Ethanol production by repeated batch culture using yeast cells immobilizedwithin porous cellulose carriers

Ethanol was efficiently produced for 20 d by repeated batch culture using y east cells immobilized in porous cellulose carriers. The physical structure of the carrier beads, which had small pores distributed on the enter surfa ce and relatively large pores distributed in the interior, was found to be effective for cell immobilization. The effects of chemical modifications to the basic cellulose carrier on cell immobilization and ethanol production were also examined in repeated batch cultures. The chemical modifications h ad little effect on either cell immobilization or ethanol production.