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Review of solid state fermentation for lignocellulolytic enzyme production: challenges for environmental applications

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Within the context of increasing environmental concern, energy production from lignocellulosic substrates is gaining great interest. Enzymes have proven their efficiency in the degradation of the lignocellulosic complex but their use remains limited in environmental applications such as anaerobic digestion mainly due to their prohibitive cost. Therefore, solid state fermentation (SSF) emerges as an interesting alternative for the in situ production of lignocellulolytic enzymes. Various research efforts on the lab scale optimization of SSF are discussed. They are presented according to the type of inoculum used in the process: bacterial species and fungal species under both mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. In general, parameters that impact the SSF process include: substrate type and particle size, substrate pretreatment, inoculum, nutrient supplementation, moisture content, pH, aeration, temperature and mixing. Using different substrates, authors aim at maximizing enzyme production taking into account one to several of the indicated operational parameters. The reviewed research puts forward the adaptation of the operational parameters, enzyme production cost and loading, enzyme mixture quality and efficiency and finally reactor design as the main challenges for environmental large-scale application.

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The authors M. T. Moreira and T. A. Lu-Chau belong to the Galician Competitive Research Group GRC 2013-032, program co-funded by FEDER.

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  1. Veolia Research and Innovation, 291 Avenue Dreyfous Ducas, 78520, Limay, France

    Alicia A. Mansour & Jesús Andrés Cacho Rivero

  2. Veolia Technical and Performance Direction, 1 Battista Pirelli, 94410, Saint Maurice, France

    Thierry Arnaud

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Thelmo A. Lu-Chau & Maria Teresa Moreira

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Maria Fdz-Polanco

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Mansour, A.A., Arnaud, T., Lu-Chau, T.A. et al. Review of solid state fermentation for lignocellulolytic enzyme production: challenges for environmental applications. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 15, 31–46 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-016-9389-7

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