Economic microbiological conversion of agroindustrial wastes to fungi chitosan



Document title: Economic microbiological conversion of agroindustrial wastes to fungi chitosan
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000436164
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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4
Institutions: 1Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciencias Humanas Sociais e Agrarias, Bananeiras, Paraiba. Brasil
2Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciencias da Saude, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba. Brasil
3Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Centro de Biociencias, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Brasil
4Universidade Catolica de Pernambuco, Nucleo de Pesquisas em Ciencias Ambientais e Biotecnologia, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 92
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Aplicado, descriptivo
English abstract To investigate the simultaneous influence of different non-nutritional factors in production and physical-chemical characteristics of chitosan obtained by Syncephalastrum racemosum we used individually agroindustrial wastes as the only nutritional sources for fungus growth. The growth conditions were evaluated according to Factorial Design, 24 with three central points in order to determine the mainly factors for maximum production of microbiological chitosan in submerged culture. Syncephalastrum racemosum grown in corn steep liquor and yield up to 7.8 g chitosan/kg of substrate in the best condition by factorial design. The microbiological chitosan obtained has deacetilation degree 88.14%, crystallinity rate of 55.96%, mass decomposition process at 304.43 ºC, and low molecular weight. To fast production we performed a kinetic study and confirmed that at 36 h the chitosan production is higher and the physical-chemical characteristics were maintained. This research describes, for the first time, the factorial study of chitosan production by Syncephalastrum racemosum in agroindustrial wastes and its economic potential for commercialization
Disciplines: Agrociencias,
Biología
Keyword: Biotecnología,
Hongos,
Residuos agroindustriales,
Sueros lácteos,
Licor de macerado de maíz,
Quitosano,
Syncephalastrum racemosum
Keyword: Biotechnology,
Fungi,
Agroindustrial wastes,
Whey,
Corn steep liquor,
Chitosan,
Syncephalastrum racemosum
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