Research Project: New Bioproducts for Advanced Biorefineries

Location: Bioenergy Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

From agricultural wastes to fermentation nutrients: a case study of 2,3-butanediol production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Okonkwo, C.C., Duduyemi, A., Ujor, V.C., Atiyeh, H.K., Iloba, I., Qureshi, N., Ezeji, T.C. 2022. From agricultural wastes to fermentation nutrients: a case study of 2,3-butanediol production. Fermentation. 9(1). Article 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9010036.

A chemical-free pretreatment for biosynthesis of bioethanol and lipids from lignocellulosic biomass: an industrially relevant 2G biorefinery approach - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Deshavath, N.N., Dien, B.S., Slininger, P.J., Jin, Y.S., Singh, V. 2022. A chemical-free pretreatment for biosynthesis of bioethanol and lipids from lignocellulosic biomass: an industrially relevant 2G biorefinery approach. Chemical Engineering Journal. 9(1): Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9010005.

Renewable energy production from novel and non-edible seed oil of Cordia dichotoma using nickel oxide nano catalyst - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rozina, Ahmad, M., Qureshi, N., Zafar, M., Ullah, S.A., Ul Abidin, S.Z. 2022. Renewable energy production from novel and non-edible seed oil of Cordia dichotoma using nickel oxide nano catalyst. Fuel. 323(1). Article 126123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126123.

Butyric acid production by fermentation: employing potential of the novel Clostridium tyrobutyricum strain NRRL 67062 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qureshi, N., Liu, S., Saha, B.C. 2022. Butyric acid production by fermentation: employing potential of the novel Clostridium tyrobutyricum strain NRRL 67062. Fermentation. 8(10): Article 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8100491.

Copy number variants impact phenotype-genotype relationships for adaptation of industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, Z., Huang, X. 2022. Copy number variants impact phenotype-genotype relationships for adaptation of industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-022-12137-0.

Solvent-free enzymatic esterification of free fatty acids with glycerol for biodiesel application: optimized using the Taguchi experimental method - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Singh, R., Dien, B.S., Singh, V. 2022. Solvent-free enzymatic esterification of free fatty acids with glycerol for biodiesel application: optimized using the Taguchi experimental method. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12633.

Evaluation of new manganese tolerant medium for itaconic acid production by Aspergillus terreus from glucose up to pilot scale and from corn stover and wheat straw hydrolysates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Saha, B.C., Kennedy, G.J., Bowman, M.J., Qureshi, N., Nichols, N.N. 2022. Evaluation of new manganese tolerant medium for itaconic acid production by Aspergillus terreus from glucose up to pilot scale and from corn stover and wheat straw hydrolysates. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 43: Article 102418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102418.

Near-complete genome sequence of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii NRRL Y-64007, a yeast capable of growing on lignocellulosic hydrolysates - (Rapid Release Publication)
Jagtap, S.S., Liu, J., Walukiewicz, H.E., Pangilinan, J., Lipzen, A., Ahrendt, S., Koriabine, M., Cobaugh, K., Salamov, A., Yoshinaga, Y., Ng, V., Daum, C., Grigoriev, I.V., Slininger, P.J., Dien, B.S., Jin, Y., Rao, C.V. 2022. Near-complete genome sequence of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii NRRL Y-64007, a yeast capable of growing on Lignocellulosic hydrolysates. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11(5). Article e00050-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00050-22.

Cellulosic butanol biorefinery: production of biobutanol from high solid loadings of sweet sorghum bagasse - simultaneous saccharification, fermentation, and product recovery - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qureshi, N., Saha, B.C., Liu, S., Ezeji, T.C., Nichols, N.N. 2021. Cellulosic butanol biorefinery: production of biobutanol from high solid loadings of sweet sorghum bagasse - simultaneous saccharification, fermentation, and product recovery. Fermentation. 7(4): Article 310. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7040310.

Exploring proteomes of robust Yarrowia lipolytica isolates cultivated in biomass hydrolysate reveals key processes impacting mixed sugar utilization, lipid accumulation, and degradation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Walker, C., Dien, B.S., Giannone, R., Slininger, P.J., Thompson, S.R., Trinh, C. 2021. Exploring proteomes of robust Yarrowia lipolytica isolates cultivated in biomass hydrolysate reveals key processes impacting mixed sugar utilization, lipid accumulation, and degradation. mSystems. 6(4). Article e00443-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00443-21.

Conversion of high-solids hydrothermally pretreated bioenergy sorghum to lipids and ethanol using yeast cultures - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cheng, M., Dien, B.S., Jin, Y.S., Thompson, S., Shin, J., Slininger, P.J., Qureshi, N., Singh, V. 2021. Conversion of high-solids hydrothermally pretreated bioenergy sorghum to lipids and ethanol using yeast cultures. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(25):8515–8525. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01629.

Response surface methodology guided adsorption and recovery of free fatty acids from oil using resin - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Singh, R., Dien, B.S., Singh, V. 2021. Response surface methodology guided adsorption and recovery of free fatty acids from oil using resin. Biofuels, Bioproducts, & Biorefining (Biofpr). 15(5): 1485-1495. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2255.

Development and validation of time-domain 1H-NMR relaxometry correlation for high-throughput phenotyping method for lipid contents of lignocellulosic feedstocks - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Maitra, S., Dien, B., Long, S.P., Singh, V. 2021. Development and validation of time-domain 1H-NMR relaxometry correlation for high-throughput phenotyping method for lipid contents of lignocellulosic feedstocks. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 13(7): 1179-1190. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12841.