Wensheng Qin
Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay,
Canada
Research Article
Two Bacillus Species Isolated from Rotting Wood Samples are Good Candidates for the Production of Bioethanol using Agave Biomass
Author(s): Yagya Prasad Paudel and Wensheng QinYagya Prasad Paudel and Wensheng Qin
The biorefining of crop and plant organic matter represents a promising route to produce renewable fuels and bioproducts. The high contents of cellulose and hemicellulose make Agave americana an ideal candidate to produce value-added products. In this study, two different cellulase producing bacteria, isolated from rotting wood samples, were incubated and cultivated to examine their ability to decompose agave and produce ethanol. The results showed the transparent zones called halos on the plates containing Agave as the sole carbon source after iodine staining for these two isolates and positive control Cellulomonas xylanilytica; while, no halo was observed for negative control: Escherichia coli BL21. The Bacillus species K1 and A0 displayed hydrolysis ability greater than that of positive control based on halo diameter. Moreover, the quantitative ability .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/1948-5948.1000210