Bioconversion of oil empty fruit bunch by Aspergillus niger EB4 under solid-state cultivation

• Main Authors: Samsu Baharuddin, Azhari, Abd Razak, Nor Asma, Abdul Rahman, Nor'aini, Budiatman, Satiawihardja, Shirai, Yoshihito, Hassan, Mohd Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13404/1/09%20Pages%20143-151.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13404/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2032%20(2)%20Aug.%202009/09%20Pages%20143-151.pdf

Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is an abundant lignocellulosic waste material generated from the palm oil industry. In this study, a locally isolated strain Aspergillus niger EB4 was cultivated on a pre-treated OPEFB as substrate to produce cellulase in the solid-state fermentation (SSF) process....