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Characterization of the solid-state fermentation of cassava
C O Ofuya1, A A Adesina, E Ukpong
1Department of Microbiology, University of Prot Harcout, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Abstract:
The solid-state fermentation of cassava (Mannlhot esculenta Crantz) was characterized by determining pH and biological oxygen demand (BOD). The results showed a strong association (ϱ=0.73) between pH of the fermenting slurry and that of the waste llquor. BOD of the liquor decreased as fermentation progressed. After 96 h fermentation, BOD was about 6×10(2) mg/l. Progress of cassava fermentation can probably be determined indirectly by following the changes in the pH and BOD profiles of the liquor.
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