Innovative Energy & Research
黑料网
Our Group organises 3000+ Global Events every year across USA, Europe & Asia with support from 1000 more scientific Societies and Publishes 700+ 黑料网 Journals which contains over 50000 eminent personalities, reputed scientists as editorial board members.
黑料网 Journals gaining more Readers and Citations
700 Journals and 15,000,000 Readers Each Journal is getting 25,000+ Readers
Citations : 712
Indexed In
- Google Scholar
- Open J Gate
- Genamics JournalSeek
- RefSeek
- Hamdard University
- EBSCO A-Z
- Publons
- Euro Pub
- ICMJE
Useful Links
Recommended Journals
Related Subjects
Share This Page
The development of Sorghum bran based bio-refinery process
Joint Event on 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy and Resources & Energy Materials and Fuel Cell Research
Oyenike Makanjuola and Chenyu Du
University of Huddersfield, UK
ScientificTracks Abstracts: Innov Ener Res
DOI:
Abstract
The project aims to develop a sorghum waste biomass-based bio-refinery process to convert sorghum bran into value-added products. Sorghum bran is a food waste rich in starch and cellulose, making it a suitable substrate for bio-refinery process development. Solid state and submerge fungal fermentations were carried out first to culture A. awamori for the production of glucoamylase and alpha-amylase. Then the enzyme solutions were used for the enzymatic hydrolysis of sorghum bran for the production of a glucose-rich fermentation medium. The impact of pH, temperature, yeast extract, mineral content and inoculation ratio on enzyme activities were investigated in both solid-state fermentation and submerged fermentation. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to further optimize the glucoamylase activity. The hydrolysis efficiency of sorghum bran using the enzyme solution was evaluated and sorghum bran hydrolysate was used as the substrate for the production of bio-ethanol and itaconic acid, demonstrating the feasibility of converting a sorghum waste biomass to valueadded products via a sustainable and environmentally friendly process.Biography
Oyenike Makanjuola obtained her B.Sc from Bowen University, Nigeria in 2011 and obtained her M.Sc at the University of Huddersfield in 2014 with a Distinction. As a result, she was awarded the Vice-chancellor Scholarship for her Ph.D. programme at the University of Huddersfield. Oyenike is currently a 3rd year Ph.D. student in the School of Applied Sciences, the University Of Huddersfield. Her research area focuses on the conversion of sorghum waste biomass and wheat straw into value-added products.
E-mail: Oyenike.Makanjuola@hud.ac.uk
