Solid-Substrate Fermentation of Corn Fiber by Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Subsequent Fermentation of Hydrolysate into Ethanol

• Published in: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 56; no. 11; pp. 3918 - 3924
• Main Authors: Shrestha, Prachand, Rasmussen, Mary, Khanal, Samir K, Pometto, Anthony L, van Leeuwen, J. (Hans)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 11.06.2008
• Subjects: Biofuels and Bioproducts Chemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Cellulose - metabolism; Cereal and baking product industries; corn fiber; ethanol; Ethanol - metabolism; Fermentation; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hydrolysis; Lignin - metabolism; Lignocellulosic biomass; Phanerochaete - metabolism; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Polysaccharides - metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; solid-substrate fermentation; white-rot fungi; Zea mays - chemistry; solid-substrate fermentation; white-rot fungi; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; corn fiber; Lignocellulosic biomass; ethanol; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Ascomycota; Yeast; Ethanol; Corn; Saccharification; Biomass; Basidiomycota; Fungi; Hydrolysate; Rot; Cereal; Solid substrate fermentation

The goal of this study was to develop a fungal process for ethanol production from corn fiber. Laboratory-scale solid-substrate fermentation was performed using the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium in 1 L polypropylene bottles as reactors via incubation at 37 °C for up to 3 days. Extrace...