Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The filamentous fungus Mucor circinelloides IBT-83 is an excellent producer of intracellular lipids. This makes it a promising candidate for large-scale cultivation for industrial oil production. However, this process generates significant amounts of defatted biomass, which can serve as a source of valuable compounds such as chitosan. It was shown that almost 100 g of chitosan (unpurified) can be extracted from 1 kg of defatted and dried mycelium of M. circinelloides IBT-83. Pre-dehydration of the mycelium by freeze-drying positively affects both the lipid extraction efficiency and the subsequent recovery of chitosan. The method developed in this study represents a promising approach for increased waste valorisation and supports the production of an industrially important biological product.
Author: Katarzyna Struszczyk-Świta
Institution: Lodz University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7083633296
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