title: Continuous fermentation with yeast (Shizosaccharomyces pombe) floccules for ethanol production.
abstract: This paper describes an experimental study of continuous fermentation of saccharified starch solution to produce ethanol with yeast particles of a highly flocculent strain of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, which were treated as immobilized microbial cells. Observations were initially made on yeast floccule characteristics during fermentation. An aeration-type fluidized-bed bioreactor that retained virtually all the yeast particles was built and operated continuously for 3 months. Bioreactor operation was found to be quite favorable for this fermentation system. The yeast concentration exceeded 40 g (dry mass)/liter; delivery of a limited amount of supplementary oxygen enhanced throughput to give levels as high as 20-24 g/liter.hr. The kinetic equations were also determined.
authors.affiliation: Biochemical Engineering Labortory, Dalian University of Technology.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D005427:Flocculation; D007700:Kinetics; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D010100:Oxygen