Production of ethanol from mesquite [Prosopis juliflora (SW) D.C.] pods mash by Zymomonas mobilis in submerged fermentation Produção de etanol a partir do mosto de vagens de algaroba [Prosopis juliflora (SW) D.C.] por Zymomonas mobilis em fermentação submersa

Mesquite [Prosopis juliflora (SW) D.C.], a perennial tropical plant commonly found in Brazilian semi-arid region, is a viable raw material for fermentative processes because of its low cost and production of pods with high content of hydrolysable sugars which generate many compounds, including ethan...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Celiane Gomes Maia da Silva, Samara Alvachian Cardoso Andrade, Alexandre Ricardo Pereira Schuler, Evandro Leite de Souza, Tânia Lúcia Montenegro Stamford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-02-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162011000100019