High Level Ethanol from Sugar Cane Molasses by a New Thermotolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain in Industrial Scale

Table 3

Effect of varying concentrations of OPA on ethanol production by S. cerevisiae F-514 using sugarcane molasses in batch culture.

OPA kg/65 m^3	Initial pH	EOH% v/v	RS%	FE%	Final pH	Viable yeast cells ×10^8	Yeast yield (g/L)
5	4.7	8.6	1.72	77.3	4.9	3.00	11.2
10	4.7	8.8	1.56	79.1	4.8	3.20	11.4
15	4.8	9.1	1.32	81.8	4.8	3.40	11.7
20	4.8	9.0	1.46	81.7	4.6	3.20	11.6