Utilization of concentrate after membrane filtration of sugar beet thin juice for ethanol production
2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 133; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.070
ISSN1873-2976
AutoresJoanna Kawa‐Rygielska, Witold Pietrzak, Piotr Regiec, Piotr Stencel,
Tópico(s)Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
ResumoThe subject of this study was to investigate the feasibility of the concentrate obtained after membrane ultrafiltration of sugar beet thin juice for ethanol production and selection of fermentation conditions (yeast strain and media supplementation). Resulting concentrate was subjected to batch ethanol fermentation using two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Ethanol Red and Safdistill C-70). The effect of different forms of media supplementation (mineral salts: (NH4)2SO4, K2HPO4, MgCl2; urea + Mg3(PO4)2 and yeast extract) on the fermentation course was also studied. It was stated that sugar beet juice concentrate is suitable for ethanol production yielding, depending on the yeast strain, ca. 85–87 g L−1 ethanol with ca. 82% practical yield and more than 95% of sugars consumption after 72 h of fermentation. Nutrients enrichment further increased ethanol yield. The best results were obtained for media supplemented with urea + Mg3(PO4)2 yielding 91.16–92.06 g L−1 ethanol with practical yield ranging 84.78–85.62% and full sugars consumption.
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