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Biomass to Biobased Chemicals & Materials

A special issue of Biomass (ISSN 2673-8783).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 6069

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Amit K. Jaiswal

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1. Sustainable Packaging and Bioproducts Research (SPBR) Group, School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Faculty of Sciences and Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Grangegorman, D07 ADY7 Dublin, Ireland
2. Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Grangegorman, D07 H6K8 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: food engineering; industrial biotechnology; biobased chemicals; nutraceuticals; waste valorisation; novel food processing technologies
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Dr. Swarna Jaiswal

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School of Food Science and Environmental Health, College of Sciences and Health, Technological University Dublin – City Campus, Grangegorman, D07ADY7 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial coatings; active/intelligent packaging; biodegradable polymer; biomaterials
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Dr. Bahiru Tsegaye

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Department of Food Process Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia
Interests: biomass pretreatment; bioenergy; biofuels; biomass valorization; biorefinery
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Biomass is organic materials originated from plants or animals such as crop waste, industrial waste, forestry residues, agricultural residues, algae, energy crops, municipal wastes, and food wastes. Biomass can be converted to fuels, platform chemicals and other bio-based materials by applying the concept of biorefineries, much the same way with oil refineries. The current mode of material and chemical productions from fossil fuel based resources poses a serious sustainability and environmental problems. These problems are further magnified by the slow transition of linear economy to circular bioeconomy and progress in the development of integrated biorefinery technology. The idea of biomass conversion to biofuels, platform chemicals and other bio-based materials can significantly reduce the current climate change problems we are facing and foster the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate neutrality goal of EU by 2050. The aim of this special issue is to present innovative ideas and recent advances in the development of biomass conversion to biofuels, platform chemicals and other bio-based compounds and materials. 

In this Special Issue, we invite you to submit original research, review articles, and opinions on the broad area of biomass conversion to biofuels, platform chemicals and other bio-based compounds and materials. 

Dr. Amit K. Jaiswal
Dr. Swarna Jaiswal
Dr. Bahiru Tsegaye
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biomass is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • biomass
  • platform chemicals
  • biofuels
  • biobased materials
  • circular bioeconomy
  • sustainable development goals
  • high value products
  • biorefinery
  • carbon neutrality
  • decarbonization

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Biomass and β-Glucosidase Production by the Cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena sp. under Heterotrophic Conditions
by Dimitra Karageorgou, Ioannis Sainis, Anastasia Touka, Katerina Vareli, Haralambos Stamatis and Petros Katapodis
Biomass 2022, 2(4), 299-315; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/biomass2040020 - 27 Oct 2022
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A cyanobacterium producing β-glucosidase was isolated from Lake Pamvotis located in Ioannina in Greece. This microorganism, named Pamv7, was identified as Pseudanabaena sp. using phylogenetic characterization. The high-throughput BiologMicroPlate™ method, used for the rapid assessment of heterotrophic potential, indicates that Pseudanabaena sp. metabolizes [...] Read more.
A cyanobacterium producing β-glucosidase was isolated from Lake Pamvotis located in Ioannina in Greece. This microorganism, named Pamv7, was identified as Pseudanabaena sp. using phylogenetic characterization. The high-throughput BiologMicroPlate™ method, used for the rapid assessment of heterotrophic potential, indicates that Pseudanabaena sp. metabolizes a wide range of organic substrates such as amino acids, carbohydrates, and carboxylic acids. When the strain grows in a culture medium containing cellobiose as a carbon source, it produces a significant amount of intracellular β-glucosidase. The effect of cellobiose concentration, nitrogen source, and nitrogen concentration of the growth medium, as well as the temperature of the culture, on biomass and β-glucosidase by Pseudanabaena sp., was studied. Biomass and β-glucosidase production by the strain in a lab-scale bioreactor at optimal conditions (10 g/L cellobiose, 1.5 g/L yeast, and 23 ± 1 °C) reached 2.8 g dry weight/L and 44 U/L, respectively. The protein and lipid content of the produced cyanobacterium biomass were 23% and 43 w/w, respectively. This study is the first report of β-glucosidase production by a cyanobacterial strain and concomitant high production of microalgae biomass, making Pseudanabaena sp. a promising microorganism in the field of enzyme biotechnology. Full article
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Production of Bio-Ethanol from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and Refuse-Derived Fuel
by Roland Verhe, Saju Varghese, Johan M. Thevelein, Jasmijn Hazegh Nikroo, Margaux Lambrecht, Emile Redant and Gilles De Clercq
Biomass 2022, 2(4), 224-236; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/biomass2040015 - 28 Sep 2022
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The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) mainly consisting of paper/cardboard can be used as feedstock for the production of cellulosic ethanol. In this paper, an efficient technology is described to convert waste paper/cardboard into cellulosic ethanol. The [...] Read more.
The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) mainly consisting of paper/cardboard can be used as feedstock for the production of cellulosic ethanol. In this paper, an efficient technology is described to convert waste paper/cardboard into cellulosic ethanol. The process involves separation of the OF from the other components in the waste stream. An acid pretreatment is used to liberate the cellulosic fibers and the accessibility of the enzyme Cellic CTEC3 loading 3.75–11.25 FPU/g paper in a fed-batch addition up to 22.5% solid yield, 15 g sugars/l with a saccharification yield up to 90%. A semi-simultaneous fermentation process (SSFP) with a saccharomyces cerevisae strain MDS130 capable of fermenting both pentoses and hexoses are growing an ethanol titer (%v/v) of 8.4% on pilon-plant scale. Full article
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