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Dr Grant Campbell
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
About the Project
Arabinoxylans (AX) are non-starch polysaccharides that contribute to the cell walls of cereals and that have potential as functional food ingredients or for non-food applications. Previous work has demonstrated the economic feasibility of extracting AX within an integrated biorefinery co-producing bioethanol. Further work is therefore justified to investigate the functionality of AX as a function of origin and processing. This project will investigate AX functionality from different wheats and from different parts of the wheat kernel, and will investigate the effects of processing conditions on extraction yield and functionality.
Funding Notes
Candidates should have a first class or upper second class degree in chemical engineering, food science or a related discipline, and should be numerate
References
Courtin C.M. and Delcour J.A. 2002. Arabinoxylans and endoxylanases in wheat flour bread-making. J Cereal Sci 35: 225-243.
Hollmann J. and Lindhauer M.G. 2005. Pilot scale isolation of glucuronoarabinoxylans from wheat bran. Carbohydrate Polymers 59: 225-230.
Maes C. and Delcour J.A. 2001. Alkaline hydrogen peroxide extraction of what bran non-starch polysaccharides. J Cereal Sci 34: 29-35.
Mustafa M.A., Misailidis N., Mateos-Salvador F., Du C., Sadhukhan J. and Campbell G.M. 2007. Feasibility of co-producing arabinoxylans and ethanol in a wheat biorefinery. HGCA Project Report No. 425, HGCA, Caledonia House, 223 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9HY, UK.
Sadhukhan J., Mustafa M.A., Misailidis N., Mateos-Salvador F., Du C. and Campbell G.M. (2008) “Value analysis tool for feasibility studies of biorefineries integrated with value added production.” Chemical Engineering Science 63(2), 503-519.
Misailidis N, Campbell GM, Du C, Sadhukhan J, Mustafa M, Mateos-Salvador F and Weightman RM (2009) “Evaluating the feasibility of commercial arabinoxylan production in the context of a wheat biorefinery principally producing ethanol. Part 2. Process simulation and economic analysis.” Chemical Engineering Research and Design (in press).
Weightman RM, Davis-Knight H, Campbell GM, Misailidis N, Wang R-H and Villanueva AL (2009) “Feasibility of co-producing arabinoxylans and ethanol in a wheat biorefinery: Fractionation studies on UK wheats.” HGCA Project Report No. 448, HGCA, Caledonia House, 223 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9HY.
Weightman RM, Davis-Knight H, Wang R-H, Misailidis N, Villanueva AL and Campbell GM (2008) “Towards defining optimal feedstocks for a wheat biorefinery: Co-production of arabinoxylans with bioethanol.” Aspects of Applied Biology 90, 153-160.
Hollmann J. and Lindhauer M.G. 2005. Pilot scale isolation of glucuronoarabinoxylans from wheat bran. Carbohydrate Polymers 59: 225-230.
Maes C. and Delcour J.A. 2001. Alkaline hydrogen peroxide extraction of what bran non-starch polysaccharides. J Cereal Sci 34: 29-35.
Mustafa M.A., Misailidis N., Mateos-Salvador F., Du C., Sadhukhan J. and Campbell G.M. 2007. Feasibility of co-producing arabinoxylans and ethanol in a wheat biorefinery. HGCA Project Report No. 425, HGCA, Caledonia House, 223 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9HY, UK.
Sadhukhan J., Mustafa M.A., Misailidis N., Mateos-Salvador F., Du C. and Campbell G.M. (2008) “Value analysis tool for feasibility studies of biorefineries integrated with value added production.” Chemical Engineering Science 63(2), 503-519.
Misailidis N, Campbell GM, Du C, Sadhukhan J, Mustafa M, Mateos-Salvador F and Weightman RM (2009) “Evaluating the feasibility of commercial arabinoxylan production in the context of a wheat biorefinery principally producing ethanol. Part 2. Process simulation and economic analysis.” Chemical Engineering Research and Design (in press).
Weightman RM, Davis-Knight H, Campbell GM, Misailidis N, Wang R-H and Villanueva AL (2009) “Feasibility of co-producing arabinoxylans and ethanol in a wheat biorefinery: Fractionation studies on UK wheats.” HGCA Project Report No. 448, HGCA, Caledonia House, 223 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9HY.
Weightman RM, Davis-Knight H, Wang R-H, Misailidis N, Villanueva AL and Campbell GM (2008) “Towards defining optimal feedstocks for a wheat biorefinery: Co-production of arabinoxylans with bioethanol.” Aspects of Applied Biology 90, 153-160.
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