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The pH of fodder beet pulp was varied to see how this affected solid phase fermentation by yeast. The process is for fuel ethanol production. When pulp was adjusted to a pre-inoculation pH of 3.0–3.5, ethanol yields (78–85% of theoretical, averaging 8.9% v/v) and fermentation efficiencies (97–99%) were greatest, the fermentation time was the shortest (30–39 h) and no bacterial contamination occurred.
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Gibbons, W.R., Westby, C.A. Effect of pulp pH on solid phase fermentation of fodder beets for fuel ethanol production. Biotechnol Lett 8, 657–662 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025977
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