TY - JOUR
T1 - Production of hydrocarbons by Aspergillus carbonarius ITEM 5010
AU - Sinha, Malavika
AU - Sørensen, Annette
AU - Ahamed, Aftab
AU - Ahring, Birgitte Kiær
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - The filamentous fungus, Asperigillus carbonarius, is able to produce a series of hydrocarbons in liquid culture using lignocellulosic biomasses, such as corn stover and switch grass as carbon source. The hydrocarbons produced by the fungus show similarity to jet fuel composition and might have industrial application. The production of hydrocarbons was found to be dependent on type of media used. Therefore, ten different carbon sources (oat meal, wheat bran, glucose, carboxymethyl cellulose, avicel, xylan, corn stover, switch grass, pretreated corn stover, and pretreated switch grass) were tested to identify the maximum number and quantity of hydrocarbons produced. Several hydrocarbons were producedinclude undecane, dodecane, tetradecane, hexadecane 2,4-dimethylhexane, 4-methylheptane, 3-methyl-1-butanol, ethyl benzene, o-xylene. Oatmeal was found to be the carbon source resulting in the largest amounts of hydrocarbon products. The production of fungal hydrocarbons, especially from lignocellulosic biomasses, holds a great potential for future biofuel production whenever our knowledge on regulators and pathways increases.
AB - The filamentous fungus, Asperigillus carbonarius, is able to produce a series of hydrocarbons in liquid culture using lignocellulosic biomasses, such as corn stover and switch grass as carbon source. The hydrocarbons produced by the fungus show similarity to jet fuel composition and might have industrial application. The production of hydrocarbons was found to be dependent on type of media used. Therefore, ten different carbon sources (oat meal, wheat bran, glucose, carboxymethyl cellulose, avicel, xylan, corn stover, switch grass, pretreated corn stover, and pretreated switch grass) were tested to identify the maximum number and quantity of hydrocarbons produced. Several hydrocarbons were producedinclude undecane, dodecane, tetradecane, hexadecane 2,4-dimethylhexane, 4-methylheptane, 3-methyl-1-butanol, ethyl benzene, o-xylene. Oatmeal was found to be the carbon source resulting in the largest amounts of hydrocarbon products. The production of fungal hydrocarbons, especially from lignocellulosic biomasses, holds a great potential for future biofuel production whenever our knowledge on regulators and pathways increases.
KW - Biofuel
KW - Fungi
KW - Jet fuel
KW - Lignocellulosic biomass
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84925292891&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.funbio.2015.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.funbio.2015.01.001
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84925292891
SN - 1878-6146
VL - 119
SP - 274
EP - 282
JO - Fungal Biology
JF - Fungal Biology
IS - 4
ER -