Protease increases fermentation rate and ethanol yield in dry-grind ethanol production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 154, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-25

  Johnston, David B ^a   McAloon, Andrew J ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Corn; Ethanol; Fermentation; Protease

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; ETHANOL; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; UREA;

CORN; ECONOMIC MODELS; EFFECTS OF ACID; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FERMENTATION RATE; NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS; PROCESSING COSTS; PROTEASE;

FERMENTATION;

ALCOHOL; NITROGEN; PROTEINASE; UREA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GAS PRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; YEAST;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; ENZYME DENATURATION; FERMENTATION; MAIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

BIOFUEL; CORN; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; PROTEASE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TRICHODERMA; UREA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84891097117     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.11.043     Document Type: Article

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