ETHANOL PRODUCTION

ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL YEASTS

In the ethanol production the usage of yeast ensures the thrift of the production in quite advantageous ways. Our starter materials are yeasts used in the alcohol-fermentation as useful microbes, which achieve the anaerobic bioconversion of saccharides into ethanol. During the course of the alcohol fermentation, yeasts from the Saccharomyces genus are capable of elevating ethanol fermentation to the endpoint of almost 9.5-10.5 m/m %. After this level, the slowly increasing alcohol content becomes cytotoxic for the yeast cells and the process of fermentation stops. This marks the significance of special selected yeasts that can tolerate the ethanol in their environment at a higher concentration. As a result, the alcohol yield will be higher from equivalent quantity of raw materials with the same energy expenditure. Even 2-3 m/m % more fermented alcohol proves to be a significant difference because it means more end-product after distillation for the same amount of raw material which is one of the main specific indicators of the alcohol industry. We have developed our yeast starter culture based on the natural strains of Saccharomyces stocks which are extremely alcohol-, and C5-inhibition tolerant stains capable of achieving higher alcohol concentration of the fermented liquids.

CARBONHighFive® YEAST STRAINS

ADVANTAGES

  • stable alcohol tolerance up to 16 m/m %
  • stable ethanol production up to 14-16 m/m%
  • utilization of C-5 sugars for live biomass development in aerobic conditions
  • turns off the inhibition of ethanol metabolism by C-5
  • wide thermal tolerance range during the whole fermentation by the extremophilic strains allows the use of yeasts in non-optimal conditions without the loss of production efficiency
  • unchanged fermentation performance from 28 to 42 °C
  • elevated starting cell number and fast growth in the aerobic phase
  • reconversion of initially produced methanol and secondary alcohols to ethanol during the 48 hour long fermentation

 

ECONOMICAL BENEFITS

  • elevated level of distillable ethanol in the fermentation liquid, +4 m/m% EtOH minimum
  • elevated specific growth and biomass yield from the same amount of raw materials
  • visible energy savings during the 48 hours of fermentation process by the utilisation of extremely thermophilic yeasts

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