cellulose degradation Articles
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Comparison of response surface methodology and artificial neural network for optimum levulinic acid production from glucose, empty fruit bunch and kenaf
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the versatile chemicals that can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) were applied to optimise LA yield from glucose, empty fruit bunch (EFB) and kenaf. The effect of process variables namely reaction temperature, reaction time and acid concentration on LA production was ...
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On-site regeneration of transformer oil
Regeneration of transformer oil at the transformer’s location is an important preventive measure of transformer servicing. Transformer life time is, in essence, the life time of its insulation system. The most widely used insulation is liquid insulation (transformer oils) and solid insulation (paper, i.e. cellulose insulation). The oil provides for at least 80% of the electric strength ...
By GlobeCore PC
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Converting plant waste into biofuels
Promising advances using yeast and fungi. Written by Nancy W. Stauffer. You can read the original story in MIT News MIT researchers are genetically engineering yeast to break down stubborn plant fibers into sugars that it can then ferment — a first step toward a potentially cost-effective single-organism process for manufacturing cellulosic biofuels. The source of the genetic material: ...
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