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A new approach for continuous production of ethanol was developed using membrane bioreactors. Productivity of glucose fermentation, lactose or whey permeate have been significantly improved. The productivity was 30–60 times better using membrane recycle fermenter (MRF) than batch fermentation. Substrate utilization was 100%. In case of hollow fiber fermentor (HFF), ethanol productivity was 5–20 times better than the productivity obtained from a batch process.
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Mehaia, M.A., Cheryan, M. (1986). Membrane Bioreactors: A New Approach to Fermentation of Agricultural And Food Processing Wastes. In: Alani, D.I., Moo-Young, M. (eds) Perspectives in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4321-6_22
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