Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Manisha parmar and Urmila Gupta Phutela
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl
Amassment of lignocellulosic biomass in colossal amount not only presents disposal issues but also results in
deterioration of the environment and loss of valuable resources that can be utilized in biofuels production,
composting, paper manufacture, human and animal feed among others. The effectual transformation of bountiful
renewable resources into bio-based products has a remarkable propensity in meeting the ever escalating energy
demands. The ligninolytic enzymes play a remarkable contribution in commercial status of biotechnology. Versatile
Peroxidase (VP) is a hybrid peroxidase, able to oxidize phenolic and non-phenolic aromatic substrates. In the
present study, VP production efficiency of Pleurotus ostreatus MTCC 148 was investigated using paddy straw under
solid state fermentation and the effect of crude enzyme on biogas production was also analyzed. Initial screening
of Pleurotus ostreatus for the production of extracellular lignolytic enzymes was carried out by agar plate method
and for quantitative studies a pilot scale fermentation experiment was conducted for 10 days, wherein paddy straw
(5 mm) to water ratio was optimized to 1:10 for the production of enzyme and enzyme activity (units/mL) was
determined spectrophotometrically at 300 nm. Response surface methodology with central composite design was
adopted to optimize the cultural conditions to maximize VP production and enzymatic pretreatment of paddy straw
was carried out to study the effect of pretreatment on delignification. Presence of halo/ transparent zone around the
fungal colony confirms the presence of lignolytic enzymes. The maximum VP activity measured after optimization
was 1013 U/ml, obtained at 20°C, pH 6.5 and incubation time was 5 days. The crude extract was used for the
biological pretreatment of paddy straw and the preliminary results suggested that bio-pretreatment could be a costeffective
and environmentally sound method for enhancing biogas production. Biological pretreatment involves
degradation of the substrate by the action of extracellular ligninolytic enzymes produced by the microbes. In biofuel
production, the ligninolytic enzymes have two principal purposes, delignification and detoxification. The application
of ligninolytic fungi and enzymes is an option to overcome the issues related with biomass pretreatment.
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Manisha Parmar is a PhD Research Scholar in Department of Microbiology at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. She has received her Bachelor Degree in Agriculture (Hons.) from CSKHPKV Palampur, India. She holds a Master’s Degree in Microbiology that focuses on screening and characterization of ureolytic bacteria for improving the strength of cement concrete. Her current Doctoral research investigates the production of Versatile Peroxidase enzyme from Pleurotus ostreatus and the effect of fungal pretreatment on biogas production from paddy straw. She intends to broaden her knowledge of the major benefits, limitations and future prospects in using lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels production.
E-mail: manishaparmar1031@gmail.com