Saccharification of sunflower stalks using lignocellulases from a fungal consortium comprising Pholiota adiposa and Armillaria gemina.
Lignocellulases from Armillaria gemina and Pholiota adiposa are efficient in hydrolyzing aspen and poplar biomass, respectively. In the present study, lignocellulosic enzymes obtained from a fungal consortium comprising P. adiposa and A. gemina were used for the saccharification of sunflower stalks. Sunflower stalks were thermochemically pretreated using 2 % NaOH at 50 °C for 24 h. The saccharification process parameters including substrate concentration, enzyme loading, pH, and temperature were optimized using response surface methodology to improve the saccharification yield. The highest enzymatic hydrolysis (84.3 %) was obtained using the following conditions: enzyme loading 10 FPU/g-substrate, substrate 5.5 %, temperature 50 °C, and pH 4.5. The hydrolysis yield obtained using the enzymes from the fungal consortium was equivalent to that obtained using a mixture of commercial enzymes Celluclast and Novozyme β-glucosidase. Addition of up to 500 ppm of heavy metal ions (As, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) during saccharification did not significantly affect the saccharification yield. Thus, the biomass grown for phytoremediation of heavy metals can be used for the production of reducing sugars followed by ethanol fermentation.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, 143-701, Republic of Korea.
Priyadharshini
P
Ramachandran
Tae-Su
TS
Kim
Saurabh Sudha
SS
Dhiman
Jinglin
J
Li
Ji-Hyun
JH
Park
Joon-Ho
JH
Choi
Jae Young
JY
Kim
Dongwook
D
Kim
Jung-Kul
JK
Lee
D055392:Armillaria / Q000201:enzymology*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002480:Cellulase / Q000737:chemistry*; D006368:Helianthus / Q000737:chemistry*; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*; D059013:Microbial Consortia / Q000502:physiology; D055368:Pholiota / Q000201:enzymology*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry
D002241:Carbohydrates; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin; D002480:Cellulase