Improving bio-ethanol yield: Using virginiamycin and sodium flouride at a Pakistani distillery

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 53, 2011, Pages 11071-11074

  Zia, Muhammad Anjum ^a   Asghar, Muhammad ^a   Bhatti, Haqnawaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Distillery; Ethanol; Sodium fluoride; Virginiamycin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLUORIDE SODIUM; MOLASSES; SULFURIC ACID; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PAKISTAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTOR OPERATION; YEAST CELL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052950845     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.1273     Document Type: Article

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