Anaerobic digestion is a promising method of organic waste valorisation, particularly for fish farm waste, which has experienced high growth rate in recent years. The literature contains predictive mathematical models that have been developed by various authors, allowing the prediction composition bio-gas production from waste. In general, Monod’s kinetic expression basis describing enzymatic r...

organophosphorus compounds are highly toxic chemicals that have application in production of warfare agents and agricultural pesticides. detoxification of areas that have been exposed to these types of materials is of vital importance and several approaches have been used for this purpose. biodegradation of organophosphates is one of these approaches that is in the center of attention due to it...

Lignocellulosic biomass holds unlocked potential as biofuel feedstock. By enzymatic digestion or by pyrolysis, the biopolymers that compose plant cell walls are converted into liquid biofuels at the industrial scale. One strategy to increase the efficiency and lower the cost of these conversion processes is the use of genetically modified plants that produce biomass that is more amenable cataly...

This study investigated the degradation and enzymatic saccharification of cornstalk by white-rot and brown rot fungi. The fungal strains Trametes pubescens Cui 7571, Trametes velutina Dai 10149, and Antrodia wangii Cui 7568 were analyzed in solid-state fermentation cultures. Various extracellular enzyme activities were assessed to determine biochemical changes during the degradation process. Fo...

Anaerobic digestion of biosludge has not yet been implemented in pulp mills due to low biogas yields. Enzymatic pretreatment of biosludge has shown improvements in biogas yields but results are varied. A key limitation of previous studies is that they fail to consider the COD contribution from the enzyme solutions. The aim of this study was to systematically investigate the potential for enzyma...

Adequate comparisons of DNA and cDNA libraries from complex environments require methods for co-extraction of DNA and RNA due to the inherent heterogeneity of such samples, or risk bias caused by variations in lysis and extraction efficiencies. Still, there are few methods and kits allowing simultaneous extraction of DNA and RNA from the same sample, and the existing ones generally require opti...