Alkaline Pre-Treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Waste Papers to Fermentable Sugar

Ojewumi, M. E. and Obielue, Barbra Ijeoma and Emetere, Moses and Awolu, O.O and Ojewumi, E.O. (2018) Alkaline Pre-Treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Waste Papers to Fermentable Sugar. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 19 (1). pp. 211-217.

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Abstract

Waste paper is known to be the major component of organic solid waste. In this research, waste paper was used as a feedstock for the production of fermentable sugar with the aid of two (2) microorganisms. The waste papers used included newspaper, office paper and foolscap paper. Enzymatic hydrolysis was carried out on the waste papers after the alkaline treatment using Aspergillus niger and Pseudomonas aeruginosa at different temperatures of 25oC, 37oC and 42oC. The highest yield was obtained from the foolscap paper, which produced reducing sugar at a maximum concentration of 486.66 mg/L after two weeks using Pseudomonas aeruginosa at 37oC. On the other hand, hydrolysing using Aspergillus niger, produced reducing sugar at a maximum concentration of 365 mg/L at an optimum temperature of 25oC with office paper

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentable sugars (glucose), microorganisms, waste papers
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Physics
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2018 12:20
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2018 12:20
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10951

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