Oil cakes are rich in Wbre, protein and energy contents.
They oVer potential beneWts when used as substrates in
developing bioprocesses for the production of organic
chemicals and biomolecules. Studies using them for the
production of industrial enzymes have shown promising
results. Mixed substrate fermentation has been more
advantageous for such applications. While edible oil cakes
are used as feed source and protein hydrolysate, some of
the non-edible cakes Wnd its application as biocontrol
agents. Also, use of oil cakes oVers good alternative to traditional
applications by their exploitation in the production
of environmentally friendly green bio fuel. Another key
point to be noted is that the bioprocess utilising oil cakes is
attractive due to relatively cheaper availability of the oil
cakes throughout the year, making it even more favourable
when economics is considered.