Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of sweet potato powder for the production of ethanol under conditions of very high gravity

Frontiers of Chemical Engineering in China

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-324

  Cao, Yinxiu ^a   Tian, Hongchi ^a   Yao, Kun ^a   Yuan, Yingjin ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bioethanol; simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; sweet potato; very high gravity; viscosity reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960562710     PISSN: 16737369     EISSN: 16737474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-010-1026-3     Document Type: Article

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