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Table 4 Production of bioethanol using Saccharomyces cerevisiae

From: Saccharification and liquefaction of cassava starch: an alternative source for the production of bioethanol using amylolytic enzymes by double fermentation process

Incubation time (Hour)

Glucose concentration (gL-1)

Ethanol (%)

Theoretical yield (g)

Actual yield (g)

Yield**(%)

  

Before distillation

   

24

40.0

36.0

2.04

1.44

70

48

40.0

43.0

2.04

1.72

84

  

After distillation

   

48

40.0

27.0

2.04

1.08

53

  1. *Mass of ethanol formed per mass of glucose consumed.