Effect of the presence of initial ethanol on ethanol production in sugar cane juice fermented by Zymomonas mobilis

Ethanol production in sugar cane juice in high initial sugar concentration, fermented by Z. mobilis in the presence and absence of ethanol, was evaluated. Ethanol production was low in both media. The presence of initial ethanol in the sugar cane juice reduced ethanol production by 48.8%, biomass production by 25.0% and the total sugar consumption by 28.3%. The presence of initial ethanol in the medium did not affect significantly levan production and biomass yield coefficient (g biomass/g sugar consumed).

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Main Authors: Tano,Marcia Sadae, Buzato,João Batista
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2003
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000300012
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Summary:Ethanol production in sugar cane juice in high initial sugar concentration, fermented by Z. mobilis in the presence and absence of ethanol, was evaluated. Ethanol production was low in both media. The presence of initial ethanol in the sugar cane juice reduced ethanol production by 48.8%, biomass production by 25.0% and the total sugar consumption by 28.3%. The presence of initial ethanol in the medium did not affect significantly levan production and biomass yield coefficient (g biomass/g sugar consumed).