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12 2019
Research team from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology focused on improving the current method of examining the so-called “shotgun metagenomes.” When an environmental sample is processed, all of the genetic material present is cut apart into identifiable DNA samples. The DNA samples are processed to produce metagenomes of the species in the environmental sample—a combination of metadata and genomes. A metagenome can contain genetic data from several types of organisms, indicating the evolutionary combinations that lead to that specific species. High populations of specific organisms have a higher representation of the DNA sample, but even minor species can be accounted for through this method. Microbiomes can contain thousands of bacteria species, hinting at the complex ecosystem that houses the microbiome as well as the one contained within the microbiome. Yet, until now, researchers have been limited in the tools they have to precisel...
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12 2019
By examining the enzymes that break down the alginate, the researchers from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT),may be able to harness the natural process to produce biofuel. During this process, they identified previously unknown enzymatic families that contribute to the bioconversion. The recently published the full structure of one such enzyme October 17 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Brown algae are not just seaweed that floats in the ocean and tangles swimmers’ feet - it also contains a secret. In its cell wall, brown algae hold polysaccharide alginate, one of the most abundant carbohydrates in the ocean. A major food source...
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12 2019
Prof. CUI Guanglei's group from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed new concepts concerning in situ formed and artificial SEIs as a means of fundamentally modulating the electrochemical characteristics of Zn. With strong interest in environmentally benign and efficient resource utilization, green and safe battery systems are in demand and improving rechargeability is a goal. Since the surface chemistry of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is a cri...
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12 2019
A research team from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has conducted an in-depth research of the working mechanisms of the Li-based anodes under three prevalent strategies, which is the use of Li-Al alloys, polymer coating and anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane attaching. With increasing demand in electric vehicles, grid storage, and portable electronics, the next-generation batteries of higher energy density and improved cycling life are in need. Lithium (Li) metal is considered as one of the most promising candid...
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11 2019
A novel external loop airlift slurry reactor was developed by the group led by Prof. YANG Chao from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). In this type of slurry reactor, an external loop airlift reactor and two parallel hydrocyclones for separating the clear liquid from the slurry were integrated to realize the processes of mixing, reaction, and separation simultaneously. The gas-liquid-solid slurry reactor, where particles act as catalyst, has been widely applied in energy chemical industry, fine chemistry industry, material chemical industry, and pharmaceutical industry. It has advantages of uniform temperature d...
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10 2019
The research team led by Prof. ZHANG Yongyu from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), for the first time on a large spatial scale, systematically surveyed the distribution of ten widely used triazine herbicides in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea With the rapid growth of global population and food demand, herbicides are being excessively used worldwide. More than half of the herbicides in market are photosynthetic inhibitors, which can cause serious negative effects on photosynthetic organ...
