Filamentous Fungi Biorefinery, the latest release in the Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering series, builds on knowledge on the classification of filamentous fungi and presence and roles played in ecosystems. The importance of filamentous fungi is then further corroborated through a description of their present applications in biotechnological processes. Knowledge on fungal biology is extended through discussion on structure and composition together with a description of growth potentialities of filamentous fungi in/on a wide range of substrates. In addition, the morphology of filamentous fungi is then described and its implications during integration in industrial processes is discussed.
The book then provides an overview on the use of filamentous fungi for the production of a wide range of value-added products, including feed and food products, alcohols, organic acids, pigments, enzymes, antibiotics and biopolymers. All provided state-of-arts are extended to a description of the present degree of application of filamentous fungi towards the production of those products using low-value substrates, identification of research gaps, and proposes future research avenues.
1. Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Contributors - p. Page v 7. Preface - p. Page viii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 9. List of Tables - p. Page xi 10. 1 : World of fungi and fungal ecosystems - p. Page xi 11. 2 : Fungal biotechnology - p. Page 18 12. 3 : Fungal biology - p. Page 57 13. 4 : Mycotoxins - p. Page 98 14. 5 : Sampling, preservation, and growth monitoring of filamentous fungi - p. Page 138 15. 6 : Industrial wastes as feedstock for filamentous fungi growth - p. Page 175 16. 7 : Filamentous fungal morphology in industrial aspects - p. Page 191 17. 8 : Bioreactors and engineering of filamentous fungi cultivation - p. Page 211 18. 9 : Filamentous fungi processing by solid-state fermentation - p. Page 243 19. 10 : Production of industrial enzymes by filamentous fungi - p. Page 283 20. 11 : Production of bioactive pigmented compounds by filamentous fungi - p. Page 313 21. 12 : Filamentous fungi for food - p. Page 339 22. 13 : Filamentous fungi as animal and fish feed ingredients - p. Page 383 23. 14 : Production of alcohols by filamentous fungi - p. Page 425 24. 15 : Biological production of organic acids by filamentous fungi - p. Page 447 25. 16 : Production of antibiotics by filamentous fungi - p. Page 471 26. 17 : Production of fungal biopolymers and their advanced applications - p. Page 490 27. 18 : Versatility of filamentous fungi in novel processes - p. Page 523 28. Index - p. Page 561
Filamentous Fungi Biorefinery, the latest release in the Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering series, builds on knowledge on the classification of filamentous fungi and presence and roles played in ecosystems. The importance of filamentous fungi is then further corroborated through a description of their present applications in biotechnological processes. Knowledge on fungal biology is extended through discussion on structure and composition together with a description of growth potentialities of filamentous fungi in/on a wide range of substrates. In addition, the morphology of filamentous fungi is then described and its implications during integration in industrial processes is discussed.
The book then provides an overview on the use of filamentous fungi for the production of a wide range of value-added products, including feed and food products, alcohols, organic acids, pigments, enzymes, antibiotics and biopolymers. All provided state-of-arts are extended to a description of the present degree of application of filamentous fungi towards the production of those products using low-value substrates, identification of research gaps, and proposes future research avenues.
1. Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Contributors - p. Page v 7. Preface - p. Page viii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 9. List of Tables - p. Page xi 10. 1 : World of fungi and fungal ecosystems - p. Page xi 11. 2 : Fungal biotechnology - p. Page 18 12. 3 : Fungal biology - p. Page 57 13. 4 : Mycotoxins - p. Page 98 14. 5 : Sampling, preservation, and growth monitoring of filamentous fungi - p. Page 138 15. 6 : Industrial wastes as feedstock for filamentous fungi growth - p. Page 175 16. 7 : Filamentous fungal morphology in industrial aspects - p. Page 191 17. 8 : Bioreactors and engineering of filamentous fungi cultivation - p. Page 211 18. 9 : Filamentous fungi processing by solid-state fermentation - p. Page 243 19. 10 : Production of industrial enzymes by filamentous fungi - p. Page 283 20. 11 : Production of bioactive pigmented compounds by filamentous fungi - p. Page 313 21. 12 : Filamentous fungi for food - p. Page 339 22. 13 : Filamentous fungi as animal and fish feed ingredients - p. Page 383 23. 14 : Production of alcohols by filamentous fungi - p. Page 425 24. 15 : Biological production of organic acids by filamentous fungi - p. Page 447 25. 16 : Production of antibiotics by filamentous fungi - p. Page 471 26. 17 : Production of fungal biopolymers and their advanced applications - p. Page 490 27. 18 : Versatility of filamentous fungi in novel processes - p. Page 523 28. Index - p. Page 561
