Abstract
Aspergillus niger KKS, a laboratory isolate, has previously been shown to have considerable cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic activity when grown on rice-straw. In the present work, we have compared the activities, yields and productivities of cellulase and xylanase obtained in shake-flask, stirred-tank, bubble-column, and air-lift reactors. In general, better yield and productivity were shown in a bubble-column and an external-loop air-lift than in the stirred-tank reactor. The highest yield and productivity of cellulase were 84 FPA IU/g and 9.7 FPA IU/l.h, obtained by fed-batch mode in the bubble-column and in the stirred-tank reactor respectively. In the case of P-glucosidase, the highest yield and productivity were 370 U/g and 26 U/l.h in an external-loop air-lift reactor. For xylanase, the highest yield was 9100 U/g in a bubble-column, and the highest productivity was 823 U/l.h in an extemal-loop air-lift reactor with fed-batch mode.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-67 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bioresource technology |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authorsw' ork has been supportedb y a grant from the Korea Sciencea nd EngineeringF ounda-tion (No. 913-1005-003-1a) nd by the Bioprocess EngineerinRge searchC enter.
Copyright:
Copyright 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Aspergillus niger
- Bioreactors
- Cellulase
- Xylanase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Waste Management and Disposal
