A new method for yeast recovery in batch ethanol fermentations: Filter aid filtration followed by separation of yeast from filter aid using hydrocyclones

Bioseparation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-53

  Da Matta, Virgínia Martins ^a   Medronho, Ricardo De Andrade ^b,c  

^a EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholic fermentation; Cell centrifugation; Ethanol production; Hydrocyclone; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast filtration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BATCH FERMENTATION; CENTRIFUGATION; FILTER AID FILTRATION; FILTER CAKE; FILTER; FILTRATION; HYDROCYCLONE; PERLITE; YEAST;

CENTRIFUGATION; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; RECYCLING; YEAST;

BATCH ETHANOL FERMENTATIONS; CELL CENTRIFUGATION; HYDROCYCLONES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST RECOVERY;

FERMENTATION;

CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FILTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLASSES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 6744263839     PISSN: 0923179X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008145419175     Document Type: Article

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