Hyeun-Jong Bae

Microscopic observation of wood-based composites exposed to fungal deterioration

This study was conducted to investigate the susceptibility of various wood composite panels exposed to wood-deteriorating fungi. Five wood-attacking fungi (three mold fungi, one brown rot fungus, one white rot fungus) were inoculated into four types of commercial wood composite panels (plywood, oriented strand board, particleboard, and medium-density fiberboard). One solid wood sample was included as a control. The attacking patterns of the fungi in each panel was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The weight losses due to the exposure were compared. All wood composites were more or less susceptible to all fungi inoculated. The attacking mode of the fungi was highly dependent on the types of wood composite, which had inherently different shapes of voids owing to different shapes and characteristics of the raw furnish materials used. Plywood and medium-density fiberboard showed a large weight loss after an 8-week exposure to decay fungi. Plywood is the most susceptible to white and brown rot fungi. This study indicates that all wood composite panels should undergo careful consideration to prevent fungal deterioration when they are used for exterior and humid interior applications.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Phenol-Formaldehyde (PF) Adhesives

This paper discusses theoretical background of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and its application for phenol-formaldehyde (PF) adhesives to characterize their thermal curing behaviors. Three different scanning methods (single-heating rate, multi-heating rate and isothermal method) of DSC were used for liquid and powdered PF resins. The result showed that the single-heating rate method gave larger activation energy compared with that of the multi-heating rate method. The multi-heating rate method was successfully employed for the thermal characterization of powdered PF resin that showed two distinctive exothermic peaks. The isothermal method can provide an insight for how PF resin cures in hot-pressing process.

A comparative study between an endoglucanase IV and its fused protein complex Cel5-CBM6

The recombinant endoglucanase IV (Cel5; encoded by egIV) of Ruminococcus albus was compared with protein Cel5-CBM6 comprised of Cel5 fused at the C-terminus with the single-cellulose binding domain II (CBM6) of Clostridium stercorarium xylanase A, in order to improve its binding ability. Previous analyses using ball-milled cellulose had suggested that a cellulose binding domain of xylanase A could enhance cellulase activity, especially with insoluble substrates. Comparison of the catalytic activities of Cel5 and Cel5-CBM6 were determined using carboxymethylcellulose, Avicel, and filter paper as substrates. This study confirmed previous findings, and provided further evidence suggesting that Cel5-CBM6 exhibits enhanced activity with insoluble cellulose compared to native Cel5. However, its hydrolytic activity with soluble substrates such as carboxymethylcellulose was comparable to Cel5. For both cellulases, central linkages of cellulooligosaccharides (up to six glucose residues) were found to be the preferred points of cleavage. The rates of hydrolysis with both cellulases increased with cellulooligosaccharide chain length, and at least three consecutive glycosyl residues seemed to be necessary for hydrolysis to occur. Cel5-CBM6 showed a higher affinity for cellulose substrates than did Cel5, as demonstrated by transmission electron microscopy. Taken together, these results suggest that CBM6 increases the affinity of Cel5 for insoluble substrates, and this increased binding capacity seems to result in increased catalytic activity.

Bioethanol production from popping pretreated switchgrass.

Switchgrass was selected as a promising biomass resource for bioethanol production through popping pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification and fermentation using commercial cellulase and xylanase, and fermenting yeast. The reducing sugar yields of popping pretreated switchgrass after enzymatic saccharification were above 95% and the glucose in thesaccharificaiton solution to ethanol conversion rate after fermentation with was reached to 89.6%. Chemical compositions after popping pretreatment developed in our laboratory were 40.8% glucose and 20.3% xylose, with much of glucose remaining and only xylose decreased to 4.75%. This means that the hemicelluloses area broke off during popping pretreatment. FE-SEMexamination of substrate particles after popping pretreatment was showed fiber separation, and tearing and presence of numerous micro pores. These changes help explain, enhanced enzymatic penetration resulting in improved hydrolysis of switchgrass particles after popping pretreatment.

Popping Pretreatment for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Waste Wood

본 연구는 새로운 전처리 방법인 팝핑법을 이용하여 폐목재에 처리하였고, 전처리 된 시료에 효소를 처리하여 당화 수율을 비교 분석하였다. 폐목재의 팝핑 전처리 전후의 화학적 조성 분석 결과 홀로셀룰로오스의 경우 각각 65.9%, 58.8%였으며, 리그닌과 알코올-벤젠을 이용한 유기용매 추출물, 회분의 함량은 전처리 전보다 각각 3.1%, 3.9%, 0.7% 정도 증가하였다. 그리고 폐목재의 팝핑 전처리 전과 후의 시료에 각각 효소 처리 후 환원당을 측정한 결과 팝핑 전처리를 한 경우 전처리 전보다 1.0~1.5 mg/

Development of an advanced integrative process to create valuable biosugars including manno-oligosaccharides and mannose from spent coffee grounds

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Cel6B of Thermobifidus fusca and a Cel5-CBM6 of Ruminococcus albus containing a cellulose binding site show synergistic effect on hydrolysis of native plant cellulose

증가하였다. 시료 50 mg (1%, w/v)에 대한 효소 가수분해율은 셀룰레이즈와 자일란네이즈를 50 U씩 1 : 1로 섞어 처리하였을 때 가장 효과적이었다. 또한 팝핑 된 시료에 효소를 처리하여 가수분해되어 나온 상등액을 HPLC 분석법을 이용하여 분석한 결과 팝핑 전처리 후 셀룰레이즈와 자일란네이즈를 처리하였을 때 피크가 증가하였으며, 주된 피크는 글루코스와 자일로스였다. 또한 GC 분석법을 이용하여 팝핑 후 효소가수분해 한 잔여물의 중성당 분석 결과 잔류 글루코스와 자일로스가 각각 팝핑 전보다 57.5%, 64.2% 감소하였다. 글루코스와 자일로스 당전환율은 각각 약 45.9%, 38.7%였다. 【We have investigated pretreatment of waste wood using milling refinery combined with poping method, which can save energy for pretreatment and enzyme loading for enzymatic hydrolysis. The chemical analysis of holocellulose of non and popping treated waste wood showed 65.9% and 58.8%, and the lignin, organic extracts and ash were increased by 3%, 4% and 0.7% after pretreatment, respectively. The reducing sugar yields of pretreated waste wood were increased four times more than non-pretreated one and the synergistic effect of cellulase and xylanase were evaluated compare with individual enzyme treatment. Especially, enzyme cocktail (cellulase 50 U and xylanase 50 U) treatment was very efficient in 1% substrate (50 mg). Also, glucose and xylose conversion rate of pretreated waste wood by GC analysis were 45.9% and 38.7%, respectively.】

Phenanthroline-based magnetic nanoparticles as a general agent to bind histidine-tagged proteins.

Spent coffee grounds (SCG) or coffee residue wastes (CRW) provide excellent raw material for mannose and bioethanol production. In this study, SCG were used to produce valuable biosugars, including oligosaccharides (OSs), manno-oligosaccharides (MOSs), mannose, and bioethanol. SCG were subjected to delignification and defatting, producing SCG-derived polysaccharides. Two-stage enzymatic hydrolysis (short- and long-term) was performed to produce short-chain manno-oligosaccharides (MOSs) and monosaccharides (MSs), respectively. From 100 g dry weight (DW) amounts of SCG, approximately 77 g delignified SCG and 61 g SCG-derived polysaccharides, amounts of 15.9 g of first biosugars (mostly MOSs), 25.6 g of second biosugars (mostly MSs), and 3.1 g of bioethanol, were recovered. This technique may aid in the production of high-value mannose and OSs from SCG and other lignocellulosic biomasses that contain specific polysaccharides.