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S. Gnana Soundari ¹, V. Sashi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN

Abstract

The objective of this work was to study the potential effect of three fungal xylanase enzymes for ethanol production. The selection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains to ferment sugars obtained from the wheat bran and rice bran at temperatures above 35°C with high ethanol yield has become a necessity. In this work S.cerevisiae strains were screened for their ability to grow and ferment xylose in the culture filterate produced by Aspergillus flavus, A.niger and Trichoderma viride. The results obtained from this study showed that the wheat/rice bran possessed an excellent potential for agro-residue based ethanol production.

Keywords

Wheat Bran, Rice Bran, Ethanol, Yeast, Fermentation.

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S. Gnana Soundari ¹, V. Shashi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Peelamedu, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN

Abstract

The most important large-scale biotechnological applications of recent years is in the use of xylanase as bleaching agents in paper and pulp industry, to minimize use of chlorine the conventional bleaching agent. The applications of xylanases have offered a major step in the reduction of chlorine consumption in the bleaching process of kraft pulp, thus lowering environmental pollution by organic halogens. The pulp and paper technology is one of the fast growing industries and the use of xylanases seems attractive since they provide global environmental benefits. In this review, the 1.Source microorganisms and properties of xylanases produced by various microorganisms are discussed. 2. Applications of xylanase in hard and softwoods are also detailed.

Keywords

Xylanase, Microorganisms, Paper and Pulp Industry, Properties of Xylanase.

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