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Low-temperature ethylenediamine (EDA)/urea pretreatment had been demonstrated to be an efficient pretreatment method for enzymatic hydrolysis and bioethanol production. For high-value utilization of the third main components of lignocellulosic biomass, the physicochemical structure characteristics and biological activities of low-temperature EDA/urea pretreated lignin (EUL) were comprehensively investigated in the present study. The results demonstrated that the pretreatment process facilitated the depolymerization of lignin, resulting in notable reduction in molecular weight and polydispersity index from 2.32 to 1.42 kg/mol and 1.44 to 1.20, respectively. The EDA/urea pretreated lignin (EUL) exhibited enhanced ultraviolet absorption capacity and the most significant DPPH radical scavenging and inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus in comparison to the primary lignin (PL) and the NaOH pretreated lignin (NL). Enhanced physicochemical characteristics and biological activities of EUL make it more suitable to be developed as sunscreen ingredient or antioxidant and antimicrobial agent in food preservation and conservation.
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Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering provides an international peer-reviewed forum to facilitate the discussion between engineering and biological science to find efficient solutions in the development and improvement of bioprocesses. The aim of the journal is to focus more attention on the multidisciplinary approaches for integrative bioprocess design. Of special interest are the rational manipulation of biosystems through metabolic engineering techniques to provide new biocatalysts as well as the model based design of bioprocesses (up-stream processing, bioreactor operation and downstream processing) that will lead to new and sustainable production processes.
Contributions are targeted at new approaches for rational and evolutive design of cellular systems by taking into account the environment and constraints of technical production processes, integration of recombinant technology and process design, as well as new hybrid intersections such as bioinformatics and process systems engineering. Manuscripts concerning the design, simulation, experimental validation, control, and economic as well as ecological evaluation of novel processes using biosystems or parts thereof (e.g., enzymes, microorganisms, mammalian cells, plant cells, or tissue), their related products, or technical devices are also encouraged.
The Editors will consider papers for publication based on novelty, their impact on biotechnological production and their contribution to the advancement of bioprocess and biosystems engineering science. Submission of papers dealing with routine aspects of bioprocess engineering (e.g., routine application of established methodologies, and description of established equipment) are discouraged.