Bioethanol from sweet sorghum: Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of carbohydrates by a mixed microbial culture

Mamma, D; Koullas, D; Fountoukidis, G; Kekos, D; Macris, BJ; Koukios, E

dc.contributor.author	Mamma, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Koullas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Fountoukidis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Kekos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Macris, BJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Koukios, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:11:45Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:11:45Z
dc.date.issued	1996	en
dc.identifier.issn	0032-9592	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11799
dc.subject	Enzyme	en
dc.subject	fusarium oxysporum	en
dc.subject	Mixed Culture	en
dc.subject	saccharomyces cerevisiae	en
dc.subject	Soluble Sugar	en
dc.subject	Sorghum	en
dc.subject	Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation	en
dc.subject.classification	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	en
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION	en
dc.subject.other	FUSARIUM-OXYSPORUM	en
dc.subject.other	DIRECT CONVERSION	en
dc.subject.other	ETHANOL-PRODUCTION	en
dc.subject.other	NEUROSPORA-CRASSA	en
dc.subject.other	BETA-GLUCOSIDASE	en
dc.subject.other	CELLULOSE	en
dc.subject.other	STRAW	en
dc.title	Bioethanol from sweet sorghum: Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of carbohydrates by a mixed microbial culture	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0032-9592(95)00075-5	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0032-9592(95)00075-5	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1996	en
heal.abstract	Sweet sorghum carbohydrates were simultaneously saccharified and fermented to ethanol by a mixed culture of Fusarium oxysporum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a bioreactor. Fusarium oxysporum was grown aerobically for the production of the enzymes necessary for the saccharification of sorghum cellulose and hemicellulose. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, together with F. oxysporum, converted the soluble sugars to ethanol. Three batches of sorghum were used, harvested at different periods of the year. The optimum yield of bioconversion and ethanol concentration was 5.2-8.4 g ethanol/100 g of fresh sorghum and 3.5-4.9% (w/v), respectively, depending on the composition of sorghum stalks. In all experiments, the ethanol yield exceeded the theoretical, based on soluble sugars, by 20.0-32.1 % due to bioconversion of polysaccharides to ethanol. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Process Biochemistry	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0032-9592(95)00075-5	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1996TY83500009	en
dc.identifier.volume	31	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	377	en
dc.identifier.epage	381	en