International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics

  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 6

Production of ethanol by Trichoderma spp in solidstate fermentation of sugarcane molacess.

  • Author:
  • Nandita Jena1, S. Satpathy2
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 259 to 266

1Iase University (Off Campus), Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar, India

2Institute of Agricultural Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha, India

Abstract

Production of ethanol from molasses fermentation by different microbes was studied in a sugar factory. Sacharymyces (Yeast) and Trichoderma spp. are the predominant organisms contributed 24.44 and 35.59 percent population contribution. Trichoderma spp. can produce highest quantity of ethanol (0.52 ml/gm) when glucose is used as substrate followed by cellulose and xylose. Highest 0.37 ml/gm ethanol is produced during molasses fermentation by Trichoderma followed by Sacharomyses. Commercial ethanol production hence may be recommended from molasses using Trchoderma spp.