Project description:Microorganisms at the beginning of corncob composting
| PRJNA809889 | ENA
Project description:Sawdust composting for 5 days
| PRJNA809848 | ENA
Project description:Corncob compost
| PRJNA809831 | ENA
Project description:Agricultural waste composting for 5 days
| PRJNA809856 | ENA
Project description:microbial composition of corncob-AAO system
| PRJNA804350 | ENA
Project description:Regulation of nitrite accumulation in sulfur-corncob biofilters: Effects of sulfur-to-corncob ratios and free ammonia (FA) concentrations
Project description:Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) represents a promising approach to convert biomass into valuable chemicals by integrating the hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose with microbial fermentation in a single step. This study investigates the potential of CBP technique for the efficient conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into malic acid using the thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora thermophila. Transcriptomic analysis and genetic studies indicated that efficient degradation of lignin is crucial for improving the overall efficiency of CBP, as it facilitates access to cellulose and hemicellulose while enabling the utilization of lignin-derived compounds. The assay of lignin degradation products revealed that M. thermophila can channel main lignin-derived components into the central metabolic pathway for malic acid production. The combined enhancement of lignin degradation capabilities and optimization of the cellodextrin utilization pathway in M. thermophila resulted in 52.9% increase in malic acid production, from 36.3 g/L to 55.5 g/L directly from raw corncob. In a bioreactor, malic acid titer reached 151.2 g/L by one-step bioconversion of plant biomass, with the productivity and yield of 1.09 g/L/h and 0.55 g/g raw corncob. Following separation and purification, the purity of malic acid reached 99%. This study underscores the viability of CBP as a sustainable approach for biobased chemical production and emphasizes the importance of optimizing both lignin degradation and product synthesis pathways to maximize the efficiency of biomass conversion processes.