Abstract

MONSALVE G., JOHN F.; MEDINA DE PEREZ, VICTORIA ISABEL  and  RUIZ COLORADO, ANGELA ADRIANA. ETHANOL PRODUCCTION OF BANANA SHELL AND CASSAVA STARCH . Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2006, vol.73, n.150, pp.21-27. ISSN 0012-7353.

In this work the acid hydrolysis of the starch was evaluated in cassava and the cellulose shell banana and its later fermentation to ethanol, the means of fermentation were adjusted for the microorganisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae NRRL Y-2034 and Zymomonas mobilis CP4. The banana shell has been characterized, which possesses a content of starch, cellulose and hemicellulose that represent more than 80% of the shell deserve the study of this as source of carbon. The acid hydrolysis of the banana shell yield 20g/l reducing sugar was obtained as maximum concentration. For the cassava with 170 g/l of starch to pH 0.8 in 5 hours complete conversion is achieved to you reducing sugars and any inhibitory effect is not noticed on the part of the cultivations carried out with banana shell and cassava by the cyanide presence in the cassava and for the formation of toxic compounds in the acid hydrolysis the cellulose in banana shell. For the fermentation carried out with Sacharomyces cerevisiae a concentration of ethanol of 7.92±0.31% it is achieved and a considerable production of ethanol is not appreciated (smaller than 0.1 g/l) for none of the means fermented with Zymomonas mobilis

Keywords : Banana shell; Cassava; Starch; Ethanol.

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