Significance of Process Parameters
on Fungal Cellulase Production
11
Srilakshmi Akula and Narasimha Golla
Abstract
The biotechnological production of enzymes from microorganisms was proved to
generate enormous wealth that influences significant sectors of the world’s
economy. Among the microbial enzymes, the potentiality of cellulases in different manufactories including food, paper, biofuel, animal feed, drug, brewery,
textile, agriculture and recycling of waste materials has been the compelling
factor for the intense limelight on cellulases for the past several decades. Extensive studies were carried out on aerobic fungi producing cellulases and are
considered as the leading workhorses in industrial processes. The enzyme production usually depends on distinct governing parameters essentially inoculum
size, pH value, temperature, growth, time, aeration, inducers and medium
supplements. Therefore, choosing optimum pivotal factors that throw impact on
biomass of various microorganisms and build-up of the target product becomes
the preliminary criteria for any profitable recovery process. Often the
optimisation of multifarious criterions is a laborious and tedious chore. Hence,
this chapter highlights the diverse physical and chemical parameters that
immensely influence fungal cellulase production.
Keywords
Cellulase · Cellulose · Waste biomass · Renewable energy · Biofuels · Fungal
microorganisms
S. Akula · N. Golla (*)
Applied Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati,
Andhra Pradesh, India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
N. Srivastava et al. (eds.), Biofuel Production Technologies: Critical Analysis
for Sustainability, Clean Energy Production Technologies,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8637-4_11
299
on Fungal Cellulase Production
11
Srilakshmi Akula and Narasimha Golla
Abstract
The biotechnological production of enzymes from microorganisms was proved to
generate enormous wealth that influences significant sectors of the world’s
economy. Among the microbial enzymes, the potentiality of cellulases in different manufactories including food, paper, biofuel, animal feed, drug, brewery,
textile, agriculture and recycling of waste materials has been the compelling
factor for the intense limelight on cellulases for the past several decades. Extensive studies were carried out on aerobic fungi producing cellulases and are
considered as the leading workhorses in industrial processes. The enzyme production usually depends on distinct governing parameters essentially inoculum
size, pH value, temperature, growth, time, aeration, inducers and medium
supplements. Therefore, choosing optimum pivotal factors that throw impact on
biomass of various microorganisms and build-up of the target product becomes
the preliminary criteria for any profitable recovery process. Often the
optimisation of multifarious criterions is a laborious and tedious chore. Hence,
this chapter highlights the diverse physical and chemical parameters that
immensely influence fungal cellulase production.
Keywords
Cellulase · Cellulose · Waste biomass · Renewable energy · Biofuels · Fungal
microorganisms
S. Akula · N. Golla (*)
Applied Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati,
Andhra Pradesh, India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
N. Srivastava et al. (eds.), Biofuel Production Technologies: Critical Analysis
for Sustainability, Clean Energy Production Technologies,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8637-4_11
299