Utilization of Agro-Wastes to Produce Myco-Diesel Production

 ABSTRACT 

The current study was highlighted the use of oleaginous fungi isolated from different oil seeds  which can be used as alternative to fossil fuels . Many countries are currently trying to find sources for this type of  diesel in preparation for the post- petroleum phase  because it is low cost and eco-friendly  . Oleaginous fungal isolates grown on natural culture media from   various types of natural media   (peanut husks , appel peels and banana peels )  in addition to yeast extract sucrose   as an inexpensive carbon source in order to  produce biodiesel production, the higher biomass of wet and  dry  weight values were obtained using, peanut husks  firstly were recorded  (32.00 , 11.05 ) g / L for oleaginous fungal isolates A. fumigatus then followed apple peels was secondly, (20.60 , 7.07 ) g/ L  and banana peels thirdly,(17.89, 5.98) g/ L respectively . The height yield of lipids using peanut husks compared with the apple and banana peels and the control  (80.54) %. The  qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis of the lipids contents by Gas Chromatography GC-identified the presence of Palmitic  acid , Oleic acids , Stearic acid  , mysteric acid and linoleic acid in Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME)analysis of A.fumigatus  showed the predominant of Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA) than Unsaturated Fatty Acid (USFA) this indicates that the fungal lipid obtained has  the same  properties  of biodiesel