title: Production of hydrocarbons by Aspergillus carbonarius ITEM 5010.
abstract: The filamentous fungus, Asperigillus carbonarius, is able to produce a series of hydrocarbons in liquid culture using lignocellulosic biomasses, such as corn stover and switch grass as carbon source. The hydrocarbons produced by the fungus show similarity to jet fuel composition and might have industrial application. The production of hydrocarbons was found to be dependent on type of media used. Therefore, ten different carbon sources (oat meal, wheat bran, glucose, carboxymethyl cellulose, avicel, xylan, corn stover, switch grass, pretreated corn stover, and pretreated switch grass) were tested to identify the maximum number and quantity of hydrocarbons produced. Several hydrocarbons were produced include undecane, dodecane, tetradecane, hexadecane 2,4-dimethylhexane, 4-methylheptane, 3-methyl-1-butanol, ethyl benzene, o-xylene. Oatmeal was found to be the carbon source resulting in the largest amounts of hydrocarbon products. The production of fungal hydrocarbons, especially from lignocellulosic biomasses, holds a great potential for future biofuel production whenever our knowledge on regulators and pathways increases.
authors: Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
authors: Malavika
authors: M
authors: Sinha
authors: Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA; Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, AC Meyers Vaenge 15, DK-2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark.
authors: Annette
authors: A
authors: Sørensen
authors: Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
authors: Aftab
authors: A
authors: Ahamed
authors: Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA. Electronic address: bka@wsu.edu.
authors: Birgitte Kiær
authors: BK
authors: Ahring
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D056804:Biofuels / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D003470:Culture Media; D006838:Hydrocarbons; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin
keywords: Biofuel; Fungi; Jet fuel; Lignocellulosic biomass