Microbiological and Physiological Studies on Utilization of Some Local Agro-Industrial Wastes

Abstract

Agro-industrial wastes comprise plant residual material generated by processing, such as peels, shells, husks, skins, stems, stones, exhausted pulp and other parts of the plant material not intended for food production. Lignocellulosic represent the main component of these wastes. Conversion of these wastes into high-added value chemicals such as bioethanol, single cell protein and other chemicals included successive steps. Production of enzymes which are responsible for lignocellulosic hydrolysis represent the most important step in this process. 1. In this work, nineteen fungal strains were screened for their ability to produce cellulases and hemicellulase enzymes under submerged fermentation technique at different