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Production of ethanol from sugar cane molasses by Zymomonas mobilis

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Zymomonas mobilis strains were compared with each other and with a Saacharomyces cerevisiae strain for the production of ethanol from sugar cane molasses in batch fermentations. The effect of pH and temperature on ethanol production by Zymomonas was studied. The ability of Z. mobilis to produce ethanol from molasses varied from one strain to another. At low sugar concentrations Zymomonas compared favourably with S. cerevisiae. However, at higher sugar concentrations the yeast produced considerably more ethanol than Zymomonas.

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  1. Sentrachem Research Unit, Department of Microbiology, University of the O.F.S., Bloemfontein R., South Africa

    H. J. J. van Vuuren & Lourine Meyer

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van Vuuren, H.J.J., Meyer, L. Production of ethanol from sugar cane molasses by Zymomonas mobilis . Biotechnol Lett 4, 253–256 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00132396

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