A robust strain of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae CGMCC1949 was screened and identified, and advanced solid state fermentation (ASSF) technology for fuel ethanol production from sweet sorghum stalks was thus developed. The fermentation time was shortened to less than 30 h, and ethanol yield was 92% of its theoretical maximum. And in the meantime, the cost-effective storage was established for sweet sorghum stalks, with less than 5% sugar loss after 200 days of storage, making the plant operation could extend up to 200 days without feedstock shortage. With the fermentation kinetics and heat-mass transfer models, modeling of the ASSF process was investigated, and the rotating drum bioreactor was designed. Furthermore, the ASSF technology was successfully applied in the pilot plant in which the rotating drum bioreactor was scaled up to 127 m3, and ethanol yield of 91% was achieved. At the end, techno-economic analysis (TEA) conducted by ASPEN indicated that ethanol production from sweet sorghum stalks by the ASSF is economically competitive.
Bioreactors ; microbiology ; Ethanol ; metabolism ; Fermentation ; Industrial Microbiology ; methods ; Models, Theoretical ; Plant Stems ; metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; metabolism ; Sorghum ; metabolism

【Objective】 To analyze the results, characteristics and clinical value of video urodynamic study (VUD) of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in young male. 【Methods】 A total of 106 young male LUTS patients (18-45 years old) who received VUD in our hospital during Jan.2016 and Sep.2021 were collected to analyze the clinical and imaging urodynamic characteristics. 【Results】 Of the 106 patients, 55 (52.44%) had neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD)with clear neurological etiology, and 51 (48%) had non-neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NNLUTD). In NLUTD patients, dysuria was the most common symptom (76.74%); lumbosacral lesions were the main cause (76.36%); imaging urodynamics indicated weakening of detrusor muscle in different degrees. In NNLUTD patients,the main symptoms were frequent urination (48.72%) and dysuria (48.72%); about 58.97% of patients had two or more LUTS, and the main diagnosis was detrusor underactivity (DU)(35.90%). 【Conclusion】 NLUTD in young male is characterized by varying degrees of detrusor muscle weakness, detrusor sphincter dyscoordination, and decreased bladder compliance. NNLUTD is mostly caused by detrusor overactivity (DO) and DU.