March 2016

Immobilization and association of microorganisms to improve fermentation performance for ethanol production

Alcohol production in industry is carried out almost exclusively by means of batch or continuous fermentation processes. In both cases, cells are found spread throughout the fermenting substrate and have to go through a centrifugation cycle in order to be recovered. Investment in equipment is very high and performance is often lower than expected. According to available information, ethanol fermentation performance...

Author(s): Nair Conde de Almeida and Dejanira de Franceschi de Angelis