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BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
卷 33, 期 12, 页码 1687-1692出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.09.002
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Ricotta cheese whey; Ethanol; Fermentation; Lactose; Kluyveromyces; Bio-ethanol; Biofuel
The aim of the present paper is to investigate the feasibility of bio-ethanol production by batch fermentation of ricotta cheese whey (Scotto), a dairy industry waste characterized by lactose concentration ranging from 4.5% to 5.0% (w/w) and, with respect to traditional (raw) whey, by much lower protein content. Scotto, therefore, could represent an effective non-vegetable source for renewable energy production. The microrganism used to carry out the fermentation processes was the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. Preliminary experiments, performed in aerobic conditions on different volumes of Scotto, have shown the actual growth of the yeast. The subsequent fermentation experiments were carried out, in anaerobic conditions, on three different substrates: Scotto, raw cheese whey and deproteinized whey. The experimental data have demonstrated the process feasibility: Scotto is an excellent substrate for fermentation and exhibits better performance with respect to both raw cheese whey and deproteinized whey. Complete lactose consumption, indeed, was observed in the shortest time (13 h) and with the highest ethanol yield (97% of the theoretical value). (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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