BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.605-619
M. Ibrahim, Noremylia Mohd Bakhori, Ariff Farhan Mohd Nor, Roslina Mohammad, Sa’ardin Abd Aziz, Mohd Yusof Md Daud, H. Kuan, M. Mahardika, M. Z. Hassan
{"title":"Central composite design for optimization of kenaf-reinforced epoxy composite bonding performance","authors":"M. Ibrahim, Noremylia Mohd Bakhori, Ariff Farhan Mohd Nor, Roslina Mohammad, Sa’ardin Abd Aziz, Mohd Yusof Md Daud, H. Kuan, M. Mahardika, M. Z. Hassan","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.605-619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.605-619","url":null,"abstract":"Kenaf fiber is gaining prominence because of its ability as a natural-based reinforced material in advanced composites. However, kenaf contains a hygroscopic natural waxy substance that covers the fiber layer, providing a low surface tension and preventing strong bonding with the polymer matrix. The goal of this study is to optimize the blending parameters of kenaf fiber-reinforced epoxy composites by alkali treatment concentration, length, and fiber-matrix loading using central composite design. The maximum tensile strength was obtained at 6.03 wt% of NaOH concentration, fiber loading of 26.02 wt%, and fiber length at 7.39 mm, which showed a strong correlation between experimental and predicted values. The analysis of variance function model indicated that fiber length, sodium hydroxide concentration, and fiber loading all play important roles in mechanical properties of composites. Based on the fracture surface observations, kenaf fiber composite strength was closely related to bonding at fiber-matrix interfaces. The most common failure modes in the samples were voids, matrix fracture, fiber breakage, weak bonding, and fiber pull-out.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"72 12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139199977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.595-604
Suman Pradhan, Edward D. Entsminger, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Daniel Seale, K. Ragon
{"title":"Evaluation of rice husk composite boards prepared using different adhesives and processing methods","authors":"Suman Pradhan, Edward D. Entsminger, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Daniel Seale, K. Ragon","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.595-604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.595-604","url":null,"abstract":"Rice husks, a byproduct of rice milling, were used to develop composite boards. Different processing methods, grinding, and treating with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), were adopted to improve the bonding and mechanical performance. NaOH solution was prepared at 5% (wt/v) concentration. The effect of different adhesives, phenol formaldehyde (PF), and polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (pMDI), was evaluated. Rice husks mixed with resin were hot pressed to the target density of 768 kg/m3 and thickness of 12.7 mm. Specimens cut from these flat panels were submitted to bending, internal bond, water absorption, and thickness swelling tests. Results revealed that chemical treatment with NaOH significantly improved fiber-to-fiber bonding of rice husks. Internal bond strength of specimens made from chemically treated rice husks increased at least 1000% compared to others. Considering the mechanical properties and water uptake, rice husk boards fabricated with unprocessed rice husks and pMDI showed a better performance.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"61 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139205310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-29DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.568-581
Herminia López-Salazar, B. Camacho-Díaz, M. L. A. Ocampo, R. Campos-Mendiola, R. Martínez-Velarde, Argelia López-Bonilla, A. Jiménez–Aparicio
{"title":"Microwave-assisted extraction of β-Sitosterol: A by-product from Agave angustifolia Haw bagasse","authors":"Herminia López-Salazar, B. Camacho-Díaz, M. L. A. Ocampo, R. Campos-Mendiola, R. Martínez-Velarde, Argelia López-Bonilla, A. Jiménez–Aparicio","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.568-581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.568-581","url":null,"abstract":"β-sitosterol (BSS) and β-sitosterol glucoside (BSSG) were extracted from Agave angustifolia Haw bagasse using microwave-assisted extraction (MAE). The quantification and characterization of BSS and BSSG were performed through high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). With an extraction time of 9 seconds using MAE, a higher amount of BSS (103.6 mg of β-sitosterol per gram of dry weight of extract) was obtained compared to BSSG (61.6 mg of β-sitosterol glucoside per gram of dry weight of extract). MAE emerges as a promising method for the efficient recovery of β-sitosterol (BSS) and β-sitosterol glucoside (BSSG) from A. angustifolia bagasse. This enriches scientific knowledge regarding phytochemical extraction and holds great potential for various industries, such as pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Additionally, by valorizing the by-products of the agave industry, this research contributes to the sustainable utilization of resources, aligning with the principles of green and circular economy practices.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139210770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.ma
Hongzhi Ma, Pin Lv, Chen Wang, Jun Zhou
{"title":"Comprehensive treatment and disposal of logistics waste in China: Prospects of biomass resource conversion","authors":"Hongzhi Ma, Pin Lv, Chen Wang, Jun Zhou","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.ma","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.ma","url":null,"abstract":"The exponential growth of China’s economy, coupled with the surge in online commerce, has led to a significant expansion of the logistics industry. In 2022, China’s express delivery industry generated approximately 9 million tons of waste paper and 1.8 million tons of plastic. This study analyzed the current composition and utilization of logistics waste in China, with suggestions for recycling. Logistics waste can be defined as the packaging waste generated in the logistics industry. Corrugated paper and plastic waste were chosen as the objects for utilization. Due to its high cellulose content, corrugated paper can be utilized along with other paper waste for biomass resourcing. Biodegradable plastics can also be converted into biomass resources through the action of specific microorganisms. These polymers can be enzymatically depolymerized by certain bacteria and fungi, yielding valuable organic products. In general, logistics wastes all have potential for biomass resource recovery. By adopting appropriate recovery and conversion technologies, these waste streams can be transformed into high-value bio-based products, such as biofuels, biochemicals, and biopolymers, thus contributing to the development of a circular and sustainable economy.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139227049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.552-567
Yiming Lu
{"title":"Agricultural products supply chain risk assessment model construction and application in IOT environment","authors":"Yiming Lu","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.552-567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.552-567","url":null,"abstract":"This paper constructs the operation model of agricultural products supply chain under an IoT (Internet of Things) environment, based on which the HHM (Hodrick-Prescott Filter) model is used to identify the risk. The ISM (Internal Supply Management) model was used to analyze risk factors. A risk index system was constructed, which was divided into three primary indexes and 18 secondary indexes. The backpropagation (BP) neural network approach was used to establish the risk assessment model. The sample data from 2017 to 2020 was employed as the test sample to test the network assessment model. There was a very small error in the risk level assessment and training results. The results showed that the risk level assessment model was highly operable and can have practical value for effective assessment of the risk level.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"60 3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139220896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.510-524
Jong Ho Kim, B. Purusatama, Alvin Muhammad Savero, Denni Prasetia, J. Jang, Se Young Park, Seung Hwan Lee, Nam Hun Kim
{"title":"Convolutional neural network performance and the factors affecting performance for classification of seven Quercus species using sclereid characteristics in the bark","authors":"Jong Ho Kim, B. Purusatama, Alvin Muhammad Savero, Denni Prasetia, J. Jang, Se Young Park, Seung Hwan Lee, Nam Hun Kim","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.510-524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.510-524","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the sclereids in the bark of oak species, a convolutional neural network (CNN) was employed to validate species classification performance and its influencing factors. Three optimizers including stochastic gradient descent (SGD), adaptive moment estimation (Adam), root mean square propagation (RMSProp), and dataset augmentation were adopted. The accuracy and loss stabilized at approximately 15 to 20 and 70 to 80 epochs for the augmented and non-augmented condition, respectively. In the last five epochs, the RMSProp-augmented condition achieved the highest accuracy of 89.8%, whereas the Adam-augmented condition achieved the lowest accuracy of 73.8%. Regarding the loss, SGD-non-augmented condition was the lowest at 0.498, whereas Adam-augmented condition was the highest at 2.740. The highest accuracy was influenced by RMSProp at 0.194. Dataset augmentation had a significant influence on accuracy at 0.456. Homogeneous subsets among the validation conditions indicated that the accuracy and loss were classified into the same subset using an augmented dataset during the training, regardless of the optimizer. Only Adam and RMSProp with non-augmented datasets were categorized into the same subset during the test. Hence, species classification using CNN and sclereid characteristics in the bark was feasible, and RMSProp with augmented datasets showed optimal performance for species classification.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139233831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from food packaging waste paper","authors":"Wei-Lin Tu, Yu-Chuan Hsiung, Chen-Hsien Liang, Jung-Mei Huang, Chung-Mao Ou, Gia-Luen Guo","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.539-551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.539-551","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated the production of marine biodegradable plastics, specifically polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), using waste paper from food containers as a novel material source. The results showed that adding dilute sulfuric acid as a pretreatment may have a negative impact on enzyme hydrolysis efficiency. Without pretreatment, the highest glucose concentration was observed in the 50-min heating group. In the experimental group with 1% dilute sulfuric acid as a pretreatment, the highest average glucose concentration was observed in the 25-min treatment group. In flask scale experiments, the C/N ratio was controlled at 10, 20, and 30. The results showed that when the C/N ratio was 10, the PHA/CDM ratios were 16.3 and 23.6 at 48 and 72 h, respectively. After 96 h of cultivation using hydrolysis liquid from the waste paper container as the sole carbon source in a 5-L scale experiment, the PHA/CDM ratio was 28.7 and the PHA concentration was 0.95 g/L. The potential bacterial strain in this study was confirmed to be a Bacillus genus bacterium after strain identification. The signal peaks indicated that the PHA obtained from the Bacillus sp. production process was PHB.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"278 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139232476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.525-538
Guoxiang Zheng, Siyu Wang, N’Dri Yves Bohoussou
{"title":"The impact of Fe2+ and Na+ concentrations on hydrogen production with three different fermenter bacteria","authors":"Guoxiang Zheng, Siyu Wang, N’Dri Yves Bohoussou","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.525-538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.525-538","url":null,"abstract":"Batch experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of Fe2+ and Na+ on the hydrogen (H2) production performance from three different metabolic type hydrogen-producing bacterial strains. The appropriate amount of Fe2+ significantly promoted the H2 production of all three hydrogen-producing bacteria. The combination of H2 production and liquid products showed that Fe2+ was more suitable for the H2 production and metabolism of E. harbinense ZGX4. When the Fe2+ concentration was 0.05 g/L, the H2 production and liquid products concentrations were 2170 mL/L-medium and 6530 mg/L, respectively. Na+ enhanced the H2 production of E. harbinense ZGX4 and C. butyricum 1.209 but inhibited the H2 production of E. cloacae 1.2022. Na+ made C. butyricum 1.209 exhibit the best H2 production and metabolic performance when the Na+ concentration was 2 g/L, while the H2 production, and liquid products concentration were 2460 mL/L-medium and 5350 mg/L, respectively. At the end of the experiment, it was found that the addition of Fe2+ could change the type of fermentation in C. butyricum 1.209. Therefore, further exploration of the effects of other metal ions on model hydrogen-producing strains has great potential for achieving high hydrogen production rates, among other things.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139233633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-21DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.456-477
Tanusha Devi Elan Solan, Siti Khalijah Mahmad Rozi, Noorashikin Md Saleh, Sharifah Mohamad, A. Ishak, N. Rahim, Monisha Devi Elan Solan
{"title":"Surface functionalization of magnetite nanoparticles for remediation enhancement of phenol from aqueous solutions","authors":"Tanusha Devi Elan Solan, Siti Khalijah Mahmad Rozi, Noorashikin Md Saleh, Sharifah Mohamad, A. Ishak, N. Rahim, Monisha Devi Elan Solan","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.456-477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.456-477","url":null,"abstract":"Phenol is a toxic pollutant generated by industries. It can diminish the supply of clean water and is hazardous to human health. Hence, an effective abatement method is important to remove phenol from water sources. The following amine-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles, ethylenediamine (EDA), diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylenetetramine (TETA), tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA), and polyethylenehexamine (PEHA), were used to study the adsorption performances of phenol from the prepared samples. The morphological study revealed long rod shapes with rough and sharp edges, while the elemental analysis presented the addition of two elements, C and N atoms. In addition, the TETA@MNP possessed weaker magnetism compared to MNPs, showing that the surface functionalization of MNPs was successful. TETA@MNP showed the highest percentage for phenol removal compared to others. The TETA@MNP achieved a removal efficiency of 99.2% at optimum conditions of 60 mg dosage, contact time of 25 min, and pH of 7. TETA@MNP obeyed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Freundlich isotherm model, with coefficients of determination (R2) of 0.9765 and 0.9682, respectively. The reusability study has demonstrated that TETA@MNP can be reused approximately 6 times with extremely minor loss. Therefore, TETA@MNP is a good adsorbent for the adsorption of phenol from prepared sample solutions.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"35 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139251691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BioresourcesPub Date : 2023-11-21DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.1.500-509
Chen Wang, Jiahao Yu, Min-han Jiang, Jingyao Li
{"title":"Effect of slicing parameters on the light transmittance of 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate glycol products","authors":"Chen Wang, Jiahao Yu, Min-han Jiang, Jingyao Li","doi":"10.15376/biores.19.1.500-509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.500-509","url":null,"abstract":"To manufacture 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) products with excellent light transmittance performance, this study evaluated the principle of light transmission and the influencing factors of fused deposition methods (FDM) 3D-printed PETG products. This study explored the influence of different slicing parameters (layer height, extrusion rate, and printing speed) on the light transmittance of PETG products via a UV-visible spectrophotometer. The results showed that, in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 mm, the PETG specimens with 0.2 mm layer height had the best light transmittance performance; in the range of 100% to 120%; the PETG specimens with 110% extrusion rate had the best light transmittance performance; in the range of 20 to 40 mm/s printing speed, the PETG specimens with 40 mm/s printing speed had the best light transmittance performance. Comparison of image visibility showed that PETG products with layer height of 0.2 mm, extrusion rate of 110%, and printing speed of 40 mm/s had the best image visibility.","PeriodicalId":9172,"journal":{"name":"Bioresources","volume":"13 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139253628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}