Biosorption of dyes by lignocelluloses may be an effective method for removing dyes from textile effluents. However, the resulting dyeadsorbed lignocellulosic materials may constitute another pollution problem. An integrated method can solve this problem. Here, various lignocelluloses were tested for their Astrazon Black and Astrazon Blue dyes removal activities. The dye adsorbed after 30 min c...

Background and Objectives: Cellulase is an important enzyme with multiple applications in industries, including food, laundry, pharmaceutical, textile, pulp, paper and biofuel industries. Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is a method for cellulase production, which includes several advantages, compared to submerged fermentation. In this study, cellulase was produced by three filamentous fungi, i.e...

  Context:In this review, we discuss empirical and stoichiometric models, which have been developed recently in SSF processes and the influence of environmental conditions on the variables of these models. Additionally, new studies on modeling of product formation are also mentioned. <span style="color: windowtext...

Angkak (red mold rice, red yeast rice, Chinese red rice) is a traditional Chinese medicine produced by solid-state fermentation of cooked non-glutinous rice with Monascus species. The secondary metabolite of Monascus species, monacolin K /lovastatin, has been proven to lower blood lipid levels. In this study, a co-culture of Monascus purpureus MTCC 369 and Monascus ruber MTCC 1880 was used for ...

Solid state fermentation of brewery spent grain (BSG) was carried out in this study using Aspergillus oryzae. Fungi isolates obtained from the samples of brewery spent grain collected from Nigerian Brewery Plc., Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, were isolated and identified. Isolate with high percentage of occurrence was tested for the ability to grow and improve protein content of spent grain. The i...

A fungal strain of Aspergillus oryzae was used for the production of alpha amylase by solid state fermentation from agro-industrial waste. Enzyme production was growth associated and maximum activity (8.23 U/ml) were obtained after 120h when incubated at 30°C on wheat bran with initial moisture content 60%; initial medium pH = 5 . Enzyme activity increased when the solid medium was supplemented...

Lignocellulose in the form of forestry, agricultural, and agro-industrial wastes is accumulated in large quantities every year. These materials are mainly composed of three groups of polymers, namely cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Cellulose and hemicellulose are sugar rich fractions of interest for use in fermentation processes, since microorganisms may use the sugars for growth and prod...

The aim of this work was to utilize Red gram husk as a substrate for tannase production and optimize the Temperature and incubation period of tannase production in solid state fermentation. The maximum production of tannase was found to be 43 U/g/min at 35°C, incubated for 96 h. The tannin content in the substrate was decreased during incubation period. The tannase prepared from Aspergillus nig...