title: Alcohol production from pineapple waste.
abstract: Saccharomyces cerevisiae andZymomonas mobilis were grown on pineapple waste and their alcohol production characteristics compared. The pineapple waste consisted of 19% cellulose, 22% hemi-cellulose, 5% lignin and 53% cell soluble matters but concentration of soluble sugars, which included 5.2% sucrose, 3.1% glucose and 3.4% fructose, was relatively low and pretreatment of the substrate was needed. Pretreatment of pineapple waste with cellulase and hemi-cellulase and then fermantation withS. cerevisiae orZ. mobilis produced about 8% ethanol from pineapple waste in 48 h.
authors.affiliation: Ivorian Center of Technological Research, Ministry of Scientific Research, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ban-Koffi
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Han