Natural immobilisation of microorganisms for continuous ethanol production

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-131

  Baptista, C M S G ^a   Coias J M A ^a   Oliveira, A C M ^a   Oliveira, N M C ^a   Rocha, J M S ^a   Dempsey, M J ^b   Lannigan, K C ^b   Benson, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2003 30 EC; Bioethanol; Fluidized bed; Immobilized cell; Molasses; Transport fuel

Indexed keywords

2003/30/EC; IMMOBILIZED CELL; TRANSPORT FUEL;

ETHANOL; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FOAMS; MOLASSES; POLYURETHANES; STRAIN; YEAST;

MICROORGANISMS;

ALCOHOL; MOLASSES;

ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; FLOCCULATION; FLUIDIZED BED; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33749661222     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2005.12.025     Document Type: Article

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