Abstract
Crude glycerol is becoming a financial and environmental liability due to its surplus production from biodiesel industry, and its utilization as a fermentation feedstock for value-added chemicals production has been widely studied. In present work, the capacity of an endophytic fungus, Chaetomium globosum CGMCC 6882, using glycerol and crude glycerol for polysaccharide production was investigated. Results showed that the polysaccharide titers from glucose and glycerol were 1.85 and 3.8 g/L, respectively. Moreover, spore morphology of C. globosum CGMCC 6882 was favorable for polysaccharide production. Meanwhile, impurities in crude glycerol have no effect on polysaccharide production by C. globosum CGMCC 6882. Finally, characteristic results of polysaccharides produced from glucose, glycerol, and crude glycerol have suggested that metabolic flux might be a determinant factor on polysaccharide structure. Taken together, this research provided an innovative approach of utilizing crude glycerol produced from the biodiesel production process.
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