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Choudhury, Anirban Roy and Sharma, Nishat and Prasad, G S (2012) . Microbial cell factories, 11 (1). p. 39. ISSN 1475-2859

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Abstract

Ever increasing demand for fossil fuels is a major factor for rapid depletion of these non-renewable energy resources, which has enhanced the interest of finding out alternative sources of energy. In recent years jatropha seed oil has been used extensively for production of bio-diesel and has shown significant potential to replace petroleum fuels at least partially. De-oiled jatropha seed cake (DOJSC) which comprises of approximately 55 to 65% of the biomass is a byproduct of bio-diesel industry. DOJSC contains toxic components like phorbol esters which restricts its utilization as animal feed. Thus along with the enhancement of biodiesel production from jatropha, there is an associated problem of handling this toxic byproduct. Utilization of DOJSC as a feed stock for production of biochemicals may be an attractive solution to the problem.Pullulan is an industrially important polysaccharide with several potential applications in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic industries. However, the major bottleneck for commercial utilization of pullulan is its high cost. A cost effective process for pullulan production may be developed using DOJSC as sole nutrient source which will in turn also help in utilization of the byproduct of bio-diesel industry.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	OPEN ACCESS
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Jatropha; Value addition to waste; Aureobasidium pullulans; Fermentation; Exopolysaccharide; Pullulan
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology
Depositing User:	Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2013 07:10
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2013 07:10
URI:	http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/1255

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