Acoholysis behavior of PET waste with hybrid fibers and their application in the synthesis of unsaturated resins
Juhua Ou,
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Zilin Dai,
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Zhenxing Kong
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Journal of Polymer Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
32(4)
Published: March 22, 2025
Language: Английский
Exploring yeast biodiversity and process conditions for optimizing ethylene glycol conversion into glycolic acid
FEMS Yeast Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Plastics
have
become
an
indispensable
material
in
many
fields
of
human
activities,
with
production
increasing
every
year;
however,
most
the
plastic
waste
is
still
incinerated
or
landfilled,
and
only
10%
new
recycled
even
once.
Among
all
plastics,
polyethylene
terephthalate
(PET)
produced
polyester
worldwide;
ethylene
glycol
(EG)
one
two
monomers
released
by
biorecycling
PET.
While
research
focuses
on
bacterial
EG
metabolism,
this
work
reports
ability
Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
nine
other
common
laboratory
yeast
species
not
to
consume
EG,
but
also
produce
glycolic
acid
(GA)
as
main
by-product.
A
two-step
bioconversion
GA
S.
was
optimized
a
design
experiment
approach,
obtaining
4.51
±
0.12
g
l-1
conversion
94.25
1.74%
from
6.21
0.04
EG.
To
improve
titer,
screening
biodiversity
identified
Scheffersomyces
stipitis
best
producer,
23.79
1.19
(yield
76.68%)
bioreactor
fermentation,
single-step
bioprocess.
Our
findings
contribute
laying
ground
for
upcycling
strategies
yeasts.
Language: Английский
Biodepolymerization of Polyamide Fibers Using Yarrowia lipolytica as Whole-Cell Biocatalyst
Fermentation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(5), P. 239 - 239
Published: April 30, 2024
Polyamide
is
a
thermoplastic
polymer
widely
used
for
several
applications,
including
cables
in
offshore
oil
and
gas
operations.
Due
to
its
growing
annual
production
worldwide,
this
poorly
biodegradable
material
has
been
source
of
pollution.
Given
scenario,
the
need
arisen
develop
environmentally
friendly
techniques
degrade
waste,
biotechnology
emerged
as
possible
solution
mitigate
problem.
This
study
aimed
investigate
potential
Yarrowia
lipolytica
biodepolymerize
polyamide
fibers
(PAF).
Microbial
cultures
were
grown
shaken
flasks
containing
different
concentrations
PAF
(0.5
2
g·L−1)
bioreactor
with
without
pH
adjustment.
mass
loss
was
up
16.8%,
achieved
after
96
h
cultivation
Additionally,
NMR
analyses
revealed
that
amorphous
regions
PAF,
which
are
more
susceptible
depolymerization,
reduced
by
6%
during
cultivation.
These
preliminary
results
indicate
biotechnological
Y.
depolymerize
PAF.
Language: Английский
Recovery of High-Value Compounds from Yarrowia lipolytica IMUFRJ 50682 Using Autolysis and Acid Hydrolysis
Processes,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 1132 - 1132
Published: May 30, 2024
This
study
aimed
to
evaluate
the
sequential
hydrolysis
of
biomass
from
unconventional
and
versatile
Y.
lipolytica
recover
mannoproteins,
carbohydrates,
other
compounds
as
well
determine
antioxidant
activity
ultrafiltered
fractions.
The
crude
underwent
autolysis,
resulting
supernatant
fraction
was
used
for
mannoprotein
recovery
via
precipitation
with
ethanol.
precipitate
obtained
after
autolysis
acid
hydrolysis,
ultrafiltered,
precipitated,
characterized.
process
yields
were
55.5%
46.14%
grown
in
glucose
glycerol,
respectively.
higher
carbohydrate
content
(from
glycerol)
exhibited
a
emulsification
index
47.35%
thermal
stability
(60%
weight
loss).
In
contrast,
protein
glucose)
showed
better
surface
tension
reduction
44.50
mN/m.
technological
properties
that
food
ingredients
are
feasible
apply
processing.
fractionation
portion
allowed
evaluation
power
synergism
among
components
present
hydrolysate,
mostly
peptide
chain.
method
is
viable
extracting
valuable
products
lipolytica.
Language: Английский