Sindhuja Sankaran, Samir Kumar Khanal, Nagapadma Jasti, Anthony L. Pometto III, J. Hans Van Leeuwen

Use of filamentous fungi for wastewater treatment and production of high value fungal byproducts: A review

Improvement of cellulase activity in Trichoderma reesei by heterologous expression of a beta-glucosidase gene from Penicillium decumbens.

Production of fungal protein and glucoamylase by Rhizopus oligosporus from starch processing wastewater

Utilisation of starch processing wastewater for production of microbial biomass protein and fungal α-amylase by Aspergillus oryzae

Use of fungi to improve bioconversion of activated sludge.

Aspergillus awamori and Trichoderma reesei were used, separately and in mixed culture, to convert apple distillery waste into microbial biomass. Overall, the use of mixed culture had considerable advantages, the positive properties of each species being retained. The effect of Aspergillus is evident in improved filtration and chemical oxygen demand reduction, as well as in the β-glucosidase synthesis. Trichoderma, on the other hand, contributes to good fibre degradation, protein enrichment of the biomass and cellulolytic, xylanolytic and pectolytic activities in the filtrates.

Joîca Friedrich

Papers

Mixed culture of Aspergillus awamori and Trichoderma reesei for bioconversion of apple distillery waste