Evaluation of increase at the production of keratinolytics enzymes

The beamhouse area in leather technology has a notable influence on the gaseous and liquid effluent because they have to satisfies discharge standards. The organic matter content and the presence of suspended solids in the liquid effluent greatly depend on the unhairing process used: the conventiona...

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Authors: Galarza, Betina Claudia, Cavello, Ivana Alejandra, Garro, María Laura, Gortari, Maria Cecilia, Hours, Roque Alberto, Cantera, Carlos
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/93911
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93911
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Keratin Biodegradation
Hair Waste
Solid State Cultures
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Summary:The beamhouse area in leather technology has a notable influence on the gaseous and liquid effluent because they have to satisfies discharge standards. The organic matter content and the presence of suspended solids in the liquid effluent greatly depend on the unhairing process used: the conventional hairburning unhairing, lime and sodium sulphidebased, give the maximum values for beamhouse pollution. Nowadays, conventional unhairing process<br />employing lime and sulphide contribute 50-60% of total pollution load in terms of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids (TDS) and total suspended solids (TSS) besides a high alkaline effluent of 100%<br />toxicity. Hydrogen sulphide emanating from the unhairing process is proven to be fatal even<br />in concentrations as low as 200 ppm. The extensive use of hazardous sulphide not only<br />leads to unfavorable consequences for the environment but also undermines the efficacy<br />of the effluent treatment plants.<br />In the present work the enzimatic yields and proteic concentrations from crude extract of<br />Trichophyton ajelloi growth in solid state cultures and submerged cultivation in the presence of reducing agents were determined.<br />