Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability

Rogers, Peter L.; Jeon, Yong Jin; Svenson, Charles J.

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“…methanol and ethanol) have higher volumetric energy densities than gaseous H 2 . Apart from the consideration of land use the long-term economics of bioethanol production should be considered (Rogers et al 2005). Ethanol cannot be used efficiently in fuel cells (Larminie & Dicks 2003) and a significant problem is considered to be the higher cost of bio-ethanol production (from cellulosic biomass) as compared to diesel or petrol.…”

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“…The price of bio-ethanol was projected to become comparable to that of petrol by 2015, based on a conservative forecasted price of $35-$40 per barrel crude oil (Chandel et al 2007), but this may occur sooner due to spiralling oil prices ($135 per barrel in May 2008 and climbing; www.bloomberg.com). The distillation cost of ethanol is significantly higher at low ethanol concentrations (Zacchi & Axelsson 1989) and a membrane distillation process can be used as an efficient and cost effective option (see Chandel et al 2007); molecular sieve techniques are now widely used in the industry (Rogers et al 2005). A net energy balance (NEB) calculated by Hill et al (2006) suggested that corn grain ethanol provides ca.…”

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“…This requires pre-treatment, which may be physico-chemical, enzymatic or combinations of these. An overview of upstream treatments is outside the scope of this review and the reader is referred to recent example reviews in this area (Rogers et al 2005;Lin & Tanaka 2006;Chandel et al 2007). Once a fermentable feedstock is generated there are several options for the downstream energy production process and the hydrolysate could be equally well used for bio-hydrogen production as for bio-ethanol production, without the attendant processing costs.…”

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Integrating dark and light bio-hydrogen production strategies: towards the hydrogen economy

Redwood

Paterson-Beedle

Macaskie

2008

Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol

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Biological methods of hydrogen production are preferable to chemical methods because of the possibility to use sunlight, CO 2 and organic wastes as substrates for environmentally benign conversions, under moderate conditions. By combining different microorganisms with different capabilities, the individual strengths of each may be exploited and their weaknesses overcome. Mechanisms of bio-hydrogen production are described and strategies for their integration are discussed. Dual systems can be divided broadly into wholly light-driven systems (with microalgae/cyanobacteria as the 1 st stage) and partially light-driven systems (with a dark, fermentative initial reaction). Review and evaluation of published data suggests that the latter type of system holds greater promise for industrial application. This is because the calculated land area required for a wholly light-driven dual system would be too large for either centralised (macro-) or decentralised (micro-)energy generation. The potential contribution to the hydrogen economy of partially light-driven dual systems is overviewed alongside that of other bio-fuels such as bio-methane and bio-ethanol.Redwood et al. -Dual systems for Bio-H 2 -Reviews in Environ. Sci. Bio/Technol. 8:149 http://dx

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“…The sustainability of economic development refers to concurrent high economic returns, low resource-energy consumption and low environmental pollution in economic development [47][48][49]. To evaluate the sustainability of economic development in the long term, we composed a triangle model using the interrelationship among the three composite indexes (EDI, RECI and EPI).We then applied this triangle figure to illustrate the relative proportion portfolio of EDI, RECI and EPI.…”

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Trends and Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Sustainability in Eastern Anhui Province, China

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This study analyzes and evaluates the status and long-term trend of regional economic sustainability in eastern Anhui Province, China. Based on the triangle model and the definition of economic sustainable development, this study evaluates the interrelationship among regional economic development, resource-energy consumption, environmental pollution, and ecological performance. The sustainable and comprehensive utilization situation in the study region from 1975-2012 is examined. The results show that in 2012, the comprehensive development in the study region had a general status in terms of sustainability. The sustainable development trend of the seven administrative subunits inside the region had a weak and general status in terms of sustainability, while the status of sustainability in the southeastern part of the region was better than that in the northwest. During the period from 1975-1998, the study region's comprehensive development presented a trend of general sustainability. In the period from 1998-2012, the region experienced a trend of very strong sustainability in its development. These statuses and trends have a certain relationship with the study region's strong economic development and environmental protection over the past 37 years. The triangle method, as an intuitive platform for illustrating sustainability status and trends in economic development, seems to hold promise as an analytical management tool given its simplicity, ease of use, and flexibility.

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“…Many commercially available bioengineered industrial enzymes derived from GM microbes, are used in the food industry [13]. With improved GM technology, the potential use of novel enzymes for the sustainable growth of other sectors such as energy, is growing [14,15].…”

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Biosafety capacity building: experiences and challenges of a distance learning approach

Mezzetti¹,

Sabbadini²,

Pertry³

et al. 2016

Acta Hortic.

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Biotechnology is revolutionizing industrial and agricultural practice as the number of commercial biotechnology products is increasing each year. Simultaneously, several regulatory approaches are put into place to allow technological advancement while preserving public health and the environment. Developing and/or emerging countries often face major barriers to access biotechnologies and biotechnology derived products as they frequently lack the institutional capacities and professional competence in exercising regulatory oversight. To address this need, intensive biosafety capacity building is required. Different training approaches can be used to train individuals in biosafety ranging from long-term leading to a postgraduate certificate or a Masters degree, to short term courses. In this paper, we discuss the applicability of a different approach to biosafety capacity building based on a distance e-learning system, the UNIDO e-Biosafety program that has been annually organized at the Marche Polytechnic University (MPU) in Italy and Ghent University (UGent) in Belgium since 2006. Even though there are some challenges, we can conclude based on our experience that distance learning in combination with on-campus tuition is amendable for biosafety capacity building.

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Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability

Cited by 38 publications

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Integrating dark and light bio-hydrogen production strategies: towards the hydrogen economy

Integrating dark and light bio-hydrogen production strategies: towards the hydrogen economy

Trends and Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Sustainability in Eastern Anhui Province, China

Biosafety capacity building: experiences and challenges of a distance learning approach

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