11. Significance of Process Parameters on Fungal Cellulase Production

The biotechnological production of enzymes from microorganisms was proved to generate enormous wealth that influences significant sectors of the world’s economy. Among the microbial enzymes, the potentiality of cellulases in different manufactories including food, paper, biofuel, animal feed, drug, brewery, textile, agriculture and recycling of waste materials has been the compelling factor for the intense limelight on cellulases for the past several decades. Extensive studies were carried out on aerobic fungi producing cellulases and are considered as the leading workhorses in industrial processes. The enzyme production usually depends on distinct governing parameters essentially inoculum size, pH value, temperature, growth, time, aeration, inducers and medium supplements. Therefore, choosing optimum pivotal factors that throw impact on biomass of various microorganisms and build-up of the target product becomes the preliminary criteria for any profitable recovery process. Often the optimisation of multifarious criterions is a laborious and tedious chore. Hence, this chapter highlights the diverse physical and chemical parameters that immensely influence fungal cellulase production.