fermentation – TechConnect Briefs

Steam Explosion and Fermentation of Sugar Beets from Southern Florida and Minnesota

Dorado C., Cameron R.G., Cooper K., United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, US

Sugar beets have been grown primarily in the Midwest for the production of table sugar and have recently gained interest for planting and harvesting in other areas of the U.S. for use as cattle feed, [...]

Pretreatment and Fractionation of Wheat Straw for Production of Fuel Ethanol and Value-added Co-products in a Biorefinery

Zhang X., Nghiem N.P., USDA ARS Eastern Regional Research Center, US

Wheat straw was used to demonstrate a process for production of ethanol and value-added co-products. The pretreatment of wheat straw was carried out using the soaking in aqueous ammonia (SAA) process. The pretreated wheat straw [...]

Pretreatment and Fractionation of Wheat Straw for Production of Fuel Ethanol and Value-added Co-products in a Biorefinery

Zhang X., Nghiem N.P., USDA ARS Eastern Regional Research Center, US

Wheat straw was used to demonstrate a process for production of ethanol and value-added co-products. The pretreatment of wheat straw was carried out using the soaking in aqueous ammonia (SAA) process. The pretreated wheat straw [...]

Improvements in biological hydrogen production by microbial fermentations

Hallenbeck P.C., Sabourin-Provost G., Université de Montréal, CA

A series of physiological and genetic manipulations that improve hydrogen yields are described. The possible improvement of yields and rates through the heterologous expression of various hydrogenases will be discussed. In initial photofermentation experiments we [...]

Enhancement of Oxygen Transfer in Fermentation by Use of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles

Olle B., Bromberg L., Hatton T.A., Wang D.I.C., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

Maintaining an adequate oxygen supply to aerobic cell cultures has been a long-standing problem in fermentation technology. Insufficient oxygen transfer rates limit cell growth and ultimately process productivity. Our approach to reducing the oxygen transport [...]

Enhancement of Oxygen Transfer in Fermentation by Use of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles

Olle B., Bromberg L., Hatton T.A., Wang D.I.C., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

Maintaining an adequate oxygen supply to aerobic cell cultures has been a long-standing problem in fermentation technology. Insufficient oxygen transfer rates limit cell growth and ultimately process productivity. Our approach to reducing the oxygen transport [...]