Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
Investigation Of Ultrasonics As A Tool For Energy Efficient Recycling Of Lactic Acid From Postconsumer Pla Products, Gowrishankar Srinivasan
Investigation Of Ultrasonics As A Tool For Energy Efficient Recycling Of Lactic Acid From Postconsumer Pla Products, Gowrishankar Srinivasan
Gowrishankar Srinivasan
The growing use of "ecofriendly," biodegradable polymers have created a need for a suitable recycling technique because, unlike petroleum derived plastics, their properties deteriorate during conventional recycling. These new techniques must be cost efficient and yield material properties same as virgin polymer. This research investigates the effectiveness of high-power ultrasonics as an efficient technique to recover lactic acid from postconsumer polylactic acid (PLA) products. Polylactic acid is a commercially available bioplastic derived from corn starch and/or sugar cane that is biorenewable and compostable (biodegradable). The various ongoing researches to recover lactic acid from PLA employ a common platform of high …
Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Gowrishankar Srinivasan
The bioconversion of lignocellulosic materials into fuels is of great environmental and economic importance, because of the large amounts of feedstock (est. over 1 billion tons per year), the potentially low cost of this feedstock, and the potentially high net energy balance the overall process. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a candidate dedicated lignocellulosic feedstock in the US. However, lignocellulosic materials, including switchgrass, are hampered by the recalcitrance of lignocellulose to enzymatic degradation into fermentable sugars. Various types of pretreatment have been developed to overcome this recalcitrance. In this study, we examined sequential ammonia-steeping and ultrasound pretreatment of switchgrass. The …
Investigation Of Ultrasonics As A Tool For Energy Efficient Recycling Of Lactic Acid From Postconsumer Pla Products, Gowrishankar Srinivasan
Investigation Of Ultrasonics As A Tool For Energy Efficient Recycling Of Lactic Acid From Postconsumer Pla Products, Gowrishankar Srinivasan
Gowrishankar Srinivasan
The growing use of "ecofriendly," biodegradable polymers have created a need for a suitable recycling technique because, unlike petroleum derived plastics, their properties deteriorate during conventional recycling. These new techniques must be cost efficient and yield material properties same as virgin polymer. This research investigates the effectiveness of high-power ultrasonics as an efficient technique to recover lactic acid from postconsumer polylactic acid (PLA) products. Polylactic acid is a commercially available bioplastic derived from corn starch and/or sugar cane that is biorenewable and compostable (biodegradable). The various ongoing researches to recover lactic acid from PLA employ a common platform of high …
Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Gowrishankar Srinivasan
The bioconversion of lignocellulosic materials into fuels is of great environmental and economic importance, because of the large amounts of feedstock (est. over 1 billion tons per year), the potentially low cost of this feedstock, and the potentially high net energy balance the overall process. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a candidate dedicated lignocellulosic feedstock in the US. However, lignocellulosic materials, including switchgrass, are hampered by the recalcitrance of lignocellulose to enzymatic degradation into fermentable sugars. Various types of pretreatment have been developed to overcome this recalcitrance. In this study, we examined sequential ammonia-steeping and ultrasound pretreatment of switchgrass. The …