Ethanol production via fungal decomposition and fermentation of biomass, Phase 1. Progress report, FY 1980
This work was motivated by recorded evidence that Fusarium strains decompose cellulose, hemicelluloses, pectic substances, and lignin, and also ferment both pentoses and hexoses to ethanol. During FY 1980, research efforts in this program's Phase I focused on: (a) collecting and reviewing relevant bibliographic materials for a forthcoming publication; (b) isolating, culturing, and maintaining Fusarium, Trichoderma, and actinomycetous strains for biochemical screening and evaluation; (c) manipulating the genetic constitution of promising Fusarium strains to develop more effective strains for the decomposition and fermentation of biomass; (d) screening for potentially cellulolytic Fusarium and Trichoderma strains; (e) searching for lignolytic and hemicellulolytic Fusarium strains; and (f) screening for effective pentose- and hexose-fermenting Fusarium strains. By September 1980, more than 500 Fusarium strains and about 150 Trichoderma strains had been isolated and screened; all showed cellulolytic activity, with forty-five of the Fusarium strains being exceptionally potent. Several Fusarium strains grown on xylan show a dimorphism (formation of fusoid cells) that may increase their fermenting ability. Several isolated Fusarium strains were active in fermenting pentose and hexose.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6240163
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EES-TM-147; ON: DE82000103
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALCOHOLS
BIOCONVERSION
BIOSYNTHESIS
BLOOD SUBSTITUTES
CARBOHYDRATES
CELLULOLYTIC ACTIVITY
CELLULOSE
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTINUOUS CULTURE
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
DRUGS
ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
ENZYME ACTIVITY
ETHANOL
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMENTATION
FUNGI
FUSARIUM
HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS
HEMICELLULOSE
HEXOSES
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LIGNIN
LYSIS
MONOSACCHARIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARASITES
PECTINS
PENTOSES
PLANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
SACCHARIDES
SOLVOLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
TRICHODERMA
YIELDS