Obiettivo THE C6 AND C5 SUGARS PRODUCED BY HYDROLYSIS OF STRAW CAN BE USED TO PRODUCE ETHANOL OR OTHER HIGH VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS (E.G. XYLITOL). THE DIRECT GROWTH OF ACTINOMYCETES ON STRAW COULD ENHANCE THE PRODUCT AS A PROTEIN-ENRICHED ANIMAL FEED. DR BERNARD GODDEN WAS APPOINTED AS RESEARCH ASSISTANT FOR THE DURATION OF THIS CONTRACT ON 1ST OCTOBER 1986. THE RESEARCH IS ALSO PROCEEDING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A RESEARCH STUDENT AND THE TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE. WE HAVE FIRST COLLECTED ALL OUR PREVIOUSLY ISOLATED ACTINOMYCETES STRAINS. THESE STRAINS WERE DESPATCHED TO DR ALAN MCCARTHY (UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL - CONTRACT EN3B/0080/UK) FOR COMPARATIVE SACCHARIFICATION TEST USING BALL-MILLED STRAW AS A SUBSTRATE. WE HAVE ALSO PREPARED COMPOST SAMPLES THAT COULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ISOLATING PERFORMING LIGNOCELLULOLYTIC ACTINOMYCETES. BEET LEAVES AND RESIDUES OBTAINED FROM A SUGAR FACTORY WERE MIXED WITH STRAW OR SPRUCE BARK. AFTER SIX WEEKS OF COMPOSTING, WE HAVE OBTAINED A WELL DECOMPOSED MATERIAL (PH = 8.3). A EARTHWORMS HORSE MANURE COMPOST (PH = 8.9) WAS ALSO PREPARED. A PRELIMINARY PLATE COUNT PROCEDURE HAS SHOWN THAT THE SAMPLES CONTAIN NUMEROUS PROPAGULAS OF LIGNOCELLULOLYTIC ACTINOMYCETES. THE COMPOST SAMPLES WERE DESPATCHED TO LIVERPOOL. A MEETING WITH DR MCCARTHY'S GROUP IS PLANNED IN DECEMBER. Campo scientifico engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationcompostnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcoholsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymesagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed Programma(i) FP1-ENNONUC 3C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of Non-Nuclear Energy, 1985-1988 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Universite Libre de Bruxelles Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 BRUXELLES Belgio Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (1) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo LIVERPOOL Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato