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Table 2 Fermentation profile by N. intermedia on integrated fermentation substrate using wheat straw pretreated with dilute phosphoric acid (H201- acid concentration of 0.7% (w/v), duration of 7 min, and temperature of 201 ± 4 °C) and thin stillage (THS) mixture

From: Lignocellulose integration to 1G-ethanol process using filamentous fungi: fermentation prospects of edible strain of Neurospora intermedia

Substrate combination (% w/v pretreated wheat straw + thin stillage)

Inoculation mode

Mycelial growth form

Dry Biomass (g/L)

Ethanol max (g/L)

Ethanol max- Fermentation time (h)

7% solid loading

 WSS + THS

Pellets

Filamentous

16.84 ± 0.25

7.76 ± 0.01

48

Filamentous

Filamentous

18.61 ± 0.2

9.73 ± 0.3

48

 WSS

Pellets

–

–

–

–

Filamentous

Filamentous

19.27 ± 0.15

0.32 ± 0.15

48

 WSL+ THS

Pellets

Filamentous

10.78 ± 0.12

10.28 ± 0.1

48

Filamentous

Filamentous

11.19 ± 0.3

10.06 ± 0.6

48

 WSL

Pellets

Pellet

3.84 ± 0.12

0.18 ± 0.05

72

Filamentous

Filamentous

3.44 ± 0.1

0.44 ± 0.10

72

3.5% solid loading

 WSs + THS

Pellets

Loose Filamentous

14.01 ± 0.2

6.59 ± 0.1

24

Filamentous

Filamentous

8.52 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.3

24

 WSs

Pellets

Pellets

16.14 ± 0.3

0.18 ± 0.02

72

Filamentous

Filamentous

15.63 ± 0.2

0.07 ± 0.02

48

 WSL+ THS

Pellets

Loose Filamentous

10.46 ± 0.15

7.35 ± 0.10

48

Filamentous

Filamentous

9.7 ± 0.2

8.34 ± 0.15

48

 WSL

Pellets

Pellets

3.52 ± 0.1

0.49 ± 0.01

48

Filamentous

Filamentous

2.64 ± 0.1

1.87 ± 0.04

48

  1. WSS, wheat straw slurry; WSL, wheat straw liquid hydrolysate after enzymatic hydrolysis