Biotechnological production of xylitol from agroindustrial residues. Evaluation of bioprocesses.
Batch, fed-batch, and semicontinuous fermentation processes were used for the production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate. The best results were achieved by the semicontinuous fermentation process: a xylitol yield of 0.79 g/g with an efficiency of 86% and a volumetric productivity of 0.66 g/L/h.
Departamento de Biotecnologia, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica de Lorena, P. Box 116, Lorena, SP, 12600.000, Brazil.
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