Ethanol production from a membrane purified hemicellulosic hydrolysate drived from sugar maple by Pichia stipitis NRRL Y-7124
Stoutenburg,R.M.; Perrotta,J.A.; Amidon,T.E.; Nakas,J.P.
Bioresources: 4, 1349-1358
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1930-2126 Accession: 031301132
In an effort to devise inexpensive and sustainable production of ethanol fuel, experiments were conducted to establish conditions for Pichia stipitis NRRL Y-7124 to ferment a membrane treated wood hydrolysate derived from sugar maple to produce ethanol. The degree of aeration required to effectively utilize xylose, produce ethanol, and minimize xylitol formation as well as the optimal hydrolysate concentration were the conditions examined.