Substrates of solid state cultures, besides being strong
inducers of cellulase synthesis, also induce hemicellulases
such as xylanases and ligninases, if the solid substrate is
composed of hemicellulose and lignin (Sachslehner et al.,
1998). Therefore, SSC can result in a more diverse pool of
hydrolytic enzymes than SmC. Finally, solid state media
are interesting to make good use of the huge amounts of
sugarcane bagasse available in Brazil. According to
UNICA (Brazil's Union of Sugar Cane Industries), in
2012/2013, the south-central region of Brazil alone processed
about 533 million tons of sugar cane, producing
around 150 million tons of bagasse.