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| Title: | Effect of moisture level on biodegradation of forest waste under solid state fermentation |
| Keywords: | Biodegradation
Forest waste
Solid-state fermentation |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Biodegradation of forest waste by hydrolytic enzymes (cellulase and xylanase) secreted by the coculture of Bacillus coagulans and B. licheniformis by changing the moisture level of substrate in solid-state fermentation (SSF) was studied. At optimum moisture level, there was a considerable increase in extracellular enzyme production, thus, consequently increasing the degradation of forest waste. An increase upto 1024% in biodegradation index of dilute sulphuric acid pretreated Cedrus deodara wood was noticed at substrate: moisture ratio of 1:2. |
| Page(s): | 675-679 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1084 (Online); 0022-4456 (Print) |
| Source: | JSIR Vol.65(08) [August 2006]
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