Management of palm oil mill effluent through production of cellulases by filamentous fungi
A laboratory scale study to evaluate the potentiality of filamentous fungi for the production of cellulolytic enzymes using palm oil mill effluent (POME)as a basal medium was initiated. A total of 25 filamentous fungi in which 16 filamentous fungi were isolated and purified from oil palm industria...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer
2009
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/5057/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5057/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5057/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5057/1/Cellulase-POME-screening.pdf |
| Summary: | A laboratory scale study to evaluate the potentiality of filamentous fungi for the production of cellulolytic enzymes using palm oil mill effluent (POME)as a basal medium was initiated. A total of 25 filamentous
fungi in which 16 filamentous fungi were isolated and
purified from oil palm industrial residues and 9 strains from laboratory stock were screened using POME with 1% total
suspended solids. Trichoderma reesei RUT C-30 was
identified as a potential strain for cellulolytic enzyme
production as compared to other genera of Aspergillus,
Penicillum, Rhizopus, Phanerochaete, Trichoderma and
basidiomycete groups. The results showed that T. reesei
RUT C-30 gave the highest filter paper cellulase and carboxy
methyl cellulase activity of 0.917 and 2.51 U/ml
respectively at day 5 of fermentation. Other parameters
such as growth formation, pH, filterability and total biosolids were observed to evaluate the bioconversion process. |
|---|