An alternative approach to the bioconversion of sweet sorghum carbohydrates to ethanol

Mamma, D; Christakopoulos, P; Koullas, D; Kekos, D; Macris, BJ; Koukios, E

dc.contributor.author	Mamma, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Christakopoulos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Koullas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Kekos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Macris, BJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Koukios, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:10:48Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:10:48Z
dc.date.issued	1995	en
dc.identifier.issn	0961-9534	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11449
dc.subject	SWEET SORGHUM	en
dc.subject	ETHANOL	en
dc.subject	BIOETHANOL, DIRECT FERMENTATION	en
dc.subject	MIXED CULTURE	en
dc.subject	FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM	en
dc.subject	SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE	en
dc.subject.classification	Agricultural Engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteria	en
dc.subject.other	Bioconversion	en
dc.subject.other	Carbohydrates	en
dc.subject.other	Composition	en
dc.subject.other	Fermentation	en
dc.subject.other	Polysaccharides	en
dc.subject.other	Fusarium oxysporum	en
dc.subject.other	Juice	en
dc.subject.other	Mixed culture	en
dc.subject.other	Press cake	en
dc.subject.other	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	en
dc.subject.other	Sweet sorghum	en
dc.subject.other	Ethanol	en
dc.title	An alternative approach to the bioconversion of sweet sorghum carbohydrates to ethanol	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0961-9534(95)00006-S	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0961-9534(95)00006-S	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1995	en
heal.abstract	The ethanol fermentation of juice and press cake, resulting from the squeezing of sweet sorghum stalks at high pressure, was investigated. The juice was fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and yielded 4.8 g ethanol per 100 g of fresh stalks. The press cake was fermented directly to ethanol by a mixed culture of Fusarium oxysporum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and yielded 5.1 g ethanol per 100 g of fresh stalks. An overall ethanol concentration and yield of 5.6% (w/v) and 9.9 g of ethanol per 100 g of fresh stalks respectively was obtained. Based on soluble carbohydrates, the ethanol yield from press cake was doubled while the overall theoretical yield was enhanced by 20.7% due to the bioconversion of a significant portion of cell wall polysaccharides to ethanol. The process was found promising for further investigation.	en
heal.publisher	Pergamon Press Inc, Tarrytown, NY, United States	en
heal.journalName	Biomass & bioenergy	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0961-9534(95)00006-S	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1995RQ90600006	en
dc.identifier.volume	8	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	99	en
dc.identifier.epage	103	en