Ethanol production potential of local yeast strains isolated from ripe banana peels

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3752-3755

  Brooks, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Banana peels; Ethanol; Fermentation; Starch; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; MALTOSE; STARCH;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BANANA; CELL VIABILITY; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FLOCCULATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES KLUVVERI; TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 57349170721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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