Vol. 11 (1) : January-February 2020 issue
Green Farming Vol. 11 (1) : 102-104 ; January-February, 2020
Bio-conversion of pods of Samanea saman to bioethanol production
VIDYAVATHI K.B.a1*, GEETA G. SHIRHALLIa2, RANJANI S.N.b3 and S.B. GURUMURTHYa4
aDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005 (Karnataka)
bDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Banaglore - 580 005 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Farm Manager *(vidyavati_2010@rediffmail.com), 2Professor, 3SRF, 4Asstt. Professor
Subject : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Agriculture Microbiology and Cancer Res.
Paper No. : P-7751
Total Pages : 3
Received : 25 September 2019
Revised accepted : 20 January 2020
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Citation :
VIDYAVATHI K.B., GEETA G. SHIRHALLI, RANJANI S.N. and S.B. GURUMURTHY. 2020. Bio-conversion of pods of Samanea saman to bioethanol production. Green Farming Vol. 11 (1) : 102-104 ; January-February, 2020
ABSTRACT
Among the common economic forest tree species, Samanea saman (Jacq) Merr. Is a common tropical shade tree yielding dark brown pods which has been recognized as a valuable supplement to cattle feeds. The present study indicates the possibility of its diversification for biofuel production. The extraction of soluble reducing sugars from the pods were optimised by various means of hot water and acid extractions. Maximum release of reducing sugars was noticed in one per cent acid extraction (313mg per gram).
Key words :
Biofuel production, Reducing sugars, Samanea samen.
