title: Fuel ethanol production from sweet sorghum using repeated-batch fermentation.
abstract: Ethanol was efficiently produced from three varieties of sweet sorghum using repeated-batch fermentation without pasteurization or acidification. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells could be recycled in 16 cycles of the fermentation process with good ethanol yields. This technique would make it possible to use a broader range of sweet sorghum varieties for ethanol production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioresource Science, Ibaraki University College of Agriculture, Ibaraki 300-0393, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chohnan
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: M Habibur
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Youji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshiura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Yasurou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurusu
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D045868:Sorghum / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D000431:Ethanol