cellulase and trioctylmethylammonium

Fermentation of carbohydrates present in lignocellulosic (LC) biomass is facilitated by lignin removal, which is usually achieved by adopting various pretreatment methods to provide the enzymes proper access to their respective substrates. Pretreatment using ionic liquid (IL) is relatively recent advancement and considered as mild and green process. ILs can dissolve extensive quantities of biomass and depolymerize the cellulose. In this context, an abundantly available LC biomass, sugarcane bagasse (SB), was pretreated using alkali or with an IL, methyltrioctylammonium chloride, and was used for cellulase production from thermophilic bacteria. In all, 26 indigenously isolated thermophilic bacterial strains were quantitatively screened for cellulase production. 16S rDNA sequences of the promising isolates UE10 and UE27 revealed relatedness with Brevibacillus borstelensis, while the strain UE1 belonged to Aneurinibacillus thermoaerophilus. Cellulase production was compared by utilizing alkali pretreated and IL pretreated SB and the later was found more appropriate. UE1, UE10 and UE27 yielded 22.2, 22.18 and 33.3 IU mL

Topics: Bacillales; Brevibacillus; Cellulase; Cellulose; Fermentation; Ionic Liquids; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Saccharum

Cellulose, the most abundant feedstock of chemicals and energy is extracted from various agro-industrial wastes, such as sugarcane bagasse (SB). Pretreatment of SB with ionic liquids improves extraction of cellulose, yet the use of ionic liquid is hindered by its high cost. In this study, cellulose was extracted from SB pretreated with methyltrioctylammonium chloride under relatively mild conditions. The extracted cellulose from pretreated SB (PTB) and untreated SB (UTB) was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and FTIR. Fermentation of cellulose extracted from PTB by a thermophilic bacterium, Bacillus aestuarii UE25, yielded 245.16% higher titers of cellulase than cellulose extracted from UTB. The recyclability of the IL was assessed to make the pretreatment process cost effective and was monitored through TLC and FTIR. The results of this research demonstrated the potential of ionic liquid pretreated SB for cellulose extraction and for its subsequent utilization in thermostable cellulase production.

Topics: Bacillus; Cellulase; Cellulose; Hydrolysis; Ionic Liquids; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Saccharum; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Lignin in sugarcane bagasse (SB) hinders its utilization by microorganism, therefore, pretreatment methods are employed to make fermentable components accessible to the microbes. Multivariate analysis of different chemical pretreatment methods can aid to select the most appropriate strategy to valorize a particular biomass.. Amongst methods tested, the pretreatment by using sodium hydroxide in combination with methyltrioctylammonium chloride, an ionic liquid, (NaOH+IL) was the most significant for xylanase production by Bacillus aestuarii UE25. Investigation of optimal levels of five significant variables by adopting Box-Behnken design (BBD) predicted 20 IU mL. Combined pretreatment of SB with alkali and methyltrioctylammonium chloride appeared better than other chemical methods for bacterial xylanase production and for the extraction of xylan form SB.

Topics: Alkalies; Bacillus; Cellulase; Cellulose; Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases; Fermentation; Ionic Liquids; Lignin; Polysaccharides; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Saccharum; Sodium Hydroxide; Xylosidases

The present study was aimed to evaluate the Methyltrioctylammonium Chloride (IL) and Sodium hydroxide effect on sugarcane bagasse (SB) structure and its subsequent utilization to produce cellulase from a thermophilic bacterium Bacillus aestuarii UE25. The strain was isolated from a crocodile pond of Manghopir, Karachi. Ten different factors affecting IL pretreatment of SB and cellulase production by UE25 were evaluated by Plackett-Burman design and three significant factors were optimized by employing Box Behnken design. Under optimum conditions, the strain produced 118.4 IU mL

Topics: Bacillus; Cellulase; Cellulose; Enzyme Stability; Lignin; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Phylogeny; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Saccharum; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Substrate Specificity; Temperature; Thermogravimetry