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(May 16) The 74th Hiroshima University Biomass Evening Seminar(The 52nd Hiroshima University ACE Seminar)

Biomass Project Research Center, Hiroshima University, and HOSTY Association are co-organizing the Hiroshima University Biomass Evening Seminar. This seminar covers topics from the fundamentals of biomass to the latest information so that it can contribute the activities on biomass in this district. The 74th seminar will be held as follows. Please join.

Date & Time

Thursday, 16 May 2019, 16:20-17:50

Place

Engineering 108 Lecture Room, Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, Hiroshima University

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Program

Commentary and Chair: Yukihiko MATSUMURA
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University

◆Lecture: ​Kanta OGAWA
M1 Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University

“Detection of Formic Acid from Hydrothermal Reaction Field by Using In-Situ Mass Spectrometry”
Hydrothermal reaction field is often employed for biomass conversion, but due to its high temperature and pressure, it is not easy to detect the chemical species in the reactor. Products are often analyzed after cooling down and depressurization, but the possibility of reaction during these steps cannot be denied. Thus, in-situ mass spectrometry has been proposed to directly analyze the chemical species in the reactor. However, so far this technology can be applied only to temperature lower than 250℃. In this study, we improved the operation so that analysis from the reactor temperature or 400℃  is successfully conducted. Decomposition of formic acid was observed.

◆Lecture: ​Mojarrad Mohammad
D2 Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

“Simultaneous production of 3-Hydroxypropionic acid and 1,3-Propanediol by psychrophile-based simple biocatalysts in Shewanella sp.”
This study examines the potential of the Psychrophile-based Simple bioCatalyst approach in the production of 3-HP and 1,3-PDO compounds. The transformed psychrophile host bacteria by DhaB,DhaT, and PuuC, were tested and the desired result to measure the enzymatic activity for aldehyde dehydrogenase in transformed bacteria was obtained when the concentration of NADH was 0.5 and 1 mM, the optimum temperature was 40°C. All samples should be placed at 45°C for 15 minutes before measuring enzymatic activity. The same results revealed for both transformed bacteria by DhaT. We also are going to examine the potential of the PSCat approach in the production of and the co-production of these compounds.

◆Lecture: Takahisa TAJIMA
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

 “Itaconic acid production by Psychrophile-based Simple biocatalyst”
We constructed “psychrophile-base simple biocatalyst (PSCat)” to produce valuable chemicals effectively, because heat treatment of the cells have positive effects on the production; inactivation of the host metabolic enzymes producing byproducts and improvement of the cell membrane permeability of substrates. High yield itaconic acid production was achieved by the PSCat heterologously expressing two mesophilic conversion enzymes in the psychrophilic Shewanella sp. We are trying to improve the conversion process by immobilization of PSCat and creating fusion proteins of conversion enzymes.

We will hold the discussion meeting from 18:00 (800 JPY needed). Join this meeting, too if you are available.

Inquiries:

HOSTY Association (Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University)

E-mail: bprc*hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)


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