Integrated biorefinery of Mucor circinelloides biomass and sugarcane bagasse for application of high-value biopolymers

Abstract The replacement of expensive components in microbial growth media with pretreated lignocellulosic waste component to increase the product spectrum and add value bioproducts has been encouraged achieve sustainable feasible utilization biomass as per biorefinery approach. This study demonstrates an integrated approach towards sugarcane bagasse Mucor circinelloides ZSKP. A maximum reducing sugar recovery 80.67 g/l was achieved after combining pretreatment saccharification. low temperature, glycerol, ammonium phosphate method established, where glycerol conditions were reduced from 250 150 °C 120 45 min. phosphate-containing hydrolysate yielded 12.89 fungal fermentation 20.8 g lignin delignification step. production further improved 17.69 supplementation corn steep solids mineral salts. process also 2.36 chitosan 4.9 lipids extraction oleaginous fungus. infused plasticized biocomposite plastic had a 100% improvement thermogravimetric properties almost 50% more energy needed temperature material when compared only biocomposite. showed antimicrobial effective preservative spray for fresh tomatoes apples extending their shelf life at least 14 18 days, respectively. therefore demonstrated that novel two-step could be environmentally beneficial multiple products biotechnological applications.