Bio-ethanol production from sweet potato using co-culture of saccharolytic molds (Aspergillus spp.) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae MTCC170

Authors

  • A. KUMAR Dept. of Biotechnology, Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa-125055 (India)
  • P. K. SADH Dept. of Botany, GCW, Bhodia Khera, Fatehabad, -125050 (India)
  • SURE KHA Dept. of Botany, GCW, Bhodia Khera, Fatehabad, -125050 (India)
  • J. S. DUHAN Dept. of Botany, GCW, Bhodia Khera, Fatehabad, -125050 (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24297/jbt.v6i1.4016

Keywords:

Saccharomyces cerevisiae MTCC 170, Solid-state fermentation, Aspergillus spp., co culture and ethanol

Abstract

In the present study, sweet potato which are in abundance and do not interfere with food security was subjected to simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process by co-culture of Aspergillus spices and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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2016-08-28

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KUMAR, A., SADH, P. K., KHA, S., & DUHAN, J. S. (2016). Bio-ethanol production from sweet potato using co-culture of saccharolytic molds (Aspergillus spp.) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae MTCC170. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, 6(1), 822–827. https://doi.org/10.24297/jbt.v6i1.4016

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