En. Sanchez et al., PERFORMANCE OF A CONTINUOUS BIOREACTOR WITH IMMOBILIZED YEAST-CELLS IN THE ETHANOL FERMENTATION OF MOLASSES-STILLAGE MEDIUM, Biotechnology letters, 18(1), 1996, pp. 91-94
It is feasible to produce ethanol by continuous fermentation of molass
es-stillage medium, without any supplementation, employing calcium alg
inate immobilized cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. High flow rates g
enerated high values for the productivity; however, the percent substr
ate conversion decreases with the dilution rate.