Single-step bioconversion of starch to bioethanol by the coculture of ragi tapai and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 18, Issue , 2009, Pages 557-562

  Azmi, Azlin ^a,b   Hasan, Masitah ^a   Mel, Maizirwan ^b   Ngoh, Cheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Cassava starch; Glucose; Ragi tapai; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Single step bioconversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749150134     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET0918090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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