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- Title
Cellulase Production from Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Degradation by Locally Isolated Thermobifida fusca.
- Authors
Harun, Nor Amira Farhana; Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu; Zainudin, Mohd Huzairi Mohd; Bahrin, Ezyana Kamal; Naim, M. Nazli; Zakaria, Rabitah
- Abstract
The aim of this research was to evaluate the production of cellulases from locally isolated bacteria, Thermobifida fusca, using thermal and chemical treated oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) as substrate in liquid-state fermentation (LSF). T. fusca was successfully isolated and was a dominant cellulase producer in OPEFB composting at the thermophilic stage. Analysis of the surface morphology of OPEFB samples using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) showed that the most significant changes after the combination of thermal and chemical pretreatment was the removal of silica bodies, and this observation was supported by X-ray Diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) showing changes on the hemicelluloses, cellulose, and lignin structures throughout the pretreatment process. As a result of the pretreatment, higher cellulase production by T. fusca was obtained. The highest activity for CMCase, FPase, and β-glucosidase using optimally treated OPEFB were 0.24 U/mL, 0.34 U/mL, and 0.04 U/mL, respectively. Therefore, it can be suggested that the combination of chemical and thermal pretreatments enhances the degradation of OPEFB for subsequent use as fermentation substrate, contributing to a higher cellulases yield by T. fusca.
- Subjects
CELLULASE; OIL palm; WOOD chemistry; SCANNING electron microscopy; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction
- Publication
BioResources, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 1, p676
- ISSN
1930-2126
- Publication type
Article