@article{fdi:010042757, title = {{P}roduction of bio-ethanol from soybean molasses by {S}accharomyces cerevisiae at laboratory, pilot and industrial scales}, author = {{S}iqueira, {P}. {F}. and {K}arp, {S}. {G}. and {C}arvalho, {J}. {C}. and {S}turm, {W}. and {R}odriguez-{L}eon, {J}. {A}. and {T}holozan, {J}ean-{L}uc and {S}inghania, {R}. {R}. and {P}andey, {A}. and {S}occol, {C}. {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he aim of this work was to develop an economical bioprocess to produce the bio-ethanol from soybean molasses at laboratory, pilot and industrial scales. {A} strain of {S}accharomyces cerevisiae ({LPB}-{SC}) was selected and fermentation conditions were defined at the laboratory scale, which included the medium with {S}oluble solids concentration of 30% (w/v), without p{H} adjustment or supplementation with the mineral sources. {T}he kinetic parameters - ethanol productivity of 8.08 g/{L} h, {Y}-{P}/{S} 45.4%, {Y}-{X}/{S} 0.815%. m 0.27 h(-1) and mu(x) 0.0189 h(-1) - were determined in a bench scale bioreactor. {E}thanol production yields after the scale-up were satisfactory, with small decreases from 169.8 {L} at the laboratory scale to 163.6 and 162.7 {L} of absolute ethanol per ton of dry molasses, obtained at pilot and industrial scales, respectively.}, keywords = {{S}oybean molasses ; {B}io-ethanol ; {P}ilot scale ; {I}ndustrial scale ; {S}accharomyces cerevisiae}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}ioresource {T}echnology}, volume = {99}, numero = {17}, pages = {8156--8163}, ISSN = {0960-8524}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.037}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042757}, }