Multi-microorganisms for Cornstalk Biodegradation

To expedite the degradation of agricultural wastes, such as cornstalks,combinations of multiple species of microorganisms were applied for the fermentation.The National Standard Determination Methods on cellulose and lignin contents in cornstalk were used. It was found that the addition of equal parts of S-3 and the white rot fungi (in 8:8 ratio) as the inoculantto a substrate of one part of cornstalks mixed with 2.5 parts of water and allowing the mixture to ferment at 30℃ for 17 dayscould result in an optimal biodegradation of the waste material with a 35.60% degradation rate on celluloses and 37.41% on lignins.