Bioprospecting of wild type ethanologenic yeast for ethanol fuel production from wastewater-grown microalgae


Por: Romero-Frasca, Enrique, Velasquez-Orta, Sharon B., Escobar-Sanchez, Viviana, Tinoco-Valencia, Raunel, Orta Ledesma, Maria Teresa

Publicada: 9 abr 2021
Resumen:
BackgroundWild-type yeasts have been successfully used to obtain food products, yet their full potential as fermenting microorganisms for large-scale ethanol fuel production has to be determined. In this study, wild-type ethanologenic yeasts isolated from a secondary effluent were assessed for their capability to ferment saccharified microalgae sugars.ResultsYeast species in wastewater were identified sequencing the Internal Transcribed Spacers 1 and 2 regions of the ribosomal cluster. Concurrently, microalgae biomass sugars were saccharified via acid hydrolysis, producing 5.00.3 g L-1 of fermentable sugars. Glucose consumption and ethanol production of yeasts in hydrolyzed-microalgae liquor were tested at different initial sugar concentrations and fermentation time. The predominant ethanologenic yeast species was identified as Candida sp., and glucose consumption for this strain and S. cerevisiae achieved 75% and 87% of the initial concentration at optimal conditions, respectively. Relatively similar ethanol yields were determined for both species, achieving 0.450.05 (S. cerevisiae) and 0.46 +/- 0.05 g ethanol per g glucose (Candida sp.).Conclusion Overall, the results provide a first insight of the fermentation capacities of specific wild-type Candida species, and their potential role in ethanol industries seeking to improve their cost-efficiency.

Filiaciones:
Romero-Frasca, Enrique:
 Instituto de Ingeniería, Coordinación de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-472, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510, Mexico

Velasquez-Orta, Sharon B.:
 School of Engineering, Merz Court, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Escobar-Sanchez, Viviana:
 Laboratorio de Biología Molecular Y Genómica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Tinoco-Valencia, Raunel:
 Instituto de Biotecnología, Unidad de Escalamiento Y Planta Piloto, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Orta Ledesma, Maria Teresa:
 Instituto de Ingeniería, Coordinación de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-472, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510, Mexico
ISSN: 17546834





BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
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WOS Id: 000639113800002
ID de PubMed: 33836818
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