivars of kenaf for their potential as biomass for cellulosic ethanol production. First, kenaf samples were hydrolyzed using dilute sulfuric acid, which is the most simple and cost‐effective pretreatment method. Next, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of the hydrolysates were performed by wild‐type and engineered xylose‐fermenting yeast strains. The results of compositional analysis of the biomass, the hydrolysates, and the fermented products suggested that ethanol yield and productivity were significantly affected by a type of kenaf cultivars, which was not predictable based on the biomass compositions. Also, the ethanol production was maximized when the xylose fraction was utilized by engineered yeast under the control of pH to avoid acetate inhibition. Considering the sugar compositions and their fermentability, kenaf can be a promising energy‐dedicated crop for cellulosic ethanol production.     

木质纤维素原料酶水解产乙醇工艺的研究进展

木质纤维素原料预处理后,经水解、发酵等过程,可生产乙醇作为清洁燃料,这大大提高了农业和林业废弃物的利用率,减轻了环境污染,并为经济的可持续发展提供了保证。目前木质纤维素酶水解因其具有明显优势而受到重视,被普遍研究和采用。综述了近年来木质纤维素原料的预处理方法、酶与水解技术、发酵工艺以及发酵耦合分离技术的最新研究成果。     

纤维素生物质新型水解技术的研究进展

纤维素生物质水解技术是生物质资源转化的关键技术之一,在传统的酸水解和酶水解技术基础上,近年来出现了一些新型的水解技术,它们一般都具有绿色高效、对环境友好等特点;回顾并综述了纤维素生物质水解技术的最新进展,并对纤维素生物质水解技术的发展研究方向提出了设想.     

Enzymatic hydrolysis of corncob and ethanol production from cellulosic hydrolysate

 Enzymatic hydrolysis of corncob and ethanol fermentation from cellulosic hydrolysate were investigated. After corncob was pretreated by 1% H₂SO₄ at 108 °C for 3 h, the cellulosic residue was hydrolyzed by cellulase from Trichoderma reesei ZU-02 and the hydrolysis yield was 67.5%. Poor cellobiase activity in T. reesei cellulase restricted the conversion of cellobiose to glucose, and the accumulation of cellobiose caused severe feedback inhibition to the activities of β-1,4-endoglucanase and β-1,4-exoglucanase in cellulase system. Supplementing cellobiase from Aspergillus niger ZU-07 greatly reduced the inhibitory effect caused by cellobiose, and the hydrolysis yield was improved to 83.9% with enhanced cellobiase activity of 6.5 CBU g⁻¹ substrate. Fed-batch hydrolysis process was started with a batch hydrolysis containing 100 g l⁻¹ substrate, with cellulosic residue added at 6 and 12 h twice to get a final substrate concentration of 200 g l⁻¹. After 60 h of reaction, the reducing sugar concentration reached 116.3 g l⁻¹ with a hydrolysis yield of 79.5%. Further fermentation of cellulosic hydrolysate containing 95.3 g l⁻¹ glucose was performed using Saccharomyces cerevisiae 316, and 45.7 g l⁻¹ ethanol was obtained within 18 h. The research results are meaningful in fuel ethanol production from agricultural residue instead of grain starch.     

纤维素乙醇高温发酵的研究进展与展望

利用高温细菌发酵,纤维素乙醇生产有望实现“生物质降解-乙醇发酵-乙醇蒸馏”过程的同步化,从而最大限度地降低纤维素乙醇的生产成本;这是一个目标更高、道路更远、科学性更强的可再生能源发展策略.纤维素乙醇高温发酵研究已经取得了重要进展,目前面临的主要挑战包括发酵乙醇的高温细菌的遗传转化系统不够稳定、缺少内源的高活性和耐热性纤维素酶,以及乙醇代谢调控机理有待进一步解析.这些科技难题将会在DNA生物合成和进化技术、细胞生物学技术,以及合成生物学技术的发展中得到解决.     

Studies on cellulosic ethanol production for sustainable supply of liquid fuel in China

As the biggest developing country, China faces a serious challenge in satisfying its need for huge amounts of energy resources, especially for liquid fuel. The Chinese government has recently started a bioethanol project, and has produced about 1 million tons of ethanol fuel from corn and wheat in 2005. As it has the largest population in the world and limited lands for food production, cellulosic ethanol would be a more suitable choice for China. Many research projects in China on biodegradation and biotransformation of lignocellulosics have been carried out. Furthermore, understanding the biodegradation mechanism of lignocellulosics and developing practical processes for ethanol production have been ongoing. After more than 30 years of research, several pilot scale facilities have been set up, and lots of experience has been acquired. However, the calculated production cost of cellulosic ethanol is still higher than that of corn ethanol. To overcome this problem, the biorefinery conception has been introduced into research on lignocellulosics transformation. A corncob biorefinery process has been developed in Shandong University. By combining the cellulase and ethanol production with a xylose-related products production, the total production cost can be reduced. A scale of 50,000-ton/year cellulosic ethanol biorefinery is being planned to be built at Yucheng.     

Microalgal biomass production: challenges and realities

The maximum quantum yield (Φ _max), calculated from the maximum chlorophyll a specific photosynthetic rate divided by the quantum absorption per unit chlorophyll a, is 8 photons or 0.125 mol C per mol Quanta light energy. For the average solar radiation that reaches the earth’s surface this relates to a photosynthetic yield of 1.79 g(dw) m^?2 day^?1 per percentage photosynthetic efficiency and it could be doubled for sunny, dry and hot areas. Many factors determine volumetric yields of mass algal cultures and it is not simply a question of extrapolating controlled laboratory rates to large scale outdoor production systems. This is an obvious mistake many algal biotechnology start-up companies make. Closed photobioreactors should be able to outperform open raceway pond cultures because of the synergistic enhancement of a reduced boundary layer and short light/dark fluctuations at high turbulences. However, this has not been shown on any large scale and to date the industrial norm for very large production systems is open raceway production ponds. Microalgal biomass production offers real opportunities for addressing issues such as CO₂ sequestration, biofuel production and wastewater treatment, and it should be the preferred research emphasis.     

In vitro gas production as a surrogate measure of the fermentability of cellulosic biomass to ethanol

Current methods for measuring ethanol yields from lignocellulosic biomass are relatively slow and are not well geared for analyzing large numbers of samples generated by feedstock management and breeding research. The objective of this study was to determine if an in vitro ruminal fermentation assay used in forage quality research was predictive of results obtained using a conventional biomass-to-ethanol conversion assay. In the conventional assay, herbaceous biomass samples were converted to ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures in the presence of cellulase enzymes. Cultures were grown in sealed serum bottles and gas production monitored by measuring increasing head space pressure. Gas accumulation as calculated from the pressure measurements was highly correlated (r²>0.9) with ethanol production measured by gas chromatography at 24 h or 7 days. The same feedstocks were also analyzed by in vitro ruminal digestion, as also measured by gas accumulation. Good correlations (r²0.63–0.82) were observed between ethanol production during simultaneous saccharification and fermentation and gas accumulation in parallel in vitro ruminal fermentations. Because the in vitro ruminal fermentation assay can be performed without sterilization of the medium and does not require aseptic conditions, this assay may be useful for biomass feedstock agronomic and breeding research.Disclaimer: Mention of specific products is for informational purposes only and does not imply a warranty or recommendation of such products to the exclusion of other products that may also be suitable.