A process is described for converting aflatoxin-contaminated corn to ethanol via combining ammonia inactivation with the liquefaction step of the ethanol fermentation process. Better ethanol yields were obtained when ammonia was added during liquefaction than when no ammonia was added. Aflatoxin B1 levels were reduced 80 to 85% by the process.

Black liquor alkaline lignin and magnesium lignosulfonate were liquefied at 320 C. The antioxidant abilities of the liquefaction products were compared with the raw materials. Results showed that the total phenol content and unit antioxidant power of both alkaline lignin liquefaction products (ALLP) and magnesium lignosulfonate liquefaction products (MLLP) were improved, and ALLP had a larger i...

Objective: Human semen is the jelly-like substance mainly containing semenogelin 1 (Sg1) and fibronectin (Fn) with the characteristics of coagulation and liquefaction in a short time. In our previous study, we have identified that Eppin could interact with Sg. Eppin C-terminal fragment bind the Sg fragment containing the only cysteine in human Sg I (Cys-239). Besides that, during semen liquefac...

This study proposes to use a method of nonlinear, nonstationary data processing and analysis, i.e., the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT), to explore and characterize the signatures of soil nonlinearity and/or liquefaction from earthquake ground recordings. The paper first summarizes symptoms of soil nonlinearity and liquefaction shown in earthquake ground motion recordings. It then reviews the Fou...

To maximise economies of scale future CO2 transport infrastructure, new pipelines within the carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chain, should ideally have excess capacity to satisfy transportation demand. However, in scenarios where booster compressors cannot be employed along pipeline, rise pipeline mass flow rate over time culminates higher energy consumption upstream compres...

The amount of wood residue is used as a measurement of the extent of wood liquefaction. Characterization of the residue from wood liquefaction provides a new approach to understand some fundamental aspects of the liquefaction reaction. Residues were characterized by wet chemical analyses, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (...

The wood biomass was liquefied by the pressurized hydrothermal method. The wood biomass powder in the different particle size, which was pulverized by a vibration mill, cutter mill and grinder, was used for the liquefaction. The liquefaction material was biomass slurry, which was prepared by mixing the wood biomass powder and water together (1:9). After filling the biomass slurry in a pressure ...

Liquefaction of human semen involves proteolytic degradation of the seminal coagulum and release of motile spermatozoa. Several members of human kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) have been implicated in semen liquefaction, functioning through highly regulated proteolytic cascades. Among these, KLK3 (also known as prostate-specific antigen) is the main executor enzyme responsible for processi...