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ArticleBMC biotechnology2024

Saccharification and co-fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass by a cockroach-gut bacterial symbiont and yeast cocktail for bioethanol production.

Cecilia Echa, Maurice Ekpenyong, Uwamere Edeghor, David Ubi, Philomena Edet, Daniel Itam, Richard Antigha, Atim Asitok, Sylvester Antai

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Cecilia EchaEnvironmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Maurice EkpenyongEnvironmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. maurygg2002@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9601-5546
Uwamere EdeghorFood and Industrial Microbiology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-9813-1102
David UbiEnvironmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-1773-070X
Philomena EdetEnvironmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Daniel ItamDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Richard AntighaEnvironmental Engineering Unit, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cross River State, Calabar, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-2027-9825
Atim AsitokEnvironmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-6752-7048
Sylvester AntaiEnvironmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-2196-471X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe eco-friendly transformation of agro-industrial wastes through microbial bioconversion could address sustainability challenges in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The bulk of agro-industrial waste consists of lignocellulosic materials with fermentable sugars, predominantly cellulose and hemicellulose. A number of pretreatment options have been employed for material saccharification toward successful fermentation into second-generation bioethanol. Biological and/or enzymatic pretreatment of lignocellulosic waste substrates offers eco-friendly and sustainable second-generation bioethanol production opportunities that may also contribute to waste management without affecting food security. In this study, we isolated a promising filamentous bacterium from the guts of cockroaches with commendable cellulolytic activity. The matrices of sequential statistics, from one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) through significant variable screening by Placket-Burman design (PBD) to Box‒Behnken design of a surface methodology (BBD-RSM), were employed for major medium variable modeling and optimization by solid-state fermentation. The optimized solutions were used to saccharify lignocellulose in real time, and the kinetics of reducing sugar accumulation were subsequently evaluated to determine the maximum concentration of sugars extracted from the lignocellulose. The hydrolysate with the highest reducing sugar concentration was subjected to fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Klyuveromyces marxianus and a mixture of both, after which the ethanol yield, concentration and fermentation efficiency were determined.

resultsSequential statistics revealed that rice husk powder, corn cob powder, peptone and inoculum volume were significant variables for the bioprocess at 59.8% (w/w) rice husk powder, 17.8% (w/w) corn cob powder, 38.8% (v/w; 10

conclusionsAlthough K. marxianus had a significantly greater fermentation efficiency than S. cerevisiae, fermentation with a 50:50 (% v/v) mixture of both yeasts led to 88.32% fermentation efficiency with 55.56 ± 0.19 g/L crude bioethanol, suggesting that inexpensive, eco-friendly and sustainable bioethanol production could be obtained from renewable energy sources.

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BiomassEthanolFermentationLigninAnimalsBiofuelsCockroachesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeKluyveromycesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSymbiosisBiofuelsEthanolLigninlignocelluloseCellulosic biomassFurniture-deteriorating cockroachesOptimized coproductionSustainabilityThermobifida fuscaYeast cocktail

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