Preliminary investigations into the bioconversion of gamma irradiated agricultural waste by Pleurotus spp

• Published in: Radiation Physics and Chemistry Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 379 - 382
• Main Authors: Gbedemah, C.M., Obodai, M., Sawyerr, L.C.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.1998; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agriculture, rearing and food industries wastes; Applied sciences; Biological and medical sciences; Biological treatment of sewage sludges and wastes; Biotechnology; Environment and pollution; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Pollution; Wastes; Fungi; Compost; Gamma irradiation; Pleurotus ostreatus; Waste treatment; Biotransformation; Basidiomycetes; Agricultural waste; Pretreatment; Sawdust; Thallophyta

The application of gamma irradiation for pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials for their hydrolysis and to increase their digestibility for rumen animal have been reported in the literature. Gamma irradiation of corn stover in combination with sodium hydroxide for bioconversion of polysaccharide...