Ezeonu CS
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences,
Wukari, Taraba
Nigeria
Research Article
Bioethanol Production from Fungal Treated Rice Husks Fermented with Bakers Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Yeast Isolates from Palm Wine
Author(s): Ezeonu CS, Arowora KA, Imo C and Onwurah INEEzeonu CS, Arowora KA, Imo C and Onwurah INE
This research was necessitated by the quest to create a useful product from wastes (bio-ethanol from rice husk). This if successful will serve two purposes; first, help reduce wastes in the environment and to create wealth from waste. Separated isolates of Trichophyton soudanense, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophyte, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus fumigatus were obtained from husks of processed rice undergoing decomposition for more than 8 months. Husks of freshly processed rice were pretreated by autoclave boiling for 20 minutes at a temperature of 121°C after mixing in Mandle’s media. The experimental test samples consisted of co-culture combinations and monocultures individually inoculated into various measured heat treated husks; additional control groups were also made. Non-reducin.. View More»
