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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2018

Conditions promoting effective very high gravity sugarcane juice fermentation.

Bruno Monteiro, Pedro Ferraz, Mário Barroca, Sandra H da Cruz, Tony Collins, Cândida Lucas

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Bruno Monteiro1Laboratory of Food and Beverage Biotechnology, ESALQ, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900 Brazil.
Pedro Ferraz2Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Mário Barroca2Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Sandra H da Cruz1Laboratory of Food and Beverage Biotechnology, ESALQ, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900 Brazil.
Tony Collins2Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Cândida Lucas2Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8605-4525

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Abstract

backgroundApplying very high gravity (VHG) fermentation conditions to the sugarcane juice (SCJ) bioethanol industry would improve its environmental and economic sustainability without the need for major infrastructure changes or investments. It could enable a decrease in the consumption of biological and natural resources (cane/land, water and energy) while maintaining acceptable production parameters. The present study attempts to demonstrate and characterise an effective industrially relevant SCJ-VHG fermentation process.

resultsAn industry-like SCJ-VHG bioethanol production process with 30 and 35 °Bx broth was employed to investigate the effects of both the yeast strain used and nitrogen source supplementation on process yield, process productivity, biomass viability, glycerol concentration and retention-associated gene expression. Process performance was shown to be variably affected by the different process conditions investigated. Highest process efficiency, with a 17% (w/v) ethanol yield and only 0.2% (w/v) sugar remaining unfermented, was observed with the

conclusionsThis work brings solid evidence in favour of the utilisation of VHG conditions in SCJ fermentations, bringing it a step closer to industrial application. SCJ concentrated up to 30 °Bx maintains industrially relevant ethanol production yield and productivity, provided the broth is supplemented with a suitable nitrogen source and an appropriate industrial bioethanol-producing yeast strain is used. In addition, the work contributes to a better understanding of the VHG-SCJ process and the variable effects of process parameters on process efficiency and yeast strain response.

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BioethanolBiofuelCAT-1Process optimisationProcess sustainabilitySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSugarcaneVery high gravity

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PMCPMC6142328

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