BIODEGRADATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC COIR PITH BY USING FUNGAL FORMS

Abstract

The present study deals with degradation of coir poll by Humicola sp. Trichoderma viride and Aspergillus terreus. The lignin, cellulose, organic carbon content and evolution of carbon-di-oxide were estimated in pith degraded aad non-degraded coir pith. The content of lignin and cellulose were found to be low in lignin and cellulose during different period of biodegradation.