Solid state fermentation technology ssf easybiologyclass. Lipase production by solidstate fermentation in fixedbed bioreactors. Among cultivation systems, while solidstate fermentation exhibits a higher productivity of. Bioreactor design and implementation strategies for the cultivation of. Solidstate fermentation is a cultivation technique in which microorganisms are cultivated on moist solid particles, in beds within which there is a continuous gas phase between the particles. Production of microbial enzymes by solidstate fermentation. An innovative approach using soybean residues for the production of bioflocculants through solidstate fermentation was carried out in 4. Favelatorresimprovement of heat removal in solidstate fermentation tray bioreactors by forced air convection. Although solidstate fermentation ssf has been practiced for many centuries in the preparation of traditional fermented foods, its application to newer products within the framework of modern biotechnology is relatively restricted. Design aspects of solid state fermentation as applied to microbial. It was c sidered for the production of enzymes in the early 1900s and for the production of penicillin in the 1940s, but interest in ssf waned with the advances. Bioreactor design and implementation strategies for the.
The ssf process is relatively simple and so as the bioreactors used for the fermentation. Although solidstate fermentation ssf has been practiced for many centuries in. Its application in bioprocesses such as bioleaching, biobeneficiation, bioremediation, biopulping, etc. Solidstate fermentation has emerged as a potential technology for the production of microbial products such as feed, fuel, food, industrial chemicals and pharmaceutical products. We assume that readers interested in learning about ssf bioreactors are familiar with ssf processes themselves. Solidstate fermentation bioreactors fundamentals of design and. The commonly used fermenter types in ssf are given below. Pectinases activities even increase when pectin is added to the medium solis pereira et al. Bioreactors for solidstate fermentation request pdf. Most of the solid state fermentation systems are fed batch fermentation systems. The solidstate fermentation ssf is the best option to produce spores of biological control agents bca, because the spores have a long shelf life, compared. Solidstate fermentation bioreactors fundamentals of. Bioreactors in solid state fermentation technology. It was c sidered for the production of enzymes in the early.