Objective
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TO INVESTIGATE THE DETAILED ENZYMATIC PROCESSES INVOLVED IN THE DEGRADATION OF LIGNIN BY WOOD-ROTTING FUNGI WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF DEVELOPING A COMBINATION OF ENZYMATIC AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES THAT WILL YIELD COMMERCIALLY VALUABLE MATERIAL FROM LOW VALUE LIGNIN.
TO DEVELOP A COMBINATION OF ENZYMATIC AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES TO CONVERT LIGNIN INTO HIGHER VALUE AROMATIC ALDEHYDES OR PRODUCE MORE REACTIVE LIGNIN FOR THE POLYMER INDUSTRY. THE ADVANTAGES OF ENZYMATIC PROCESSES ARE HIGH YIELDS, LOW ENERGY INPUT AND NEGLIGIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
THE MAIN BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT ARE THE FOLLOWING.
A) DEGRADATION OF LIGNIN INTO PHENYLPROPANOID DERIVATIVES OR AROMATIC ALDEHYDES SUCH AS VANILLIN OR SYRINGALDEHYDE FOR USE IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY.
B) MODIFICATION OF LIGNIN BY INSERTION OF CHEMICALLY REACTIVE GROUPS. INSERTION OF PHENOLIC GROUPS WILL ENHANCE THE VALUE OF LIGNIN TO THE POLYMER INDUSTRY. INSERTION OF CARBONYL GROUPS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF IONIZING SITES THUS IMPROVING THE SURFACTANT PROPERTIES OF THE MOLECULE TO MAKE IT MORE USEFUL AS AN ION ABSORBANT WHERE IT WILL FIND A USE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN REGULATING THE SLOW RELEASE OF AGRO-CHEMICALS.
C) PROVIDING NEW WAYS OF SEPARATING THE POLYMERIC COMPONENTS OF WOOD WHICH COULD LEAD TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PRETREATMENT OF WOOD IN THE PULPING INDUSTRY AND THE GREATER ACCESSIBILITY OF CELLULOSE FOR BIOCONVERSION TO GLUCOSE AND ETHANOL.
THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE ENZYMES PRODUCED BY THE FUNGUS CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR AND CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE DISTINCT PHASES, LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
1) THE RECOGNITION OF WHICH POLYPEPTIDES PLAY A ROLE IN THE DEGRADATION OF POLYMERIC LIGNIN.
2) THE ISOLATION OF EACH ENZYME AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE NATURE OF THE SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCTS FORMED IN THE REACTION
3) CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE PROPERTIES OF THE ENZYMES OBTAINED, THE CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN THE DEGRADATION AND THE NATURE OF THE PRODUCTS FORMED CONSTITUTE A SOUND BASIS FOR THE DESIGN OF BIOCHEMICAL/CHEMICAL REACTORS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMMERCIALLY VALUABLE PRODUCTS.
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SW7 2AZ LONDON
United Kingdom
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