Soo-Kyeong Jang

Levulinic acid production by two-step acid-catalyzed treatment of Quercus mongolica using dilute sulfuric acid

The objectives of this research were to produce a levulinic acid by two-step acid-catalyzed treatment of Quercus mongolica and to investigate the effect of treatment parameter (reaction temperature range: 100-230°C; sulfuric acid (SA) concentration range: 0-2%) on the levulinic acid yield. After 1st step acid-catalyzed treatment, most of the hemicellulosic C5 sugars (15.6gg/100gbiomass) were released into the liquid hydrolysate at the reaction temperature of 150°C in 1% SA; the solid fraction, which contained 53.5% of the C6 sugars, was resistant to further loss of C6 sugars. Subsequently, 2nd step acid-catalyzed treatment of the solid fractions was performed under more severe conditions. Finally, 16.5g/100g biomass of levulinic acid was produced at the reaction temperature of 200°C in 2% SA, corresponding to a higher conversion rate than during single-step treatment.

Evaluation on Anti-Dermatophyte Effect of Larix (kaempferi) Essential Oil on the Morphological Changes of Eermatophyte Fungal Hyphae

This study was to investigate the antifungal activity of Larix kaempferi essential oil against dermatophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton rubrum. The active components of L. kaempferi against dermatophytes were determined (characterized by GC-MS), and the morphological changes of the dermatophytes exposed to the L. kaempferi essential oil were observed by electron microscope. Main component of L. kaempferi essential oil was (-)-bornyl acetate. In antifungal activity tests, MIC of L. kaempferi crude oil was 125 ppm on every fungi and 100% (agar dilution method) at more than 500 ppm. By using SEM and TEM, the fungal morphology of E. floccosum exposed to the L. kaempferi essential oil was different from that of normal hyphal morphology. Hyphae exposed to the L. kaempferi essential oil was damaged with distorted and collapsed surfaces. In addition, there were destruction and disorganization of organelles in cytoplasm and collapse of cell membrane. Active antifungal components from L. kaempferi essential oil were identified as terpene alcohol compounds like (-)--muurolol, (+)-terpinen-4-ol, -terpineol, and -cadinol.

Evaluation of correlation between glucan conversion and degree of delignification depending on pretreatment strategies using Jabon Merah

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the glucan conversion rate after enzymatic hydrolysis depending on the treatment methods and conditions with changes in the chemical composition of treated solid fraction of Jabon Merah. The glucan conversion rate (17.4%) was not significantly improved after liquid hot water treatment (1st step) even though most of the hemicellulose was dissolved into liquid hydrolysate. Subsequently, dilute acid, organosolv, and peracetic acid treatment (2nd step) was conducted under various conditions to enhance glucan conversion. Among the 2nd step treatment, the glucan conversion rate of organosolv (max. 46.0%) and peracetic acid treatment (max. 65.9%) was increased remarkably through decomposition of acid-insoluble lignin (AIL). Finally, the glucan conversion rate and AIL content were highly correlated, which was revealed by the R-squared value (0.84), but inhibitory factors including cellulose crystallinity must be considered for advanced glucan conversion from highly recalcitrant biomasses, such as Jabon Merah.

Study on pretreatment of giant miscanthus using ionic liquid and structural change of lignin.

이온성 액체를 이용한 거대억새의 전처리 특성을 알아보기 위하여 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Emim][OAc])와 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim][OAc]) 두 종류의 이온성 액체로

Changes of Furfural and Levulinic Acid Yield from Small-diameter Quercus mongolica Depending on Dilute Acid Pretreatment Conditions

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Screening of Outstanding White Rot Fungi for Biodegradation of Organosolv Lignin by Decolorization of Remazol Brilliant Blue R and Ligninolytic Enzymes Systems

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Organosolv Pretreatment of Slurry Composting and Biofiltration of Liquid Fertilizer-Treated Yellow Poplar for Sugar Production

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Antifungal Activities of Essential Oils from Six Conifers against Aspergillus fumigatus

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Effect of ethanol organosolv pretreatment factors on enzymatic digestibility and ethanol organosolv lignin structure from Liriodendron tulipifera in specific combined severity factors

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Effect of freeze storage on hemicellulose degradation and enzymatic hydrolysis by dilute-acid pretreatment of Mongolian oak

세 온도조건에서 전처리를 진행하였다. 반응 온도가 높아짐에 따라 cellulose-rich product (CP)의 수율은 87.2%에서 67.6%로 점차 감소하였으며 ionic liquid lignin (ILL)의 수율은 2.2%에서 9.9%로 증가하였다. CP는 ILL에 비해 탄소함량은 낮았지만, 산소함량은 높게 나타났다. CP의 효소당화 결과