Cellulase production from thermochemically pretreated Chenopodium album Online publication date: Wed, 03-Jan-2018
by Anand Prakash; Vinay Sharma; Shivani Sharma; Arindam Kuila
International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology (IJRET), Vol. 8, No. 3/4, 2017
Abstract: Lignocelllulosic biofuel production is the area of focus of different researchers. Cellulase mediated saccharification of delignified biomass is the rate limiting stage in biofuel generation. For enzymatic hydrolysis cellulase is key enzyme. There are several researches going on for cost effective cellulose production. In the current research, Chenopodium album was subjected to dilute sodium hydroxide treatment on 120°C. Efficiency of pretreatment was evaluated through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and biochemical composition analysis. After pretreatment, pretreated biomass was rinsed with tap water and was subsequently kept at 70°C for complete water removal. The biomass after complete water removal was applied for cellulase production using Fusarium oxysporum. Cellulase production was maximised using statistical technique. Within two days, highest cellulase production of 1.51 IU/mL was attained. The above study can be useful for efficient cellulase production for cost effective biofuel production.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology (IJRET):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook