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| Author(s): |
Bermejo, Pamela Magali
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Badino, Alberto
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Zamberlan, Luciano
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Raghavendran, Vijayendran
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Basso, Thiago Olitta
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Gombert, Andreas Karoly
Total Authors: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | FEMS Yeast Research; v. 21, n. 8, p. 6-pg., 2021-12-13. |
| Abstract | |
The ethanol yield on sugar during alcoholic fermentation allows for diverse interpretation in academia and industry. There are several different ways to calculate this parameter, which is the most important one in this industrial bioprocess and the one that should be maximized, as reported by Pereira, Rodrigues, Sonego, Cruz and Badino (A new methodology to calculate the ethanol fermentation efficiency at bench and industrial scales. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018; 57: 16182-91). On the one hand, the various methods currently employed in industry provide dissimilar results, and recent evidence shows that yield has been consistently overestimated in Brazilian sugarcane biorefineries. On the other hand, in academia, researchers often lack information on all the intricate aspects involved in calculating the ethanol yield in industry. Here, we comment on these two aspects, using fuel ethanol production from sugarcane in Brazilian biorefineries as an example, and taking the work of Pereira, Rodrigues, Sonego, Cruz and Badino (A new methodology to calculate the ethanol fermentation efficiency at bench and industrial scales. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018; 57: 16182-91.) as a starting point. Our work is an attempt to demystify some common beliefs and to foster closer interaction between academic and industrial professionals from the fermentation sector. Pereira, Rodrigues, Sonego, Cruz and Badino (A new methodology to calculate the ethanol fermentation efficiency at bench and industrial scales. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018; 57: 16182-91). (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/17172-2 - How do fuel ethanol yeasts and contaminating lactic acid bacteria respond toward lignocellulosic-derived inhibitors? |
| Grantee: | Thiago Olitta Basso |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/11405-5 - Extractive Ethanol Fermentation in Pneumatic Bioreactors with Removal by CO2 Stripping Integrated to Recovery Units |
| Grantee: | Alberto Colli Badino Junior |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |