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The “catalytic” effect on the acceleration of yeast fermentation by the presence of natural and homoionic zeolites was tested. The addition of 10–5 g/L of zeolite to the fermentation after inoculation increases the alcoholic fermentation rate both in laboratory and large scale processes.
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Roque-Malherbe, R., Delgado, R., Contreras, C. et al. Behaviour of yeast fermentation in the presence of zeolite. Biotechnol Lett 9, 640–642 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01033202
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