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Optimization of process parameters for improved production of biomass protein from Aspergillus niger using banana peel as a substrate

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This study was aimed to optimize the process variables for improved production of biomass protein using Aspergillus niger from banana fruit peel by the use of response surface methodology. A five-level-four factors central composite rotatable design was applied to elucidate the influence of process variables viz. temperature (20–40 °C), pH (4–8), substrate concentration (5–25%), and fermentation period (1–5 days) on biomass and protein content. The second-order polynomial models were established, which effectively explicated the variation in experimental data and significantly epitomized the appreciable correlation between independent variables and responses. After numerical optimization, the predicted optimum conditions (temperature of 31.02 °C, pH of 6.19, substrate concentration of 19.92%, and the fermentation period of 4 days) were obtained with biomass of 24.69 g/L and protein of 61.23%, which were verified through confirmatory experiments.

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We are very grateful to the authority of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh for financial support through the “National Science and Technology (NST) Research Fellowship” program (NST 2016-2017(GO-12/603)).

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  1. Department of Food Processing and Preservation, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, 5200, Bangladesh

    Md. Mostafa Kamal, Md. Rahmat Ali & Shakti Chandra Mondal

  2. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Mohammad Rezaul Islam Shishir

  3. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, University of Newcastle, Central Coast, Ourimbah, NSW, 2258, Australia

    Md. Saifullah

  4. Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, 5200, Bangladesh

    Md. Raihanul Haque

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Kamal, M.M., Ali, M.R., Shishir, M.R.I. et al. Optimization of process parameters for improved production of biomass protein from Aspergillus niger using banana peel as a substrate. Food Sci Biotechnol 28, 1693–1702 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-019-00636-2

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Keywords

  • Biomass
  • Protein
  • Aspergillus niger
  • Banana peel
  • Optimization
  • Response surface methodology