ISSN:
1573-6776
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Summary Yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were immobilized in pectin gel, incubated 12 h at 30°C and then used for the continuous production of ethanol employing a wedge-shaped horizontal reactor and sugar cane molasses as the carbon source. Under steady state conditions the mean residence time was 1.6 h and the volumetric productivity 40 g EtOH/hl. The gas evolved was easily released. Successive batch incubation in a synthetic medium substantially restored the fermentative capacity of the beads already used in the continuous assay.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00129311
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