NOPR Collection: Special Issue on Industrial Biotechnology (Guest Editors: Ram Sarup Singh, Ashok Pandey, Lidia Szpyrkowicz & Carlos Ricardo Soccol)

Western Ghats of India: Rich source of microbial biodiversity

Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Western Ghats of India: Rich source of microbial biodiversity Authors: Nampoothiri, K Madhavan; Ramkumar, B; Pandey, Ashok Abstract: Western Ghats is one of the unique biodiversity niches, with varied flora, fauna and landscapes. This review presents some data on microbial diversity of Western Ghats, emphasizing the prospects of exploiting them for potential applications that could be imperative for socio-economic development of India. Page(s): 617-623

Modelling of solid waste gasification process for synthesis gas production

Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Modelling of solid waste gasification process for synthesis gas production Authors: Bhavanam, Anjireddy; Sastry, R C Abstract: This study presents a mathematical model to predict synthesis gas (CO+H₂) composition from selected solid wastes (municipal waste, animal waste and agricultural waste) in a downdraft fixed bed reactor. This model assumes chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium with products inside the reactor. Effect of temperature in gasification zone, equivalence ratio and moisture content of biomass on gas composition was investigated. Model helps to know the behaviour of different biomass types and is a useful tool for predicting operating parameters of downdraft gasifiers with this biomass. Page(s): 611-616

Extracellular proline aminopeptidase production by Streptomyces lavendulae ATCC14162 under solid-state fermentation

Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Extracellular proline aminopeptidase production by Streptomyces lavendulae ATCC14162 under solid-state fermentation Authors: Nandan, Arya; Nampoothiri, Kesavan Madhavan Abstract: This study presents extracellular Proline aminopeptidase (PAP) production by Streptomyces lavendulae ATCC 14162 under solid state fermentation (SSF). After optimization of few significant parameters (particle size of selected substrate, inoculums size, initial moisture level and incubation time), maximum PAP production was found to be 83.07 IU/gds. This is the first report on extracellular PAP production using SSF by a Streptomyces culture. Page(s): 591-595

Development of a microbial consortium for production of blend of enzymes for hydrolysis of agricultural wastes into sugars

Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Development of a microbial consortium for production of blend of enzymes for hydrolysis of agricultural wastes into sugars Authors: Vats, Siddharth; Maurya, Devendra Prasad; Shaimoon, Mohmed; Agarwal, Ayushi; Negi, Sangeeta Abstract: This study presents development of a blend of enzymes capable of degrading lignocellulosic biomass from a locally isolated microbial consortium through solid state fermentation. Different agro wastes (wheat bran, rice husk and pine needles) were taken in all combinations as a substrate and at 1:1:1 ratio, optimum production of blend of enzymes was obtained with 0.673 U/ml, 0.214 U/ml and 0.032 U/ml activities respectively after 3 days of incubation at 37°C. This blend of enzyme hydrolysed pine waste and released 0.454 g/g of sugar at 37°C at 120 rpm for 48 h. Produced blend of enzymes was found very potent and can have great application in biofuel, phytochemical and other industries. Page(s): 585-590