[HTML][HTML] Production of bioethanol—A review of factors affecting ethanol yield

TJ Tse, DJ Wiens, MJT Reaney - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fossil fuels are a major contributor to climate change, and as the demand for energy
production increases, alternative sources (eg, renewables) are becoming more attractive …

Fermentative biohydrogen production in sugarcane biorefineries: Advances, challenges and prospects

LT Fuess - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In a context of growing importance of alternative carbon-low hydrogen production methods,
this review addresses aspects of fermentative biohydrogen (bioH 2) production from juice …

Solving the bottlenecks of sugarcane vinasse biodigestion: Impacts of temperature and substrate exchange on sulfate removal during dark fermentation

LT Fuess, AFM Braga, F Eng, GB Gregoracci… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Removing sulfate prior to methanogenesis and maintaining year-round operation of the
plant are the two main bottlenecks to be solved prior to implementing highly efficient …

Influence of COD/SO42− ratio on vinasse treatment performance by two-stage anaerobic membrane bioreactor

AFR Silva, NC Magalhães, PVM Cunha… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vinasse is sulfate-rich wastewater due to sulfuric acid dosage in some ethanol production
steps. The vinasse sulfate concentration is subject to seasonal variations. A two-stage …

Dynamics of sulfate reduction in the thermophilic dark fermentation of sugarcane vinasse: a biohydrogen-independent approach targeting enhanced bioenergy …

MA Piffer, M Zaiat, CAO do Nascimento… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dark fermentation (DF) systems usually exploit bioH 2 production aiming to improve the
energetic potential (EP) of anaerobic digestion (AD) schemes. In the case of sulfate-rich …

Medium-chain fatty acids production from carbohydrates-rich wastewater through two-stage yeast biofilm processes without external electron donor addition: Biofilm …

Z Zhang, BJ Ni, L Zhang, Z Liu, W Fu, X Dai… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) is considered promising for carbon
resource recovery from waste streams. However, a large quantity of external electron donors …

Mitigating stress in industrial yeasts

GM Walker, TO Basso - Fungal Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is the premier fungal cell factory exploited in
industrial biotechnology. In particular, ethanol production by yeast fermentation represents …

[HTML][HTML] Osmotic Stress Alleviation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for High Ethanol Fermentations with Different Wort Substrates

R Douradinho, P Sica, F Tonoli, E Mattos, M Oliveira… - Stresses, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-gravity fermentation, used for ethanol production from sugarcane, corn, and mixed
substrates, offers several benefits. Yeast, a rapidly multiplying unicellular microorganism …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring potentials for bioresource and bioenergy recovery from vinasse, the “new” protagonist in Brazilian sugarcane biorefineries

LT Fuess, PNL Lens, ML Garcia, M Zaiat - Biomass, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vinasse management in biorefineries bears a burden for sugarcane industries. Despite its
high potassium-related fertilizer potential, a series of negative environmental impacts is …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing Ionizing Radiation and Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) as Potential Aseptization Treatments for Yeast Recycling on Mixed Wort of Corn and Sugarcane in …

R Douradinho, P Sica, M Oliveira, A Uchoa Pinto… - Stresses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Yeast recycling, which is a common practice in sugarcane ethanol plants, could be
expanded if it could be successfully implemented in corn-based ethanol production …