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1. (Co-)combustion of additives, water hyacinth and sewage sludge: Thermogravimetric, kinetic, gas and thermodynamic modeling analyses

Author:
Jingyong Liu; Limao Huang; Guang Sun; Jiacong Chen; Shengwei Zhuang; Kenlin Chang; Wuming Xie; Jiahong Kuo; Yao He; Shuiyu Sun; Musa Buyukada; Fatih Evrendilek
Source:
Waste management 2018 v.81 pp. 211-219
ISSN:
0956-053X
Subject:
Eichhornia crassipes; activation energy; additives; aluminum oxide; ammonia; biomass; carbon dioxide; combustion; emissions; energy; gases; hydrogen cyanide; magnesium carbonate; magnesium oxide; mass spectrometry; nitrogen dioxide; potassium carbonate; sewage sludge; sodium carbonate; sulfur dioxide; thermodynamic models; thermogravimetry; waste management
Abstract:
... Additives and biomass were co-combusted with sewage sludge (SS) to promote SS incineration treatment and energy generation. (Co-)combustion characteristics of sewage sludge (SS), water hyacinth (WH), and 5% five additives (K2CO3, Na2CO3, Mg2CO3, MgO and Al2O3) were quantified and compared using thermogravimetric-mass spectrometric (TG-MS) and numerical analyses. The combustion performance of SS de ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2018.09.030

2. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride pretreatment of cotton stalk and structure characterization

Author:
Wei Xie; Dayun Zhou; Yanjing Ren; Shurong Tang; Meng Kuang; Shuang-kui Du
Source:
Renewable energy 2018 v.125 pp. 668-674
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; biomass; chlorides; cotton; crystal structure; liquids; reducing sugars; renewable energy sources; scanning electron microscopy; temperature
Abstract:
... Cotton stalk was pretreated with 1-butyl-3-methyimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) and the effect of pretreatment factors, including liquid/solid ratio, temperature, and pretreatment duration on cotton stalk was investigated. Scanning electronic microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction were used to identify structural changes in native and pretreated biomass. The opt ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.011

3. 2-Aminoethanaminium 2-(ethoxycarbonyl)-4,6-dinitrophenolate as a greener route in reducing sugar quantification

Author:
Abdel-Naser A. Zohri; Mohamed Abdelazim; Sara Ibrahim
Source:
MethodsX 2018 v.5 pp. 609-612
ISSN:
2215-0161
Subject:
X-radiation; absorptivity; additives; biomass; biotechnology; chemical structure; color; fermentation; hydrolysates; phenol; reducing sugars; sodium hydroxide; solubility; sugar industry
Abstract:
... 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) reducing sugar assay is the most convenient method for quantification of total reducing sugar in biomass hydrolysate, fermentation samples, sugar industry and biotechnology laboratories. The dimeric proton transfer salt 2-aminoethanaminium 2-(ethoxycarbonyl)-4,6-dinitrophenolate (AED) is an intensely colored derivative of DNS and in turn its reduced form intense col ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2018.05.017
PubMed:
29928601
PubMed Central:
PMC6008280

4. 210Po and 210Pb in forest mushrooms of genus Leccinum and topsoil from northern Poland and its contribution to the radiation dose

Author:
Karolina Szymańska; Jerzy Falandysz; Bogdan Skwarzec; Dagmara Strumińska-Parulska
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.213 pp. 133-140
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Leccinum quercinum; biomass; forests; fruiting bodies; heavy metals; humans; lead; mushrooms; nutrients; polonium; radionuclides; risk; topsoil; toxicity; traditional foods; wildlife; Poland
Abstract:
... Wild growing mushrooms are traditional food items for man and also an important source of nutrients for small and big wildlife. Nevertheless, they can be species - specifically vulnerable for contamination with heavy metals and radionuclides. We studied a less known phenomenon of accumulation of highly toxic, the alpha-radiation emitter such as ²¹⁰Po and the beta emitter ²¹⁰Pb by three Leccinum mu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.022

5. 226Ra, 238U and Cd adsorption kinetics and binding capacity of two cyanobacterial strains isolated from highly radioactive springs and optimal conditions for maximal removal effects in contaminated water

Author:
Fatemeh Heidari; Hossein Riahi; Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri; Farideh Zakeri; Zeinab Shariatmadari; Tomáš Hauer
Source:
International journal of phytoremediation 2018 v.20 no.4 pp. 369-377
ISSN:
1549-7879
Subject:
Chroococcidiopsis thermalis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Nostoc punctiforme; adsorbents; adsorption; aqueous solutions; binding capacity; binding sites; biomass; biosorption; cadmium; decontamination; heavy metals; hot springs; industrial effluents; models; pH; phytoremediation; radioactivity; radionuclides; radium; sorption isotherms; uranium; water pollution; water treatment
Abstract:
... Biomass-based decontamination methods are among the most interesting water treatment techniques. In this study, 2 cyanobacterial strains, Nostoc punctiforme A.S/S4 and Chroococcidiopsis thermalis S.M/S9, isolated from hot springs containing high concentrations of radium (²²⁶Ra), were studied to be associated with removal of radionuclides (²³⁸U and ²²⁶Ra) and heavy metal cadmium (Cd) from aqueous s ...
DOI:
10.1080/15226514.2017.1393392

6. 2D and 3D Spectrum Graphics of the Chemical-Morphological Domains of Complex Biomass by Low Field Proton NMR Energy Relaxation Signal Analysis

Author:
Z. Wiesman; C. Linder; M. T. Resende; N. Ayalon; O. Levi; O. D. Bernardinelli; L. A. Colnago; C. I. N. Mitre; R. Jackman
Source:
Energy & fuels 2018 v.32 no.4 pp. 5090-5102
ISSN:
1520-5029
Subject:
biomass; biorefining; cattle; cattle manure; energy; forage; fuels; graphs; monitoring; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; population density; spectral analysis
Abstract:
... The present paper describes novel low frequency (LF) ¹H NMR energy relaxation time signal analysis for mapping the different chemical and morphological domains in complex cattle manure (CM) and cattle forage (CF) biomass. Relaxation signals generated by different absorbed water pools and aliphatic chains are analyzed by specifically designed sparse representation methods and a convex optimization ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03339

7. 31P NMR Chemical Shifts of Solvents and Products Impurities in Biomass Pretreatments

Author:
Mi Li; Chang Geun Yoo; Yunqiao Pu; Arthur J. Ragauskas
Source:
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 2018 v.6 no.1 pp. 1265-1270
ISSN:
2168-0485
Subject:
alcohols; aldehydes; aromatic compounds; biofuels; biomass; biorefining; byproducts; carbohydrates; ionic liquids; lignin; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; organic acids and salts; phosphorus; spectral analysis; stable isotopes
Abstract:
... The identification of chemical impurities is crucial in elucidating the structures of biorefinery products using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic analysis. In the current biorefinery platform, contaminants derived from pretreatment solvents and decomposition byproducts may lead to misassignment of the NMR spectra of biorefinery products (e.g, lignin and bio-oils). Therefore, we inves ...
DOI:
10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03602

8. 3D Porous Silicon/N-Doped Carbon Composite Derived from Bamboo Charcoal as High-Performance Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Author:
Congcong Zhang; Xin Cai; Wenyan Chen; Siyuan Yang; Donghui Xu; Yueping Fang; Xiaoyuan Yu
Source:
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 2018 v.6 no.8 pp. 9930-9939
ISSN:
2168-0485
Subject:
anodes; bamboos; biomass; carbon; charcoal; cost effectiveness; durability; electrochemistry; lithium batteries; nanomaterials; polyacrylonitrile; silica; silicon
Abstract:
... The exploitation of renewable biomass resources toward green, high-value-added functional nanomaterials is promising. Bamboo is a “natural Si reservoir” that contains a considerable amount of silica. Available bamboo charcoal is the carbonated bamboo material with attractive features. Herein, 3D porous silicon is extracted from bamboo charcoal by simple calcination and magnesiothermic reduction. F ...
DOI:
10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01189

9. 3d-Metal Catalyzed N- and C-Alkylation Reactions via Borrowing Hydrogen or Hydrogen Autotransfer

Author:
Torsten Irrgang; Rhett Kempe
Source:
Chemical reviews 2018 v.119 no.4 pp. 2524-2549
ISSN:
1520-6890
Subject:
alkylation; amines; biomass; carbon; catalysts; catalytic activity; chemical bonding; cobalt; copper; hydrogen; iron; manganese; nickel
Abstract:
... The conservation of our element resources is a fundamental challenge of mankind. The development of alcohol refunctionalization reactions is a possible fossil carbon conservation strategy since alcohols can be obtained from indigestible and abundantly available biomass. The conservation of our rare noble metals, frequently used in key technologies such as catalysis, might be feasible by replacing ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00306

10. Bacillus Pumilus Strain TUAT-1 and Nitrogen Application in Nursery Phase Promote Growth of Rice Plants under Field Conditions

Author:
Khin Thuzar Win; Aung Zaw Oo; Naoko Ohkama-Ohtsu; Tadashi Yokoyama
Source:
Agronomy 2018 v.8 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
Bacillus pumilus; Oryza sativa; biofertilizers; biomass; chlorophyll; farmers; fertilizer rates; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient uptake; paddies; plant height; rice; roots; seedling growth; seedlings; soil; tillering; tillers
Abstract:
... The aims of this study were to boost growth attributes, yield, and nutrient uptake of rice in paddy fields using a combination of Bacillus pumilus strain TUAT-1 biofertilizer and different nitrogen (N) application rates in nursery boxes. Bacillus pumilus strain TUAT-1 was applied as an inoculant biofertilizer in conjunction with different rates of N fertilizer to rice seedlings in a nursery. Plant ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy8100216

11. A 150-year record of polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC) deposition from high Andean Cajas National Park, southern Ecuador

Author:
Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe; Lea Fränkl; Martin Grosjean; Wojciech Tylmann; Pablo V. Mosquera; Henrietta Hampel; Tobias Schneider
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.621 pp. 1652-1663
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
altitude; biomass; burning; climate; combustion; economic development; emissions; historical records; industry; lakes; molecular weight; national parks; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; polycyclic compounds; sediments; temperature; traffic; urban areas; wet deposition; Andes region; Ecuador
Abstract:
... The temporal profiles of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in lake sediments reflect past changes in emissions, transport and deposition of these pollutants and, thus, record natural and anthropogenic processes. We document fluxes of PACs [(polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs) and azaarenes (AZAs)] deposited in two tropical high-altitude lakes in the Cajas National P ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.060

12. A Biomass Cationic Adsorbent Prepared From Corn Stalk: Low-Cost Material and High Adsorption Capacity

Author:
Xue Wen; Chunjie Yan; Na Sun; Tiantian Luo; Shilai Zhou; Wenjun Luo
Source:
Journal of polymers and the environment 2018 v.26 no.4 pp. 1642-1651
ISSN:
1566-2543
Subject:
adsorbents; adsorption; aqueous solutions; biomass; corn stover; desorption; esterification; metal ions; methylene blue; models; polyacrylic acid; sorption isotherms; surveys; wastewater
Abstract:
... In this research, corn stalk fibers (CSF) grafted polyacrylic acid (PAA) on their surfaces (CSF-g-PAA) were successfully prepared via heterogeneous esterification in the case of maintaining inherent fiber framework and shape. It can be used to removal cationic contaminants from aqueous solution. Four dyes and three metal ions were employed as models of cationic adsorbates to survey its adsorption ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10924-017-1072-8

13. A Car–Parrinello Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of the Retro Diels–Alder Reaction for Partially Saturated 2-Pyrones in Water

Author:
Gourav Shrivastav; Tuhin S. Khan; Manish Agarwal; M. Ali Haider
Source:
Journal of physical chemistry 2018 v.122 no.22 pp. 11599-11607
ISSN:
1932-7455
Subject:
Gibbs free energy; activation energy; biomass; cycloaddition reactions; density functional theory; energy; models; molecular dynamics; solvents; vapors
Abstract:
... 2-Pyrones have been identified as potential platform molecules derived from biomass to produce high-value chemicals. Theoretical studies utilizing density functional theory (DFT) simulations have shown the partially saturated form of these molecules undergoing a retro Diels–Alder (rDA) reaction in both vapor and solvent conditions. Developing an understanding of the effect of solvent media is cruc ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b00250

14. A Combined Overview of Combustion, Pyrolysis, and Gasification of Biomass

Author:
Ali Akhtar; Vladimir Krepl; Tatiana Ivanova
Source:
Energy & fuels 2018 v.32 no.7 pp. 7294-7318
ISSN:
1520-5029
Subject:
biofuels; biomass; combustion; electricity generation; engineering; fuel production; gasification; greenhouse gas emissions; heat treatment; humans; longevity; pyrolysis
Abstract:
... From the conventional use of biomass in the form of heating to the modern day use of biomass in the form of electricity generation and biofuel production, biomass has always been part of the evolution of mankind. Modern day use of biomass is gradually becoming more complex, and engineering played an important role in defining different directions. This review provides an overall view of biomass ut ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b01678

15. A Comparative Study of the Susceptibility of Listeria Species to Sanitizer Treatments When Grown under Planktonic and Biofilm Conditions

Author:
Laura Luque-Sastre; Edward M. Fox; Kieran Jordan; Seamus Fanning
Source:
Journal of food protection 2018 v.81 no.9 pp. 1481-1490
ISSN:
0362-028X
Subject:
Listeria innocua; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria welshimeri; bacteria; biocides; biofilm; biomass; cleaning; disinfection; food industry; food processing; food safety; niches; plankton; quaternary ammonium compounds; sanitizers; triclosan
Abstract:
... Listeria species are ubiquitous in nature and can adapt to survive in a variety of niches, including food processing environments. Listeria species that colonize these environments may also have the potential to persist. Food safety strategies designed to manage these niches include regular cleaning and disinfection with proven sanitizers containing biocide-active compounds. Typically, these sanit ...
DOI:
10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-466

16. A Comparison of the Effects of Two Prey Enrichment Media on Growth and Survival of Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus orientalis, Larvae

Author:
Maria S. Stein; Daniel Margulies; Jeanne B. Wexler; Vernon P. Scholey; Katagiri Ryo; Tomoki Honryo; Tsukasa Sasaki; Angel Guillen; Yasuo Agawa; Yoshifumi Sawada
Source:
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 2018 v.49 no.1 pp. 240-255
ISSN:
0893-8849
Subject:
Thunnus orientalis; biomass; digestive system; larvae; plankton; rearing; tuna; water temperature
Abstract:
... Three experiments were conducted to investigate the growth, survival, and standardized cohort biomass of Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis, larvae fed nutritionally enhanced prey during the first week of feeding using two commonly used, commercially available enrichment media, AlgaMac Enrich and Marine Glos. T. orientalis larvae exhibited exponential growth in standard length and dry weight ...
DOI:
10.1111/jwas.12478

17. A Coupled Density Functional Theory–Microkinetic Modeling for the Hydrodeoxygenation of Glycerol to Propylene on MoO₃

Author:
Marcos Rellán-Piñeiro; Núria López
Source:
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 2018 v.6 no.12 pp. 16169-16178
ISSN:
2168-0485
Subject:
1-propanol; biomass; density functional theory; glycerol; hydrogen; models; molybdenum; propylene; raw materials; renewable resources; shale gas
Abstract:
... The production of propylene from renewable resources might be relevant to provide this compound in a scenario of scarcity due to the use of shale gas as a raw material. In the present, work we provide a full density functional theory description of the reaction network that drives the hydrodeoxygenation of glycerol on molybdenum oxide. From these results, a microkinetic model is built that allows ...
DOI:
10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02933

18. A Forest-to-Product Biomass Supply Chain in the Pacific Northwest, USA: A Multi-Product Approach

Author:
Michael David Berry; John Sessions
Source:
Applied engineering in agriculture v.34 no.1 pp. 109-124
ISSN:
0883-8542
Subject:
agricultural engineering; algorithms; biochar; biomass; briquettes; case studies; economic sustainability; landscapes; markets; models; prices; supply chain; transportation; viability; wood; Oregon
Abstract:
... A comprehensive biomass supply chain landscape model is presented to provide an analysis of transportable biomass conversion facility design and evaluate its potential economic viability. This study focuses on the generation of a tactical-based landscape model to optimize biomass extraction, transportation, conversion and product production within a market system. The model considers various pathw ...
DOI:
10.13031/aea.12384

19. A GFP-fusion coupling FACS platform for advancing the metabolic engineering of filamentous fungi

Author:
Guokun Wang; Wendi Jia; Na Chen; Ke Zhang; Lixian Wang; Pin Lv; Ronglin He; Min Wang; Dongyuan Zhang
Source:
Biotechnology for biofuels 2018 v.11 no.1 pp. 232
ISSN:
1754-6834
Subject:
Trichoderma reesei; acyl coenzyme A; biomass; bioprocessing; biorefining; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; fatty alcohols; flow cytometry; fungi; genes; hyphae; metabolic engineering; promoter regions; proteins; screening; spores; value-added products
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei, the most widely used cellulase producer, also has promising applications in lignocellulose-based biorefinery: consolidated bioprocessing for the production of high value-added products. However, such applications are thwarted by the time-consuming metabolic engineering processes (design–build–test–learn cycle) for T. reesei, resulted from (i) ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13068-018-1223-8
PubMed:
30159032
PubMed Central:
PMC6109270

20. A General Eco-friendly Production of Bio-sources Derived Micro-/Mesoporous Carbons with Robust Supercapacitive Behaviors and Sodium-Ion Storage

Author:
Zhiyi Chen; Jinfeng Sun; Ruiqi Bao; Xuan Sun; Jinyang Zhang; Linrui Hou; Changzhou Yuan
Source:
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 2018 v.7 no.1 pp. 779-789
ISSN:
2168-0485
Subject:
biomass; capacitance; carbon; cost effectiveness; electrical equipment; electrochemistry; electrodes; energy; energy density; mass density; porosity; potassium bicarbonate; sulfuric acid; surface area
Abstract:
... Recently, biomass-derived carbons (BDCs) have attracted great attention as energy storage materials due to their congenital advantages. However, green and moderate activation protocols for advanced BDCs are still challengeable. Herein, we devised a scalable, yet general, strategy to fabricate a series of porous BDCs via direct activation of various abundant biomass resources by using KHCO₃ as eco- ...
DOI:
10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04408