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Ethanol production from Egyptian sugar cane molasses by different yeast strains using batch fermentation

Research Authors
A.A., Zohri, W. S. Ragab and M. A. Ali
Research Abstract

Six high ethanol producer yeast strains (two strains of Kluyveromyces marixianus and four of Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were utilized to produce ethanol from treated and non-treated Egyptian sugar cane molasses with gravity (10, 15, 20, 30 & 33.3% sugar). The treated molasses was obtained by heating diluted molasses up to 90ºC and adjusting its pH to 4.5. All yeast strains used produced higher ethanol yield from non-treated molasses with 10% sugar than that obtained from the treated one with the same sugar concentration. On the other hand, treated molasses yielded better ethanol concentration than that gained from non-treated molasses with 15 – 25% sugar. Maximum ethanol production (125.89% g/l) was noticed with fermentation efficiency of 99.97% using S. cerevisiae EC1118 strain on 25% sugar treated molasses at 35ºC. The same strain gave low levels of ethanol when the sugar concentration of the treated molasses was either 30 or 33.3% at both fermentation temperatures used (35º and 40ºC). The kinetic parameters and productivity were calculated and discussed for all treatments.

Research Journal
J. of Basic and Applied Mycology
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Research Publisher
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Research Rank
2
Research Vol
5
Research Website
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Research Year
2014
Research Pages
43 – 49