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Science City Hydrogen Energy Seminar. Advanced processes for the production of hydrogen, fuels and chemicals from waste. Solid state fermentation. Dan Eastwood. 22nd Jan 2010. WOW. Wealth Out of Waste. Pre-treatment of plant biomass. - Low input. - Solid to liquid.
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Science City Hydrogen Energy Seminar Advanced processes for the production of hydrogen, fuels and chemicals from waste Solid state fermentation Dan Eastwood 22nd Jan 2010
WOW Wealth Out of Waste • Pre-treatment of plant biomass - Low input - Solid to liquid • Production of chemicals
Bioconversion Concept MICROBIAL BIOREFINERY Fatty Acids & Oils Sugars Aromatics
Comparison: single fermentations (brown rot fungi) & sequential fermentations (brown rot & white rot fungi) LC-MS Solvent soluble aromatics ~ 1.4 – 3.5 % dry wt conversion of straw S. lacrymans P. placenta P. placentafollowed byP. chrysosporium S. lacrymans followed by P. chrysosporium
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