Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Bong Keun Song

Seung Hwan Lee

Jong Geon Jegal

Kyung Sik Hong

Ju Hyun Yu

Chan Duck Jung

In Yong Eom

In-Chul Kim

Yong Hwan Kim

Si Jae Park

Jeong Yong Ryu

Jae Kwang Song

Eun Suk An

Sang Yup Lee

Young Kyu Hwang

Jung Ho Lee

Jong San Chang

Tae Woo Lee

Yeong Un Kim

Jihoon Shin

In-Hwan Park

Hyun Kwan Shin

Hyun Jeong

Yu Kyung Jung

Kwang Myung Cho

Kee Hoon Won

Jong Hak Kim

Jeong Mi Kwon

Min Woo Lee

Keehoon Won

Hee Taek Kim

Jae Chang Lee

Bong Soo Chung

Tae Uk Kang

Jeong Chan Joo

Kyoung Hee Kang

Seung Yeong Park

The present disclosure pertains to a recombinantstrain for production of glutaric acid and a method for production of glutaric acid by using the same. When used to produce glutaric acid, the recombinantstrain guarantees an excellent output and allows the selective production of glutaric acid without generation of byproducts, which needs no isolation and purification processes and thus leads to an economical benefit. Consequently, the recombinant strain is useful for production of glutaric acid.

Recombinantstrain for producing glutaric acid and method of producing glutaric acid by using same

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a non-acid-treated eco friendly cellulose nanocrystal and the cellulose nanocrystals prepared by the same. The methods for preparing the non-acid-treated cellulose nanocrystal and extracting the cellulose nanocrystal from cellulosic materials of the present invention are eco-friendly methods, compared with the conventional preparation method for cellulose nanocrystal based on acid-hydrolysis; are efficient due to the total energy saving process; are easy to utilize side products; and are characterized by high yield to produce the target cellulose nanocrystal. The nanocrystal prepared according to the present invention exhibits equivalent or higher aspect ratio, yield and crystallinity than the cellulose nanocrystal prepared through acid hydrolysis, and has remarkably excellent thermal stability, so that it can be effectively used for the production of membranes, electrical and electronic parts, substrates, heat insulating materials, and reinforcing materials required for durability against heat.

Method for preparing non-acid-treated eco-friendly cellulose nanocrystal, and cellulose nanocrystal prepared thereby

The present invention relates to a method for preparing bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. The method of the present invention is capable of: minimizing the impurity content of an enzymatic saccharification raw material, by extracting biomass using hot water, before pretreatment, and removing extractable substances such as inorganic salts; suppressing, to the greatest extent, the production of overdecomposition products of sugar, by pretreating the biomass, from which the hot water extractable substances have been removed, in a condition for maximizing xylan yield; preparing fermentable sugar at a low cost, without washing a pretreated solid obtained from subsequent solid-liquid separation, but by only concentrating a sugar solution obtained after enzymatic saccharification, using a separation film; and preparing bioethanol therefrom in high yield.

Method for preparing sugar, bioethanol or microbial metabolite from lignocellulosic biomass

The present invention relates to a method for preparing, from wood-based biomass, a high concentration of fermentable sugar which can be effectively used in culturing various industrial fermented bacteria. According to the method of the present invention, biomass can be extracted by hot water prior to a pre-treatment so as to remove extractible substances such as mineral salts to thus minimize the content of impurities in raw materials for an enzymatic saccharification. The biomass from which substances extractible by hot water are removed is pre-treated in the condition where xylan yield rate is maximized, thus achieving maximum inhibition of the generation of over-decomposed products of sugar. Subsequently, fermentable sugar for culturing various industrial fermented bacteria can be prepared in an inexpensive manner by only concentrating, using a separator membrane, the sugar solution obtained by an enzymatic saccharification of the pre-treated solid content obtained by a solid-liquid separation without washing the solid content with water.

Method for preparing fermentable sugar from wood-based biomass

Disclosed is a treatment method of biomass to maximize sugar yield, which uses a specific additive which can effectively adsorb lignin-derived compounds and various inhibitors of the enzymatic activity to promote saccharification of cellulose catalyzed by cellulose hydrolases, and thus can maximize sugar yield from pretreated biomass.

Treatment method for biomass to maximize sugar yield, and additive used in same

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a stereoblock polylactide, comprising: a step of obtaining a first reaction mixture with a monomer conversion rate of 80 to 95% by adding a catalyst to a D-lactide and growing a PDLA chain; a step of obtaining a second reaction mixture with a monomer conversion rate of 80 to 95% by adding an L-lactide to the first reaction mixture and growing a racemic PDLLA chain at the end of the PDLA chain; and a step of further adding an L-lactide to the second reaction mixture and growing a PLLA chain at the end of the PDLLA chain through a polymerization reaction. The preparation method is capable of providing a more convenient synthesis by skipping a process of removing residual monomers in the middle of the reaction, and also of preventing multi-blocking and oligomerization of polymer chains due to a mixture of chains by gradually adding polymerizable monomers while controlling the monomer conversion rate in a one-port synthesis, thereby reducing chain transfer during the polymerization.

Method for preparing stereoblock polylactide

There is provided a recombinant microorganism having producibility of poly(lactate-co-glycolate) from glucose, and more particularly, a recombinant microorganism having producibility of poly(lactate-co-glycolate) without adding an exogenous glycolate precursor, and a method of preparing [poly(preparing lactate-co-glycolate)] using the same. According to the present invention, the poly(lactate-co-glycolate) in which the concentration of the glycolate fraction is high may be prepared at a high concentration without supplying exogenous glyoxylate. Therefore, the present invention may be effectively used for treatment.

Recombinant microorganism having ability to produce [lactate-co-glycolate] copolymer from glucose, and method for preparing [lactate-co-glycolate] copolymer using same

The present invention relates to a process for preparing phenolic polymers utilizingperoxidase. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for preparing phenolic polymers by polymerizing phenolic monomers withperoxidase instead of using typical peroxidase which essentially requires the use of toxic formalin or peroxidase of plant origin which is very costly and easily deactivated by hydrogen peroxide in the polymerization of phenolic monomers, wherein the polymerization is conducted in the presence of a polar organic solvent under mild reaction conditions of atmospheric temperature and pressure to economically produce desired phenolic polymers having excellent water and chemical resistances with high yield.

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Disclosed herein is a method for producing monohydric alcohols from monocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof using a catalyst comprising ruthenium (Ru) and tin (Sn) using zinc oxide (ZnO) as both a catalyst support and an active promoter; a catalyst prepared by adding an inorganic binder such as silica, alumina or titania in a limited range to the catalyst comprising the above components in order to impart a shaping ability to the catalyst; or, a modified catalyst reformed by adding at least one reducing component selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Rh, Pd, Re, Ir, and Pt to the catalyst in order to improve the reducing ability of the catalyst. By using such catalysts, the method according to the present invention is advantageous in that the monohydric alcohols can be prepared in high yield regardless of whether the monocarboxylic acids contain water or not, the monohydric alcohols can be economically prepared because the catalysts can be operated under mild reaction conditions and also exhibits high selectivity and productivity compared to conventional catalysts, and the catalysts have excellent long-term reaction stability so as to be advantageous for industrial applications.

Process of producing monohydric alcohols from monocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a phenolic polymer using a phenothiazine-based mediator, in particular, to a process for preparing a phenolic polymer via polymerization of phenolic monomers by using a phenothiazine-based mediator in the presence of peroxidase biocatalyst and an oxidant, thereby drastically improving the enzyme reactivity of peroxidase. The phenolic polymers prepared according to the polymerization of this invention maintain unsaturated hydrocarbon groups linked to their side chains, so that they are very useful as a curing resin because they can easily form coatings through radical curing. In addition, the coating formed using the curing resin has an antioxidation effect and a low surface energy, so that they can prevent physical attachment of marine livings. Because the antifouling-causing functional groups are not consumed, the coatings continuously exhibit durability.

Process for preparing phenolic polymer by using phenothiazines mediator

The present invention relates to an epoxy-based coating resin composition which facilitates the transcription of the printed letters or photographs developed by sublimation dyes on printing paper to the surface of potteries, glasses, marbles, metals or woods only by thermal treatment and more particularly, to the epoxy-based coating resin composition with 1) long-tern storage stability due to the use of a mixture of diethanolamine and triethanolamine as a hardening accelerator, 2) uniform thickness after coated, 3) less air bubbles after dried, 4) good depth in printing, and 5) a releasing property which promotes easier separation of printing paper from its coated surface after transfer-printed.

Coating resin composition for transfer printing

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Bong Keun Song