Abstract
This paper aimed at advances in industrial biotechnology over potential opportunities for economic utilization of agro-industrial residues sugarcane bagasse. Sugarcane bagasse, which is a complex material, is the major by-product of the sugarcane industry. The present work has been taken up with a view of exploring the possibilities of using agriculture by products as a source for the production of itaconic acid from various fungi. Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium sp., were selected and optimized for itaconic acid production in solid state fermentation using cheaper raw material sugarcane baggasse powder. A. niger produced the highest itaconic acid level (8.241 ±1.5 mg/kg) in solid state fermentation at 35°C. Optimum fermentation medium and pH for itaconic acid production were found to be 3.5. This article shows the recent developments on processes and products developed for the value addition of sugarcane bagasse through the biotechnological means.
Key words: Sugarcane bagasse, itaconic acid, fermentation medium.
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