The genome of brewery-isolate Lactobacillus brevis BSO 464 was sequenced and assembly produced a chromosome and eight plasmids. This bacterium tolerates dissolved CO2/pressure and can rapidly spoil packaged beer. This genome is useful for analyzing the genetics associated with beer spoilage by lactic acid bacteria.

In this study, the researchers investigated the potential use of locally available waste materials from the lime stone quarry and the granite industry as a partial replacement of cement. Quarry sites and granite industry in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia produces tons of powder wastes in the form of quarry dust (QD) and granite sludge (GS), respectively, causing serious environmental prob...

In recent years, the larval stage of Hermetia illucens, commonly known as black soldier fly (BSFL), has been used to promote circularity agri-food sector by bioconverting organic waste into biomass which a livestock feed. A secondary byproduct this process is frass that can be an fertilizer. This study compared two different plant-based diets on characteristics well performance, nutritional com...

The 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA and the 2011 seismic events in Japan have brought into sharp relief the vulnerabilities involved in storing nuclear waste on the land’s surface. Nuclear engineers and waste managers are deciding that disposing nuclear waste deep underground is the preferred management option. However, deep disposal of nuclear waste is replete with enormous technical uncerta...

a Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory, Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., 3, Miyahara-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-12, Japan bThe Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama 351-01, Japan cInstitute of Molecularand Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan dDepartment of Biosciences, Teikyo University, 1-1-1, Toyosatodai, Utsunomiya-shi, Toc...

The genome sequence of the brewery isolate Megasphaera cerevisiae NSB1 was determined. Strain NSB1 tolerates 5% (vol/vol) alcohol, which is higher than previously reported for M. cerevisiae The NSB1 genome will help elucidate genetics required for alcohol tolerance and niche adaptation of this Gram-negative beer-spoilage bacterium.

Pediococcus claussenii is a common brewery contaminant. We have sequenced the chromosome and plasmids of the type strain P. claussenii ATCC BAA-344. A ropy variant was chosen for sequencing to obtain genetic information related to growth in beer, as well as exopolysaccharide and possibly biofilm formation by this organism.

In the full-scale the anaerobic co-digestion of brewery yeast using granular biomass was studied. Full-scale operation with 0.7 % yeast concentration showed a 38.5 % increase in the biogas production and a 26.2 % increase in the organic loading rate, which resulted in an increase of the biomethane/natural-gas substitute ratio from 10 % to 16 %.

1. NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND DECOMMISSIONING 1.1 National framework 1.1.1 Overview of national policy The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of the Korean government developed the “National Radioactive Waste Management Policy” at the 249 th meeting held on September 30, 1998. The policy stipulates that the site selection process for radioactive waste ...