Xylanase production by endophytic Aspergillus niger using pentose-rich hydrothermal liquor from sugarcane bagasse

Fungal xylanases have been widely studied and various production methods have been proposed using submerged and solid-state fermentation. This class of enzyme is used to supplement cellulolytic enzyme cocktails in order to enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of plant cell walls. The present work investigates the production of xylanase and other accessory enzymes by a recently isolated endophytic Aspergillus niger DR02 strain, using the pentose-rich liquor from hydrothermal pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse as carbon source. Batch and fed-batch submerged cultivation approaches were developed in order to minimize the toxicity of the liquor and increase enzyme production. Maximum xylanase activities obtained were 458.1 U/mL for constant fed-batch, 428.1 U/mL for exponential fed-batch, and 264.37 U/mL for pulsed fed-batch modes. The results indicated that carbon-limited fed-batch cultivation can reduce fungal catabolite repression, as well as overcome possible negative effects of toxic compounds present in the pentose-rich liquor. Enzymatic panel and mass spectrometric analyses of the fed-batch A. niger secretome showed high levels of xylanolytic enzymes (GH10, GH11, and GH62 Cazy families), together with cellobiohydrolase (G6 and GH7), β-glucosidase, β-xylosidase (GH3), and feruloyl esterase (CE1) accessory enzyme activities. The yields of glucose and xylose from enzymatic hydrolysis of hydrothermally pretreated sugarcane bagasse increased by 43.7 and 65.3%, respectively, when a commercial cellulase preparation was supplemented with the A. niger DR02 constant fed-batch enzyme complex.     

温度和化学预处理对玉米秸厌氧消化产气量的影响

提出通过中温消化和化学预处理相结合的方法提高玉米秸的厌氧消化产气量。研究了中温和常温条件下,不同负荷率对玉米秸产气量的影响,以及经氢氧化钠、氨水与尿素处理后玉米秸主要成份的变化规律及其对产气量的影响。结果显示,中温消化产气量比常温提高了139．2％～281.8％,消化时间减少了8～16d;除尿素外,氢氧化钠和氨处理都可不同程度地提高玉米秸的产气量;中温消化时,氢氧化钠处理玉米秸的产气量比未处理玉米秸提高了77．0％,比常温消化的未处理玉米秸提高了263．6％。把中温消化和化学处理结合起来是提高玉米秸厌氧消化效率和产气量的有效方法。     

稻草秸秆预处理方法对烟曲霉产纤维素酶的影响

采用机械粉碎、高温、酸碱处理等方法对稻草秸秆进行预处理,以烟曲霉为实验菌株,研究预处理方法对菌株产纤维素酶的影响。结果表明,取机械粉碎后的稻草（30~120目）进行121℃高压蒸汽处理20min（即灭菌处理）,有利于菌株的生长与纤维素酶的产生;与未粉碎的稻草秸秆相比,烟曲霉羧甲基纤维素钠（CMC）酶、微晶纤维素酶、β-葡萄糖苷酶和滤纸（FPA）酶的活力分别提高了63.2%、164.0%、10.2%和14.1%。而采用不同种类、不同浓度的酸碱常温处理稻草秸秆4d或100℃高温处理30min,纤维素酶活力均出现了不同程度的下降。     

纤维素乙醇工程化探讨

出于对能源安全、大气污染的担忧以及促进农村经济发展的考虑,世界许多国家使用乙醇作为含氧添加剂或交通运输燃料来替代汽油。纤维素乙醇生产原料丰富,且具有明显的低碳排放特性而备受关注。随着全球范围内几套大型纤维素乙醇示范装置的相继试车,工程化问题将得到解决,并有望在2015-2016年完成装置的经济性考核,逐步进入商业化阶段。为避免原料"与人争粮,与粮争地",1代燃料乙醇将逐步向2代纤维素乙醇过渡。本文在综述近期国内外纤维素乙醇产业化概况的基础上,从化学工程和生物工程的角度对预处理、酶制剂及酶解工艺、戊糖/己糖共发酵菌株及工艺、装备等几个方面的技术进展进行剖析,讨论了工程化遇到的主要问题,探讨了我国纤维素乙醇技术的发展方向。     

Short‐term lime pretreatment of poplar wood

Short‐term lime pretreatment uses lime and high‐pressure oxygen to significantly increase the digestibility of poplar wood. When the treated poplar wood was enzymatically hydrolyzed, glucan and xylan were converted to glucose and xylose, respectively. To calculate product yields from raw biomass, these sugars were expressed as equivalent glucan and xylan. To recommend pretreatment conditions, the single criterion was the maximum overall glucan and xylan yields using a cellulase loading of 15 FPU/g glucan in raw biomass. On this basis, the recommended conditions for short‐term lime pretreatment of poplar wood follow: (1) 2 h, 140°C, 21.7 bar absolute and (2) 2 h, 160°C, and 14.8 bar absolute. In these two cases, the reactivity was nearly identical, thus the selected condition depends on the economic trade off between pressure and temperature. Considering glucose and xylose and their oligomers produced during 72 h of enzymatic hydrolysis, the overall yields attained under these recommended conditions follow: (1) 95.5 g glucan/100 g of glucan in raw biomass and 73.1 g xylan/100 g xylan in raw biomass and (2) 94.2 g glucan/100 g glucan in raw biomass and 73.2 g xylan/100 g xylan in raw biomass. The yields improved by increasing the enzyme loading. An optimal enzyme cocktail was identified as 67% cellulase, 12% β‐glucosidase, and 24% xylanase (mass of protein basis) with cellulase activity of 15 FPU/g glucan in raw biomass and total enzyme loading of 51 mg protein/g glucan in raw biomass. Ball milling the lime‐treated poplar wood allowed for 100% conversion of glucan in 120 h with a cellulase loading of only 10 FPU/g glucan in raw biomass. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2009     

Improved one‐step steam pretreatment of SO2‐Impregnated softwood with time‐dependent temperature profile for ethanol production

In the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic material, pretreatment of the raw material before enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation is essential to obtain high overall yields of sugar and ethanol. Two‐step steam pretreatment results in higher ethanol yields from softwood than the standard one‐step pretreatment process. However, the difficulty with separation and washing of the material at high pressure between the two pretreatment steps is a major drawback. In this study, a new one‐step pretreatment procedure was investigated, in which the time‐temperature profile was varied during pretreatment. The efficiency of pretreatment was assessed by performing simultaneous saccharification and fermentation on the pretreated slurries. Pretreatment of SO₂‐impregnated softwood performed by varying the temperature (190–226°C), the residence time (5–10 min), and the mode of temperature increase (linear or stepwise), resulted in recovery of about 90% of the mannose and glucose present in the raw material. The highest ethanol yield, 75% of theoretical based on the glucan and mannan content of the raw material, was obtained at pretreatment conditions of 190°C for 12 min. Similar ethanol yields were achieved when running the pretreatment as one‐step (190–200°C), two levels of temperature, at shorter residence time (7 min), which results in lower capital costs for the process. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2010     

化学处理方法对木质纤维素降解效率的影响评述

纤维素乙醇是生物质能源的重要发展方向。为了提高纤维素和半纤维素的降解效率,以酸化、碱化、氧化、有机溶剂、离子液处理为代表的木质素去除方法成为近年来的研究热点。常温常压条件下有效去除木质素的化学方法,必将加速纤维素乙醇的产业化进程。     

Comparison of SHF and SSF processes for the bioconversion of steam-exploded wheat straw

Two processes for ethanol production from wheat straw have been evaluated — separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF). The study compares the ethanol yield for biomass subjected to varying steam explosion pretreatment conditions: temperature and time of pretreatment was 200°C or 217°C and at 3 or 10 min. A rinsing procedure with water and NaOH solutions was employed for removing lignin residues and the products of hemicellulose degradation from the biomass, resulting in a final structure that facilitated enzymatic hydrolysis. Biomass loading in the bioreactor ranged from 25 to 100 g l⁻¹ (dry weight). The enzyme-to-biomass mass ratio was 0.06. Ethanol yields close to 81% of theoretical were achieved in the two-step process (SHF) at hydrolysis and fermentation temperatures of 45°C and 37°C, respectively. The broth required addition of nutrients. Sterilisation of the biomass hydrolysate in SHF and of reaction medium in SSF can be avoided as can the use of different buffers in the two stages. The optimum temperature for the single-step process (SSF) was found to be 37°C and ethanol yields close to 68% of theoretical were achieved. The SSF process required a much shorter overall process time (≈30 h) than the SHF process (96 h) and resulted in a large increase in ethanol productivity (0.837 g l⁻¹ h⁻¹ for SSF compared to 0.313 g l⁻¹ h⁻¹ for SHF). Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2000) 25, 184–192. Received 02 December 1999/ Accepted in revised form 20 July 2000     

玉米芯发酵法生物制氢

在批式培养试验中, 以牛粪堆肥为天然产氢菌源, 玉米芯为底物, 通过厌氧发酵生产氢气。系统考察了底物预处理条件、初始pH值和底物浓度对玉米芯产氢能力的影响。在初始pH 8.0, 1.0%盐酸预处理底物30 min, 底物浓度10 g/L的最佳产氢条件下, 玉米芯最大产氢能力〔每克TVS（总挥发性固体物）产氢量〕和最大产氢速率（每克TVS每小时产氢量）分别为107.9 mL /g、4.20 mL/g·h-1。玉米芯经酸预处理后半纤维素含量由42.2%下降至3.0%, 而酸预处理的玉米芯产氢前后纤维素、半纤维素和木质素含量只有少量变化。产氢菌主要用酸预处理产生的可溶性糖产氢, 故底物的酸预处理对玉米芯的发酵产氢非常重要。用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)分析显示酸预处理和产氢过程中玉米芯的特征峰发生变化, 酸预处理过程降解了底物纤维素的无定形区和半纤维素, 产氢微生物对纤维素的结晶区有破坏作用。