Influence of solid loading concentrations, inoculums size and nitrogen sources on ethanol production from Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) hydrolysate in Separate Hydrolysis and Fermentation (SHF)

Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 310-319

  Kassim, Mohd Asyraf ^a   Bakar, Nasrin Abu ^a   Kheang, Loh Soh ^a   Aziz, Astimar ^b  

^a Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)   (Malaysia)

^b Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB); Enzymatic saccharification; Ethanol; Inoculums size; Nitrogen; Solid loading; Sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155166553     PISSN: 1815932X     EISSN: 19936079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjasci.2011.310.319     Document Type: Article

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