Review Article

Current Trends in Bioethanol Production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Substrate, Inhibitor Reduction, Growth Variables, Coculture, and Immobilization

Table 1

Ethanol production by S. cerevisiae from different substrates at varying treatment and optimization conditions.

S. cerevisiae strainSubstrate PretreatmentTreatment methodEnzymatic hydrolysis Ethanol produced (g/L)References

TISTR 5596Mission grassNaOHH2SO416E[8]

MTCC 174Rice husk NaOHCrude unprocessed enzyme 14[9]

ATCC 26602Wheat straw H2O2cellulase10[10]

SOL/M5Leaf and stem of Dendranthema grandiflora Crude extract from Pleurotus ostreatus 10.64[11]

L2524aEmpty palm fruit bunch fibersAlkali (NaOH)Cellulase 64.2B[12]

TJ14Microcrystalline celluloseCommercial cellulase45B[13]

Y5Corn stover Steam explosionCellulase and -glucosidase50B[14]

ATCC 6508Sweet potato chipsα-Amylase and glucoamylase 104.3D[15]

Baker yeastCoffee pulpHydrolysis by H2SO47.4[16]

DQ1Corn stoverH2SO4 supplemented with hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromideCellulase 48B[17]

TISTR 5596Sugarcane leaves AH2SO4 or Ca(HO)2cellulase4.71[18]

Y5Corn stover Steam explosioncellulase40[19]

TISTR 5596starch cassava pulp α-amylase and glucoamylase9.9[20]

TISTR 5596lignocellulosic fiber in cassava pulp AH2SO4 or Ca(OH)2Cellulase 11.9[20]

DQ1Corn stover Csteam explosionCellulase 55B[21]

ATCC 96581Waste newspaper sodium dodecyl sulphateCellulase and β-glucosidase14.29[22]

RCK-1newspaper cellulosicsexoglucanase, β-glucosidase and xylanases with Tween 80 and CoCl25.64 (batch) and 14.77 (fed batch)[23]

var. ellipsoideus Corn meal Heat stable α-amylase and glucoamylase79.6F[24]

Baker yeastSticky coffee husks13.6[25]

A: at 121°C and 2 atm; B: simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; C: supplemented with dry distiller’s grain and solubles; D: acid hydrolyzed bloom algae powder was added under very high gravity condition (210 g/L glucose); E: Overlimed at pH 10; and F: the yeast was immobilized and the sugar concentration was 87.6 g/L.