Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge

The increasing volume of sewage sludge as well as the municipal and agricultural waste produced and the total managing cost every year has been one of the major environmental issues in Malaysia. The production of cellulase from domestic sewage sludge could possibly bring an economic importance in...

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Main Authors: Mukhtaruddin, Muna Tasnim, Alam, Md Zahangir, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
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Published: INSI Publications 2012
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author Mukhtaruddin, Muna Tasnim
Alam, Md Zahangir
Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
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Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
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description The increasing volume of sewage sludge as well as the municipal and agricultural waste produced and the total managing cost every year has been one of the major environmental issues in Malaysia. The production of cellulase from domestic sewage sludge could possibly bring an economic importance in certain industries as well as a key to solve the problem of environmental pollution and also in developing and utilizing renewable energy sources by applying the enzyme on the cellulosic materials. This study focuses on the characterization of cellulases produced from fermentation broth of sewage sludge. Using the cellulase enzyme with the activity of 45 U/ml, few tests have been carried out to characterize and checked the stability of the enzyme. The tests were pH stability, temperature stability as well as incubation time for the enzyme. Characterization of the enzyme was likely to help develop efficient application of the enzyme in industrial scale. 50oC was found to be the optimum temperature for the stability of the enzyme. Besides, pH 3 gave the highest enzyme activity and also 48 hours turn to be the optimum incubation time.
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spelling iium-234122021-07-14T09:23:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23412/ Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge Mukhtaruddin, Muna Tasnim Alam, Md Zahangir Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah T175 Industrial research. Research and development TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering TP248.13 Biotechnology The increasing volume of sewage sludge as well as the municipal and agricultural waste produced and the total managing cost every year has been one of the major environmental issues in Malaysia. The production of cellulase from domestic sewage sludge could possibly bring an economic importance in certain industries as well as a key to solve the problem of environmental pollution and also in developing and utilizing renewable energy sources by applying the enzyme on the cellulosic materials. This study focuses on the characterization of cellulases produced from fermentation broth of sewage sludge. Using the cellulase enzyme with the activity of 45 U/ml, few tests have been carried out to characterize and checked the stability of the enzyme. The tests were pH stability, temperature stability as well as incubation time for the enzyme. Characterization of the enzyme was likely to help develop efficient application of the enzyme in industrial scale. 50oC was found to be the optimum temperature for the stability of the enzyme. Besides, pH 3 gave the highest enzyme activity and also 48 hours turn to be the optimum incubation time. INSI Publications 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23412/1/muna_tasnim_et_al.pdf Mukhtaruddin, Muna Tasnim and Alam, Md Zahangir and Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah (2012) Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 6 (1). pp. 74-78. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas/2012/January/74-78.pdf
spellingShingle T175 Industrial research. Research and development
TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering
TP248.13 Biotechnology
Mukhtaruddin, Muna Tasnim
Alam, Md Zahangir
Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge
title Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge
title_full Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge
title_fullStr Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge
title_short Characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge
title_sort characterization of purified cellulase from fermentation of sewage sludge
topic T175 Industrial research. Research and development
TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering
TP248.13 Biotechnology
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