Review Article

Bioethanol Production from Fermentable Sugar Juice

Table 4

Fermentation process employed in ethanol production from different feedstocks.

FeedstockInitial sugar (g/L)Fermentation modeProcessing/techniquesMicroorganismsTemperature (°C)pHAgitation rate (rpm)Time (h)Ethanol concentration (g/L)Productivity (g/L/h)Ethanol yield (%)Reference

Sugarcane juice200BatchJuice was supplemented with sucroseK. marxianus DMKU 3-1042405.030042–9667.91.4260.4[59]
166BatchRecycling of yeastP. kudriavzevii 405.51502471.94.00[26]
173Repeated batchImmobilization of cells on sugarcane piecesS. cerevisiae 303289.732.48[56]
220BatchCoculture of immobilized cells on thin-shell silk cocoonK. marxianus DMKU 3-1042 and S. cerevisiae M3037–405.01507277.3–81.41.07–1.180.23–86.1[126]
180ContinuousImmobilization of cells on chrysotileStrains of Saccharomyces sp.305.011713.3–19.480.4–97.3[127]
200ContinuousRecycling of cells was done in a tower reactorS. cerevisiae IR-23013072901899[128]

Sweet sorghum juice190Fed-batchJuice was supplemented with 0.5% ammonium sulphateS. cerevisiae TISTR 504830Static108116.62–120.281.08–1.1194.12–96.8 [44]
240–320BatchJuice was adjusted with sucrose or molasses for very high gravity fermentationS. cerevisiae NP01304.9Static 40–72120.682.0199.8[96]
BatchImmobilization on Ca-alginateS. cerevisiae CICC 1308 375.02001193.24[104]

Watermelon juice183–409BatchJuice was supplemented with molassesDried yeast323.1–5.010036–16083.2[120]

Sugar beet juice200BatchImmobilization of cells on loofa spongeS. cerevisiae, Candida brassicae, and Z. mobilis 306.52000.08–0.5372.4–86.1[3]