Ethanol production via fungal decomposition and fermentation of biomass: A subcontract report

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6133593

Antonopoulos, A A; Wene, E G

This report summarizes research efforts and results on ethanol production via Fusarium decomposition and fermentation during 1980 to the present. Reports, meeting papers, and oral presentations derived from this work are included. More than 3500 Fusarium isolated were obtained from natural substrata, and a few mutant strains were developed through uv irradiation of selected wild strains. All were tested for their potential to hydrolyze cellulose using the cellulose-agar text-tube technique. The ability of Fusaria to produce ethanol was tested under a variety of conditions. The ability of Fusaria to ferment xylose was also tested.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093; W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6133593
• Report Number(s): SERI/STR-231-3192; ON: DE87012276
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
BIOCONVERSION
BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY
CARBOHYDRATES
CELL CULTURES
CELLULASE
CELLULOLYTIC ACTIVITY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENZYME ACTIVITY
ENZYMES
ETHANOL
FERMENTATION
FUNGI
FUSARIUM
GLUCOSE
GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES
HEXOSES
HYDROLASES
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LYSIS
MONOSACCHARIDES
MUTANTS
O-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARASITES
PLANTS
PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SACCHARIDES
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SOLVOLYSIS
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