Research Project: Develop Technologies for Production of Platform Chemicals and Advanced Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks

Location: Bioenergy Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Performance of xylose-fermenting yeasts in oat and soybean hulls hydrolysate and improvement of ethanol production using immobilized cell systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cortivo, P.R.D, Aydos, L.F., Hickert, L.R., Rosa, C.A., Hector, R.E., Mertens, J.A., Ayub, M.A.Z. 2021. Performance of xylose-fermenting yeasts in oat and soybean hulls hydrolysate and improvement of ethanol production using immobilized cell systems. Biotechnology Letters. 43:2011-2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-021-03182-2.

High-efficient cellulosic butanol production from deep eutectic solvent pretreated corn stover without detoxification - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lin, X., Liu, Y., Zheng, X., Qureshi, N. 2021. High-efficient cellulosic butanol production from deep eutectic solvent pretreated corn stover without detoxification. Industrial Crops and Products. 162. Article 113258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113258.

Production of xylitol from mixed sugars of xylose and arabinose without co-producing arabitol - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Saha, B.C., Kennedy, G.J. 2020. Production of xylitol from mixed sugars of xylose and arabinose without co-producing arabitol. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 29. Article 101786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101786.

Global view of biofuel butanol and economics of its production by fermentation from sweet sorghum bagasse, food waste, and yellow top presscake: Application of novel technologies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qureshi, N., Lin, X., Liu, S., Saha, B.C., Mariano, A.P., Polaina, J., Ezeji, T.C., Friedl, A., Maddox, I.S., Klasson, K.T., Dien, B.S., Singh, V. 2020. Global view of biofuel butanol and economics of its production by fermentation from sweet sorghum bagasse, food waste, and yellow top presscake: Application of novel technologies. Fermentation. 6(2). Article 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation6020058.

Pathway-based signature transcriptional profiles as tolerant phenotypes for the adapted industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae resistant to furfural and HMF - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, Z.L., Ma, M. 2020. Pathway-based signature transcriptional profiles as tolerant phenotypes for the adapted industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae resistant to furfural and HMF. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104:3473–3492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10434-0.

Defining the eco-enzymological role of the fungal strain Coniochaeta sp. 2T2.1 in a tripartite lignocellulolytic microbial consortium - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jimenez, D., Wang, Y., de Mares, M., Cortes-Tolalpa, L., Mertens, J.A., Hector, R.E., Lin, J., Johnson, J., Lipzen, A., Barry, K., Mondo, S.J., Grigoriev, I.V., Nichols, N.N., Van Elsas, J.D. 2019. Defining the eco-enzymological role of the fungal strain Coniochaeta sp. 2T2.1 in a tripartite lignocellulolytic microbial consortium. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96(1). Article fiz186. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz186.

Recycle of fermentation process water through mitigation of inhibitors in dilute-acid corn stover hydrolysate - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nichols, N.N., Mertens, J.A., Dien, B.S., Hector, R.E., Frazer, S.E. 2019. Recycle of fermentation process water through mitigation of inhibitors in dilute-acid corn stover hydrolysate. Bioresource Technology. 9:100349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100349.

Efficient itaconic acid production by Aspergillus terreus –Overcoming the strong inhibitory effect of manganese - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Saha, B.C., Kennedy, G.J. 2019. Efficient itaconic acid production by Aspergillus terreus –Overcoming the strong inhibitory effect of Manganese. Biotechnology Progress. 36(2):e2939. https://doi.org/10.1002/btpr.2939.