title: Corn forage biological pretreatment by Trametes versicolor in a tray bioreactor.
abstract: Trametes versicolor is a white-rot fungus known to be efficient in lignin removal due to its complex extracellular lignocellulolytic enzymatic system. Therefore, it can be used in the treatment of lignocellulose waste from agro, food, and wood industries. In a first experiment, corn forage treatment with T. versicolor was investigated in laboratory jars. In a second experiment, the process was scaled up to a tray bioreactor. In the tray bioreactor, the process of lignin degradation was improved, resulting in an increase in lignin conversion of up to 71% during seven days' treatment.
authors.affiliation: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Mirela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Planinić
authors.affiliation: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Croatia.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zelić
authors.affiliation: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Čubel
authors.affiliation: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bucić-Kojić
authors.affiliation: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Croatia marina.tisma@ptfos.hr.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tišma
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D005285:Fermentation; D013696:Temperature; D055454:Trametes / Q000378:metabolism*; D003313:Zea mays
keywords: Corn forage; Trametes versicolor; lignin degradation; lignocellulose; solid-state fermentation; tray bioreactor