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Solid-State Production of Ethanol from Sorghum

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Seventeenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

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The main goal of this research is to study the solid-state fermentation of sorghum-sudangrass, Grazex II (Fl hybrid of Sorghum vulgare X Sorghum sudanese), to ethanol. Our research focuses on using a modified method of ensiling to produce ethanol directly in the silo. Thirty-eight liters of ethanol/metric ton (L/MT) on a wet-weight basis were produced from sorghum receiving cellulase compared to 23. 4 L /MT for sorghum not receiving cellulase additives. Based on total free sugar content, 101 and 84% of theoretical yield are achieved for cellulase-amended and nonamended sorghum, respectively.

Index Entries: Sorghum; sorghum-sudangrass; ethanol; lactic acid; solid-state fermentation.

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  1. Department of Microbiology Bioresource Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA

    Linda L. Henk

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Henk, L.L., Linden, J.C. (1996). Solid-State Production of Ethanol from Sorghum. In: Wyman, C.E., Davison, B.H. (eds) Seventeenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. ABAB Symposium, vol 57/58. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0223-3_45

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