Influence of temperature, pH and yeast on in-field production of ethanol from unsterilized sweet sorghum juice

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1481-1486

  Kundiyana, Dimple K ^a   Bellmer, Danielle D ^a   Huhnke, Raymond L ^a   Wilkins, Mark R ^a   Claypool, P L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Sorghum bicolor; Sweet sorghum

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CAPITAL COSTS; CENTRAL PROCESSING FACILITIES; CENTRAL PROCESSING PLANTS; ETHANOL CONVERSION; ETHANOL FERMENTATION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FERMENTATION PROCESS; IN-BUILDINGS; IN-FIELD; PROCESS VARIABLES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SWEET SORGHUM;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CROPS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INVESTMENTS; PH EFFECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TEMPERATURE; UREA; YEAST;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BREWING INDUSTRY; COMMERCIALIZATION; ENERGY CROP; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH WORK; SORGHUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UREA; YEAST;

UNITED STATES;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 77955517118     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.04.022     Document Type: Article

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