Bioethanol is an attractive biofuel having potential for energy security and environmental
safety over fossil fuels. To date, numerous biomass resources have been investigated for …

The substitution of gasoline by ethanol with different ratios is commercialized around the
world. In this review, an overview on feedstocks, affecting factors, and technical advances in …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important food crop after rice and wheat. Its
tubers are a rich source of dietary carbohydrates in the form of starch, which has many …

Mainstream lager beer brewing using the tropical cereals sorghum, maize and rice, either as
malt or as raw grain plus commercial enzymes, is becoming widespread. This review …

Most commercial starch esters are currently produced under harsh alkaline conditions.
Triggered by environmental concerns, organocatalysis has recently emerged as a …

Interactions between β-glucan and starch influence the health benefits of barley-based
foods and barley brewing performance. Here, we characterized β-glucans from waxy and …

Nitrogen sources, the critical media component, were optimized to enhance ethanol
production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in very high gravity (VHG) fermentation of corn …

We measured the terahertz (THz) spectra of native, amorphous, and dried starches derived
from corn and potato using the Fourier-transform (FT) system and compared these spectra to …

In the current research, the impact of high hydrostatic pressure-treated wheat starch (HPWS)
at different concentrations (10%, 15%, and 20% w/w), as a fat replacer, on the physical …

China's long history of alcoholic beverage production can be traced to the beginning of the
Neolithic period when feasting with such drinks became essential in ritual and political …