Sweet sorghum stalks were used as a low cost carrier for immobilization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NP 01 to produce ethanol from sweet sorghum juice. The effects on ethanol production of carrier size (6 × 6 × 6 to 20 × 20 × 20 mm3) and initial cell...
The technology for producing bioethanol from sweet sorghum stalks by solid-state fermentation has developed rapidly in recent years, and has many similarities with traditional Chinese liquor production. However, the product from sweet sorghum stalks...
Under dual pressures of energy and environmental security, sweet sorghum is becoming one of the most promising feedstocks for biofuel production. In the present study, the technical feasibility of sweet sorghum production was assessed in eight agricu...
Bioenergy is expected to play a key role in achieving a future sustainable energy system. Sweet sorghum-based fuel ethanol, one of the most promising bioenergy sources in China, has been receiving considerable attention. However, the conflict between...
This study determined the influence of cattle manure compost, chemical fertilizers, and mulch on the growth of weeds, sugar content, and growth of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). The inhibitory potential of root exudates from two sweet s...
(1) Background: Commercial production of fuel ethanol currently uses sugarcane and corn as feedstocks. Attempts to develop other renewable feedstocks that are more abundant have led to lignocellulosic biomass, which requires pretreatment prior to enz...
Coarse cereals are rich in dietary fiber, B vitamins, minerals, secondary metabolites, and other bioactive components, which exert numerous health benefits. To better understand the diversity of metabolites in different coarse cereals, we performed w...
In response to rising global energy demand and sustainability targets, assessing the energy-related efficiency of agricultural products has become a critical issue. Sweet sorghum is widely recognized as a promising energy crop for sustainable biofuel...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (AMF) are widely known to form a symbiosis with most higher plants and enhance plant adaptation to a series of environmental stresses. Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is considered a promising alternative...
Sweet sorghum is a C4 plant with great biomass potential yield in semi-arid environments. Under growing conditions affected by water shortage and nutrient deficiency, the optimal combination of irrigation and nitrogen (N) fertilization rate is a cent...
Soil contamination with heavy metals is a persistent challenge in the arid regions of Kazakhstan. This study evaluates the phytoremediation potential of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), a drought-tolerant crop with a well-developed root system, us...
The use of biofuels helps to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and therefore decreases CO2 emission. Ethanol mixed with gasoline in mandatory percentages has been used in many countries. However, production of ethanol mainly depends on food crops...
As the population grows, there is a need to address the continuous depletion of non-renewable energy sources and their negative effects on the environment. This led to a substantial assessment of possible innovations and raw materials to increase the...
Some commercial sweet sorghum syrups can be fraudulently or accidently adulterated with inexpensive sugar syrups, particularly high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or corn syrup, and sold at a relatively low market price or even mis-branded. This undermin...
This paper analyzes the rural Chinese biomass supply system and models supply chain operations according to U.S. concepts of logistical unit operations: harvest and collection, storage, transportation, preprocessing, and handling and queuing. In this...
Ethanol production from NaOH-Pretreated solid state fermented sweet sorghum bagasse with an engineered strain of Z. mobilis TSH-ZM-01 was optimized. Results showed that: (1) residual solid removal during ethanol fermentation was unnecessary and 24 h...
Sweet sorghum seems to be one of the most promising energy crops for a wide range of ecological conditions thanks to its high yield potential and drought tolerance. A two-year field trial was conducted in a semi-arid Mediterranean environment in Turk...
Currently, little data are available on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sweet sorghum production under temperate climate. Similarly, information on the effect of bio-based waste products use on the carbon (C) footprint of sorghum cultivation is r...
Sweet sorghum has strong stress resistance and is considered a promising energy crop. In the present study, the effects of salt on the membrane lipid metabolism of two sweet sorghum inbred lines (salt-tolerant M-81E and salt-sensitive Roma) were anal...
This study aims to identify the best conditions for liquid hot water pretreatment (LHW) of sweet stalk sorghum and the optimization method using the response surface method (RSM) with varying parameters, including temperature, reaction time, and acid...
Developing integrated biorefineries requires the generation of high-value co-products produced alongside cellulosic ethanol. Most industrial yeast strains produce ethanol at high titers, but the small profit margins for generating ethanol require tha...
Biogas from lignocellulosic feedstock is a promising energy source for decentralized renewable electricity, heat, and/or vehicle fuel generation. However, the selection of a suitable energy crop should be based on several factors such as biomass yiel...
Sweet sorghum is an annual warm-season energy crop that produces high biomass, is broadly adaptable, and is tolerant of abiotic stress. This study was conducted as a two-year field experiment to determine the effects of different harvest stages (boot...
Sweet sorghum is a unique bioenergy crop that produces stalks with fermentable free sugars. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how the production of hemicellulosic saccharides and bioethanol from sweet sorghum stalks (SSS) can be influenced by...
Sweet sorghum is a promising crop for bioethanol production in semi-arid regions, due to its tolerance to drought and salinity, where conventional energy crops face limitations. This study aimed to evaluate the agronomic performance of sweet sorghum...
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To explore the mechanism by which the plant growth-promoting bacterium Brevibacillus sp. SR-9 improves sweet sorghum tolerance and enriches soil cadmium (Cd) under pot conditions, the effect of strain SR-9 inoculation on the microbial community of so...
Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) has significant cultivation potential in arid and saline–alkaline regions due to its drought and salt tolerance. This study aims to evaluate the mechanisms by which increased soil salinity and reduced i...
Sweet sorghum juice, a potential bioethanol feedstock, can be incorporated into the dry-grind ethanol process to improve sugar utilization efficiency, thereby enhancing ethanol yields. The juice is normally obtained by pressing the stalk through roll...
To understand the molecular mechanism of drought tolerance in sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], we found the genetic loci associated with single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and explored drought-tolerance candidate genes. A genome...
This study investigated the interactive effects of silage type (corn silage, CS vs. sweet sorghum silage, SS) and nitrogen source (soybean meal, SM vs. slow-release urea, SRU) on lamb meat quality. Results indicated that silage type minimally affecte...
This study investigated the capability of Clostridium beijerinckii TISTR 1461 to utilize mixed sugars (glucose and xylose) in synthetic media and sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) hydrolysate for butanol production. Synthetic media containing 60 g/L of glu...
Feed shortage and water scarcity critically constrain livestock production in semiarid regions, yet the interactive mechanism of growth by which planting density and mowing shape the trade-off between biomass yield and nutritional quality remain poor...
Due to its superior drought tolerance, high biomass yield, and stress resistance, sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) has emerged as an ideal candidate for sustainable forage production in arid, semi-arid, and mildly saline–alkaline regions. Thi...
New global directions align agricultural land resources towards food production; therefore, marginal lands could provide opportunities for second-generation energy crops, assuming that in the difficult conditions of plant development, productivity ca...
The aim of this study was to determine the optimal conditions for dark fermentation using agro-industrial liquid wastewaters mixed with sweet sorghum stalks (i.e., 55% sorghum, 40% cheese whey, and 5% liquid cow manure). Batch experiments were perfor...
This study investigated the effects of dietary sweet sorghum (SW) inclusion (0%, 4%, 8%, or 12%) on the growth performance, plasma biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, intestinal morphology, and duodenal digestive enzyme activity of geese. A total of...
Sweet sorghum juice (SSJ) was evaluated as fermentation substrate for the production of l-lactic acid. A thermophilic Bacillus coagulans isolate was selected for batch fermentations without the use of additional nutrients. The first batch of SSJ (Bat...
Coastal mudflats are characterized by high salinity and alkalinity, along with low mineral nutrient availability, making it challenging to achieve high biomass or effective yields when directly cultivating food or fodder crops. Exogenous complex sali...
This study evaluated how varying proportions of licorice residue and sweet sorghum affect pellet quality, growth performance, intestinal morphology, and cecal microflora in 120 healthy 30-day-old Ira rabbits, which were randomly assigned to five grou...
High-cost carbon sources are not economical or sustainable for the heterotrophic culture of Chlorella vulgaris. In order to reduce the cost, this study used sweet sorghum extract (SE) and its enzymatic hydrolysate (HSE) as alternative carbon sources...
To improve ethanol production fermentation efficiency from sweet sorghum juice under a very high gravity (VHG, 280 g/L of total sugar) condition by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NP01, dried spent yeast (DSY), yeast extract, and glycine concentrations were...
The study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity of 41 sweet sorghum genotypes from seven countries for key biofuel-related traits over two sorghum growing seasons (2020 and 2021) in a semi-arid Mediterranean environment. Genotypes were assessed for...
The optimum fermentation conditions for ethanol production from sweet sorghum juice (SSJ) by the thermotolerant yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae DBKKUY-53 were determined using a statistical experimental design. Based on the Plackett–Burman desig...
High-temperature ethanol fermentation (HTEF) using high-potential thermotolerant ethanologenic microorganisms is a promising platform for ethanol production in tropical or subtropical areas. This study aims to evaluate the ethanol production potentia...
Butanol was produced commercially from cornstarch and sugarcane molasses (renewable resources) until 1983, when production of these plants was forced to cease because of unfavorable economics of production caused in part by escalating prices of these...
This research aims to study butanol fermentation from sweet sorghum stem juice (SSJ) by immobilized Clostridium beijerinckii TISTR 1461 cells on bamboo chopsticks using Arthrobacter sp. as an efficient bacterium for creating anaerobic conditions in s...
Optimization of four parameters, i.e., zinc (Zn2+), magnesium (Mg2+), manganese (Mn2+) and yeast extract for bioethanol production from sweet sorghum juice by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NP 01 under very high gravity (VHG, 270 g·L−1 of total sugar) cond...
Ethanol production at elevated temperatures requires high potential thermotolerant ethanol-producing yeast. In this study, nine isolates of thermotolerant yeasts capable of growth and ethanol production at high temperatures were successfully isolated...
The study investigated the effects of feeding mixtures of alfalfa (AF) and sweet sorghum (SS) at different ratios of silages in terms of the physiological status of blood and rumen, and rumen microbiota in lambs. A total of 30 four-month-old male Kar...
Dried spent yeast (DSY) and its hydrolysate (DSYH) were used as low-cost nitrogen supplements to improve ethanol production from sweet sorghum juice by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NP01 under very high gravity (VHG) fermentation (280 g·L−1 of total sugar...
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