Recycle bioreactor for bioethanol production from wheat starch II. Fermentation and economics

Energy Sources

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 427-436

  Lang, X ^a   Macdonald, D G ^a   Hill, G A ^a,b  

^a Department of Chemical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold hydrolysis; Economics; Fermentation ethanol; Plant design; Starch granules

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; STARCH;

RECYCLE BIOREACTORS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 0035383846     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009083101300058426     Document Type: Article

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