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| Author(s): |
Vanessa Elisa Pinheiro
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2017-06-30 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli;
María Eugenia Guazzaroni;
Eliana Setsuko Kamimura;
Monica Stropa Ferreira Nozawa
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| Advisor: | Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli |
| Abstract | |
This work aimed to prospect and characterize fungal enzymes, which break biomass, looking for the cellulose pulp biobleaching application. For this, 13 filamentous fungi of the Fungi Library were selected and among them Aspergillus versicolor and A. brasiliensis were those that stood out as inducers of xylanase, amylase, CMCase, avicelase and ?-glucosidase production. The use of barley bagasse as carbon source was the best condition for xylanase, amylase and ?-glucosidase production in SR medium (Segato Rizzatti) and M5 medium was the best for CMCase, avicelase and FPase production, in cultures incubated for 72-168 h. In order to optimize the concentration of the carbon source and the temperature of the cultures, a Central Composite Rotational Design was elaborated. (i) BSR extract, in SR medium for the xylanase production by A. brasiliensis, 96 hours, in static culture, at 30°C with barley bagasse 3%; (ii) VSR extract, in SR medium, for the amylase and ?-glucosidase from A. versicolor, 120 hours in static culture, at 35°C, with barley bagasse 3.41%. (iii) VM5 extract, in M5 medium for CMCase, avicelase and FPase from A. versicolor, 120 hours of static culture, at 30°C with barley bagasse 2%. Lacase was produced by Trametes versicolor (iv), in a medium containing vinasse and distilled water (1:5 v/v), cotton 1% and peptone 0.1%, for 15 days at 30ºC. In parallel, the production of a xylanase from A. tamarii Kita (v) with barley bagasse 2.9% was optimized in ADAMS medium for 129 hours (designated - TKADAMS medium). The thermal stability study showed that xylanase was stable with 60% of relative activity at 40°C for up to 24 hours and for 30 minutes at 50°C. At 60°C the enzyme was poorly stable. Amylase was stable for 24 hours at 40 and 50°C, with 80% of relative activity. CMCase and FPase was poorly stable at all temperatures tested. Avicelase was activated by the exposure at 40, 50 and 60°C. ?-glucosidase was stable at 40°C for up to 24 hours, with 80% of relative activity; at 50°C it showed a relative activity of 60% for 180 minutes and at 60° it showed 40% of relative activity for 30 minutes. Laccase was stable at 50°C with t50 for 60 minutes. At 60°C it showed an activity of 30% for up to 240 minutes and at 70°C it showed 40% of activity for 30 minutes. As for pH, xylanase showed the best activity in a range of pH 4.0-5.0 and 7.0-8.0. Amylase, CMCase, avicelase, FPase, ?-glucosidase and laccase showed expressive activities in a range of pH 4.0-5.5. The tests of pH stability in 24 hours showed that xylanase was stable at pH 5.5-7.0, amylase at pH 5.0-6.5, CMCase, FPase and laccase at pH 4.5, avicelase at pH 3.0 and ?-glucosidase at pH 5.0-5.5. The effect of ions showed that CMCase and ?-glucosidase were activated by K+, Zn+ and Ba2+; CMCase, ?-glucosidase and lacase were activated by NH4+ and Ca2+; amylase, CMCase, ?-glucosidase and lacase were activated by Co2+; amylase, CMCase and ?-glucosidase by Al3+ and Fe2+; xylanase, avicelase, CMCase and ?-glucosidase by Mn+; avicelase and CMCase by Ag+; lacase by EDTA; ?-glucosidase e lacase by Mg2+, CMCase by Hg2+ and xylanase, ?-glucosidase and lacase by Cu2+. The extracts were used in the formulation of enzymatic cocktails for cellulose pulp biobleaching. The application of BSR, VSR and VM5 extracts on the brown pulp did not result on a significant reduction of the Kappa number when compared to the control, on account of the dark coloration of these extracts caused by the components and pigments from the cultivation with the microorganisms and barley bagasse, which as a consequence, interfered in the determination of the Kappa number. Thus, an optimized cocktail was formulated: for each 4 grams of treated pulp 20.3 mL of TKADAMS extract and 10 mL of laccase extract, pH 5.5; 35.9°C, 48 hours. This treatment resulted in the reduction of 1.83 points in the Kappa number of the brown pulp, representing an efficiency of 20.3%, and a brightness increase of 4.65 when compared to the control. The application of the cocktail in the lignocellulosic residues resulted in the formation of 85 mg/mL of reducing sugars in barley bagasse treatment for 24 hours and, 25 mg/ml of reducing sugars in sugarcane bagasse treatment for 3 hours. The application of the cocktail in the recycled paper pulps caused a greater deinking. The application of the formulated cocktail in the cellulose pulp, lignocellulosic residues and secondary fibres was promising for biobleaching, biodegradation and deinking, respectively. The enzyme application in cellulose biobleaching is a viable alternative, which helps reducing costs, water, energy and collaborates with the environment. Laccase was important in the cellulose biobleaching and the increase of its production by T. versicolor through bioreactor led to a production 6.25 times higher than that in Erlenmeyer, probably due to the constant aeration (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/23200-0 - Production of enzymatic cocktails with potential in pulp biobleaching pulp for papermaking from lignocellulosic waste and secondary fibers |
| Grantee: | Vanessa Elisa Pinheiro |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |