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New method for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6492799
It was shown that the operating cost of the industrially practiced simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (S/F) of corn starch to ethanol can be decreased significantly. At a scale of 7.8 million gpy anhydrous ethanol it should be possible to decrease the saccharification/fermentation operating costs from about 16 cents per gallon of ethanol produced (anhydrous basis) to about 13 cents per gallon. The improvement is achieved by recirculating unconverted dextrins in the broth through an external immobilized amyloglucosidase (AMG) reactor maintained at 60/sup 0/C; a microporous hollow fiber filter is used to separate the dextrins from the yeast.
Research Organization:
Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (USA). Biotechnology Research Center
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-81ID12342
OSTI ID:
6492799
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID/12342-T1; ON: DE83008247
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English