Solid-state fermentation

TL;DR: X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy were employed to investigate the chemical structure, as well as the thermal properties and the crystalline morphology of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) samples produced by SSF, indicating that solid-state fermentation is an interesting alternative for the production of PHB.

TL;DR: Mixed culturing is beneficial for the economic production of cellulases on nutritionally poor agricultural residues, without the need for supplementation with expensive organic supplements.

TL;DR: The optimal conditions for maximum biosynthesis of cellulase by A. niger were shown to be at pH 6, temperature 30 oC and the moisture ratio of 1:2 (w/v) was observed for optimum production of cellulases in SSF.

TL;DR: In this article, the degradation pattern of Sugarcane bagasse, a complex substrate, when differentiated into four fractions of particle sizes with a view to enhancing its nutritive value as animal feed rather than production of fungal protein for human consumption, showed a varying pattern of degradation by white-rot fungi.

TL;DR: The most powerful lignin-degraders among the 82 microbial strains isolated during a screening of ligninolytic microorganisms from forest soil were identified as Penicillium chrysogenum, Fusarium oxysporum and Fusaria solani, which were able to attack the hemicellulosic, cellulosic and also lign in fractions of wheat straw during solid-state fermentation.