• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 나노셀룰로오스의 일종으로 최근 가장 주목을 받고 있는 소재인 마이크로피브릴화 셀룰로오스에 대하여 살펴보았다. 마이크로피브릴화 셀룰로오스는 리그노셀룰로오스계 바이오매스의 셀룰로오스에서 유래한 섬유로 풍부하고, 재생가능하며, 지속 가능한 천연 소재의 일종이다. 주로 물리적 전처리에 의해 생성되며, 나노미터에서 마이크로미터에 이르는 다양한 소섬유들의 결합으로 이루어져 있다. 이로 인해 마이크로피브릴화 셀룰로오스는 높은 표면적과, 높은 aspect ratio, 그리고 특이적인 용해성을 가지게 되고, 이는 전통적인 목재 산업 뿐만 아니라, 최신식의 식품/바이오/화학/의료 산업에 이르는 다양한 영역에의 적용 가능성을 보여주는 주요한 원인이 된다. 한편 이러한 응용력에도 불구하고, 아직 마이크로피브릴화 셀룰로오스는 제조 시 필요한 높은 에너지량과 반응성 조절의 어려움 때문에 상업적으로 많은 주목을 받지 못하고 있다. 따라서, 마이크로피브릴화 셀룰로오스의 기질에 대한 특성을 이해 및 구체화하고, 마이크로피브릴화 셀룰로오스의 피브릴화도를 선택하며, 표면의 개량을 선택적으로 조절할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하는 연구가 필요할 것이다. 마이크로피브릴화 셀룰로오스가 향후 우리나라의 산업 전반에 걸쳐 활용될 수 있기를 기대해 본다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1670-1680
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• 2017

Lignocellulose, composed mostly of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin generated through secondary growth of woody plant, is considered as promising resources for biofuel. In order to use lignocellulose as a biofuel, biodegradation besides high-cost chemical treatments were applied, but knowledge on the decomposition of lignocellulose occurring in a natural environment is insufficient. We analyzed the 16S rRNA gene and metagenome to understand how the lignocellulose is decomposed naturally in decayed Torreya nucifera (L) of Bija forest (Bijarim) in Gotjawal, an ecologically distinct environment. A total of 464,360 reads were obtained from 16S rRNA gene sequencing, representing diverse phyla; Proteobacteria (51%), Bacteroidetes (11%) and Actinobacteria (10%). The metagenome analysis using single molecules real-time sequencing revealed that the assembled contigs determined originated from Proteobacteria (58%) and Actinobacteria (10.3%). Carbohydrate Active enZYmes (CAZy)- and Protein families (Pfam)-based analysis showed that Proteobacteria was involved in degrading whole lignocellulose, and Actinobacteria played a role only in a part of hemicellulose degradation. Combining these results, it suggested that Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria had selective biodegradation potential for different lignocellulose substrates. Thus, it is considered that understanding of the systemic microbial degradation pathways may be a useful strategy for recycle of lignocellulosic biomass, and the microbial enzymes in Bija forest can be useful natural resources in industrial processes.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.43-49
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• 1998

The availability of large quantities of waste woods provides an impetus for investigating woody biomass potential uses. Polyurethane (PU) foams are prepared with reacting isocyanates and polyols, and are used. in various industry fields. Thus, lignocellulosic waste raw-materials are proposed as replacement for synthetic polyol to PU foam formulation. In this study PU foams were manufactured from liquefied woods, methanediisocyanate(MDI), catalyst, foaming stabilizer, and viscosity aids. The polyol content, isocyanate.hydroxyl group (NCO/OH) ratio, and water content were varied to evaluate their effects on the foaming and water absorption of the PU foams. Less than 400 Molecular weight. of polyethylene glycol(PEG) and 1 to 3 solvent to woody raw-material ratio were desirable for liquefying woody materials. Liquefying rate was increased with more than 3 % addition of inorganic and organic catalysts and raising reaction temperature more than $150^{\circ}C$. Addition of starch enhanced liquefying of woody materials. Fourty percents of starch resulted in about 90% liquefying rates. Foaming rates were increased with increasing moisture contents of liquefied wood. Moisture contents of 0.6% resulted in 5 time-foaming rates, and seven percents of moisture contents more than 30 time-foaming rates. But, an increase in water content may result in a decrease in cross-links between wood polyol and isocyanate, because the NCO/OH ratio is constant. Increasing moisture contents have significantly decreased density of PU foams. The optimum water content should be about 2.5% or less in this adopted condition.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1123-1133
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• 2021

Biodegradation is the key process involved in natural lignocellulose biotransformation and utilization. Microbial consortia represent promising candidates for applications in lignocellulose conversion strategies for biofuel production; however, cooperation among the enzymes and the labor division of microbes in the microbial consortia remains unclear. In this study, metagenomic analysis was performed to reveal the community structure and extremozyme systems of a lignocellulolytic microbial consortium, TMC7. The taxonomic affiliation of TMC7 metagenome included members of the genera Ruminiclostridium (42.85%), Thermoanaerobacterium (18.41%), Geobacillus (10.44%), unclassified_f__Bacillaceae (7.48%), Aeribacillus (2.65%), Symbiobacterium (2.47%), Desulfotomaculum (2.33%), Caldibacillus (1.56%), Clostridium (1.26%), and others (10.55%). The carbohydrate-active enzyme annotation revealed that TMC7 encoded a broad array of enzymes responsible for cellulose and hemicellulose degradation. Ten glycoside hydrolases (GHs) endoglucanase, 4 GHs exoglucanase, and 6 GHs β-glucosidase were identified for cellulose degradation; 6 GHs endo-β-1,4-xylanase, 9 GHs β-xylosidase, and 3 GHs β-mannanase were identified for degradation of the hemicellulose main chain; 6 GHs arabinofuranosidase, 2 GHs α-mannosidase, 11 GHs galactosidase, 3 GHs α-rhamnosidase, and 4 GHs α-fucosidase were identified as xylan debranching enzymes. Furthermore, by introducing a factor named as the contribution coefficient, we found that Ruminiclostridium and Thermoanaerobacterium may be the dominant contributors, whereas Symbiobacterium and Desulfotomaculum may serve as "sugar cheaters" in lignocellulose degradation by TMC7. Our findings provide mechanistic profiles of an array of enzymes that degrade complex lignocellulosic biomass in the microbial consortium TMC7 and provide a promising approach for studying the potential contribution of microbes in microbial consortia.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.1262-1271
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• 2021

L-Malic acid (L-MA) is widely used in food and non-food products. However, few microorganisms have been able to efficiently produce L-MA from xylose derived from lignocellulosic biomass (LB). The objective of this work is to convert LB into L-MA with the concept of a bioeconomy and environmentally friendly process. The unique trifunctional xylanolytic enzyme, PcAxy43A from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6, effectively hydrolyzed xylan in untreated LB, especially corn hull to xylose, in one step. Furthermore, the newly isolated, Acetobacter tropicalis strain H1 was able to convert high concentrations of xylose derived from corn hull into L-MA as the main product, which can be easily purified. The strain H1 successfully produced a high L-MA titer of 77.09 g/l, with a yield of 0.77 g/g and a productivity of 0.64 g/l/h from the xylose derived from corn hull. The process presented in this research is an efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly biological process for the green production of L-MA from LB.

• Mycobiology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.501-511
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• 2020

Xylophagous termites are capable of degrading lignocellulose by symbiotic gut microorganisms along with the host's indigenous enzymes. Therefore, the termite gut might be a potential niche to obtain natural yeasts with celluloytic, xylanolytic and ethanologenic traits required for bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass. In this study, we cultured 79 yeasts from three different termites viz. Coptotermes heimi, Odontotermes javanicus and Odontotermes obesus. After suitable screening methods, we identified 53 yeasts, which belonged to 10 genera and 16 different species of both ascomycetous and basidiomycetous yeasts. Most yeasts in the present study represent their first-ever isolation from the termite gut. Representative strains of identified yeasts were evaluated for their cellulolytic, xylanolytic, and ethanologenic abilities. None of the isolates showed cellulase activity; 22 showed xylanolytic activity, while six produced substantial quantities of ethanol. Among xylanolytic cultures, Pseudozyma hubeiensis STAG 1.7 and Hannaella pagnoccae STAG 1.14 produced 1.31 and 1.17 IU of xylanase. Among ethanologenic yeasts, the strains belonging to genera Candida and Kodamaea produced high amount of ethanol. Overall, highest ethanol level of 4.42 g/L was produced by Candida tropicalis TS32 using 1% glucose, which increased up to 22.92 g/L at 35 ℃, pH 4.5 with 5% glucose. Fermentation of rice straw hydrolysate gave 8.95 g/l of ethanol with a yield of 0.42 g/g using the strain TS32. Our study highlights the gut of wood-feeding termites as a potential source of diverse yeasts that would be useful in the production of xylanase and bioethanol.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2023

목질계 바이오매스 가수분해액에 존재하는 알코올 발효 저해물질인 페놀화합물 중 물리화학적 유사성이 높은 페놀케톤 3종에 대한 추출 및 흡착 특성을 조사하였다. 반응추출을 이용하여 페놀케톤 3종으로 부터 acetosyringone을 선택적으로 분리하는 데 가장 적합한 염기성 추출제가 trioctylphosphine oxide라는 것이 밝혀졌다. 또한, 고분자 중성수지 흡착제인 XAD16을 이용한 흡착 또는 hexane을 이용한 물리추출이 4'-hydroxyacetophenone (HAP)과 acetovanillone (AVO)의 분리에 적합한 분리 방법임을 알 수 있었다. 동등한 질량백분율로 존재하는 페놀케톤 3종을 분리 및 농축하기 위하여 위에서 언급한 추출 및 흡착을 포함한 5단계 분별화 공정이 처음으로 제안되었다. 분별화 공정의 단계 4와 5로서 hexane에 의한 물리추출 및 NaOH 용액에 의한 역추출이 각각 사용되었을 때, 페놀케톤 3종의 순도를 거의 70% 이상 얻는 것이 가능하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.1017-1028
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• 2024

Lignocellulolytic enzymes play a crucial role in efficiently converting lignocellulose into valuable platform molecules in various industries. However, they are limited by their production yields, costs, and stability. Consequently, their production by producers adapted to local environments and the choice of low-cost raw materials can address these limitations. Due to the large amounts of olive stones (OS) generated in Morocco which are still undervalued, Penicillium crustosum, Fusarium nygamai, Trichoderma capillare, and Aspergillus calidoustus, are cultivated under different fermentation techniques using this by-product as a local lignocellulosic substrate. Based on a multilevel factorial design, their potential to produce lignocellulolytic enzymes during 15 days of dark incubation was evaluated. The results revealed that P. crustosum expressed a maximum total cellulase activity of 10.9 IU/ml under sequential fermentation (SF) and 3.6 IU/ml of β-glucosidase activity under submerged fermentation (SmF). F. nygamai recorded the best laccase activity of 9 IU/ml under solid-state fermentation (SSF). Unlike T. capillare, SF was the inducive culture for the former activity with 7.6 IU/ml. A. calidoustus produced, respectively, 1,009 ㎍/ml of proteins and 11.5 IU/ml of endoglucanase activity as the best results achieved. Optimum cellulase production took place after the 5th day under SF, while ligninases occurred between the 9th and the 11th days under SSF. This study reports for the first time the lignocellulolytic activities of F. nygamai and A. calidoustus. Furthermore, it underlines the potential of the four fungi as biomass decomposers for environmentally-friendly applications, emphasizing the efficiency of OS as an inducing substrate for enzyme production.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.609-617
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• 2017

목질계 바이오매스는 바이오 연료 및 바이오 화학제품 생산을 위한 재생 가능 자원이다. 푸르푸랄(furfural, FF)은 목질계 바이오매스의 헤미셀룰로스로부터 화학적 촉매전환으로 유도되는 주요한 플랫폼 케미칼이다. 테트라히드로푸르푸릴 알코올(Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, THFA)은 FF의 유도체로 열적 화학적 안정성을 지닌 친환경 용매로 이용 가능하다. FF를 THFA로 전환하는 실험적 연구가 다수 존재함에도 불구하고, FF로부터 THFA의 대량생산에 관한 경제적 실현가능성에 관한 연구는 거의 수행되지 않았다. 개발된 전환기술의 상용화 단계에서 기술적 병목점 확인과 스케일업 문제의 해결을 위한 정보를 얻기 위해 실증플랜트 규모의 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 FF의 THFA로의 화학적 촉매전환에 대해 공정 시뮬레이션 및 기술경제성 평가가 수행되며, 3가지 단계(통합 공정 디자인, 열 통합, 경제성 평가)를 거친다. 실험연구 결과를 기반으로 전환공정과 분리공정을 포함하는 실증플랜트 규모의 통합공정이 설계된다. FF 처리량은 일일 255톤이며, FF로부터 THFA로의 수율은 63.2~67.9 mol%이다. 통합공정에 대해 열 통합을 수행하여 가열요구량을 최초 대비 14.4~16.4% 감소시킬 수 있었다. 최종적으로 경제성 평가를 통해 전체 공정의 주요 비용원을 분석하고 THFA의 최소판매가격을 결정하였다. 개발된 공정에서 생산되는 THFA의 최소판매가격은 1톤당 2,120~2,340 달러로, 현재 THFA의 시장 가격에 근접한다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.527-532
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 바이오 에탄올 생산을 위한 보릿짚의 전처리에 ethanosolv 방법을 적용하여 그 타당성을 조사하였다. 리그닌제거율은 처리 온도와 시간에 따라 증가 하였으며 $180^{\circ}C$, $200^{\circ}C$에서 거의 38%정도의 비슷한 제거율을 보였는데 비용절감 등의 부분을 감안할 때 $180^{\circ}C$, 120 min가 적정조건이라는 결론을 얻었다. ethanosolv 전처리 효과를 증대시키기 위하여 2단계의 전처리 방법을 적용하였다. 볶은 후 ethanosolv 한 보릿짚의 경우 리그닌 제거율은 35%정도로 그렇지 않은 경우와 거의 유사하여 볶음이 리그닌제거율에 큰 영향을 미치지 않음을 확인 할 수 있었다. XRD분석을 통하여 전처리 시간과 온도가 증가할수록 결정성은 감소하였다. 볶은 후 ethanosolv 한 것과 ethanosolv 단독 처리한 보릿짚 사이의 결정성은 미소하지만 물리적 변형을 한 단계 더 겪은 볶은 보릿짚이 전체적으로 낮게 나타났다.