Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol.121, 695-706, 2005
Ceriporiopsis subvermispora used in delignification of sugarcane bagasse prior to soda/anthraquinone pulping
Sugarcane bagasse was pretreated with the white-rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora for 30 d of incubation. The solid-state fermentation of 800 g of bagasse was carried out in 20-L bioreactors with an inoculum charge of 250 mg of fungal mycelium/kg of bagasse. The oxidative enzymes manganese peroxidase (MnP), lignin peroxidase (LiP), and laccase (Lac) and the hydrolytic enzyme xylanase (Xyl) were measured by standard methods and related to the fungus's potential for delignification. Among the lignocellulolytic assayed enzymes, Xyl was detected in larger quantity (4478 IU/kg), followed by MnP (236 IU/kg). UP and Lac were not detected. The results of chemical analysis and mass component loss showed that C. subvermispora was selective to lignin degradation. Pretreated sugarcane bagasse and control pulps were obtained by soda/anthraquinone (AQ) pulping. Pulp yields, kappa number, and viscosity of all pulps were determined by chemical analysis of the samples. Yields of soda/AQ ranged from 46 to 54%, kappa numbers were 15-25, and the viscosity ranged from 3.6 to 7 cP for pulps obtained from pretreated sugarcane bagasse.
Keywords:Ceriporiopsis subvermispora;sugarcane bagasse;selective biodegradation;hydrolytic enzymes;oxidative enzymes;soda/anthraquinone pulping;lignin