Congratulations to Dr. Lu-Kwang Ju and Dr. Abdullah Loman for receiving the Archer Daniels Midland Award from the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). They are recognized for their article in the Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society with the title “Optimization of Enzymatic Process Condition for Protein Enrichment, Sugar Recovery and …
In doing research with soybeans, we need to periodically re-culture the seeds. We are using a special cultivar that is not naturally resistant to fungal attack. This serves as a positive control in testing. Not too many people would want to grow this for normal crop production, therefore it is …
Soybeans are commonly used for their oil and proteins. However, the carbohydrate rich fibers can be converted into fermentation feedstock. This carbohydrate liquid can then be fermented into many different products, including ethanol, butanol, enzymes, succinic acid, etc. Dr. Al Loman and Dr. Ju have written a nice summary of the different technologies in Process …
In our publication, Additive-free harvesting of oleaginous phagotrophic microalga by oil and air flotation, Dr. Hosseini, H.A. Starvaggi and Dr. Ju demonstrate that Ochromonas danica (an oleaginous phagotrophic algae) can be collected by simple air floatation and/or partitioning with oil droplets. In pre-testing, algae cultures contacted with an organic liquid (hexadecane) showed that approximately 71% of …
Rhamnolipids have been described as an effective way to kill zoospores in solution. Yet, zoospores are commonly associated with plant pathogens and are normally found in wet soil. The interaction between the soil and rhamnolipid is a critical factor to establishing the effectiveness and dosing required to prevent plant-fungal attack and …
In our latest work, Dr. Li , Mr. Xiao and Dr. Ju discuss the use of phagotrophic algae to convert waste activated sludge into algal biomass. Waste activated sludge is a by-produt of waste water treatment and potentially has a high amount of residual organics that may be difficult to access. This waste product is …
In a recent article, Dr. Al Loman and Dr. Ju demonstrate that kinetic models can be applied to the enzyme hydrolysis of soy carbohydrates (for improved digestion). They have described a time, enzyme, and substrate dependent model equation to show the progression of cellulase, xylanase, pectinase, and alpha-galactosidase on the hydrolysis of complex …
In our latest publication, Yajie Chen, Johanna Torres, Homero Castaneda, and Lu-Kwang Ju demonstrate that nutrient starved Desulfovibrio vulgaris (a sulfate reducing bacterium) is more corrosive than sea-water-level chloride under anaerobic condition. Neither the bacteria nor chloride caused significant steel weight loss (corrosion). However, when the bacteria is starved of …
In this new research, Abdullah Al Loman and Dr. Lu-Kwang Ju conclude that arabitol (a low calorie alternative sweetener) can prevent bacteria from causing tooth damage (dental carries). Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius and Streptococcus sobrinus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Lactobacillus fermentum were tested (common oral bacteria). Inhibition to was first tested with 1% arabitol and glucose as the …
In this article, we show that quantification of pitting corrosion (steel samples) is simplified with infinite focus microcopy (IFM). Groups of terms obtained from optical survey can be combined to determine the percentage of corrosion. A new rapid method was developed to use computer image analysis to build a correlation that can …