FORCED ANAEROBIC BIOCONVERSION

Anaerobic Bioconversion of Heavy Hydrocarbons Using Native Consortia

Uncovering the Potential of Termite Gut Microbiome for Lignocellulose Bioconversion in Anaerobic Batch Bioreactors

Termites are xylophages, being able to digest a wide variety of lignocellulosic biomass including wood with high lignin content. This ability to feed on recalcitrant plant material is the result of complex symbiotic relationships, which involve termite-specific gut microbiomes. Therefore, these represent a potential source of microorganisms for the bioconversion of lignocellulose in bioprocesse...

Bioconversion of Lithocholic Acid Under Anaerobic Conditions by Pseudomonas sp. Strain NCIB 10590.

The biotransformation of lithocholic acid by Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 10590 under anaerobic conditions was studied. The major products were identified as androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione and 3-oxochol-4-ene-24-oic acid. The minor products included 17beta-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3-one, 17beta-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-diene-3-one, 3-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid, 3-oxochola-1,4-diene-24-oic acid, 3-oxopre...

Bioconversion of Pineapple Solid Waste under Anaerobic Condition through Biogas Production

Biogas production from pineapple peel was to preliminary study for value added to this agro-industrial solid waste. The objective of this research was to fine the optimum condition for maximum biogas production. The experiments were performed in a lab-scale of 6 liters of bioreactors at ambient temperature (approx. 30 o C). The biogas production was conducted under single stage batch processes ...

Engineering a bzd cassette for the anaerobic bioconversion of aromatic compounds

Microorganisms able to degrade aromatic contaminants constitute potential valuable biocatalysts to deal with a significant reusable carbon fraction suitable for eco-efficient valorization processes. Metabolic engineering of anaerobic pathways for degradation and recycling of aromatic compounds is an almost unexplored field. In this work, we present the construction of a functional bzd cassette ...