Method for producing ethanol from xylose-containing substance
OwnerJohannes van Dijken, Alexander Scheffersinventors
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Abstract
A method for fermenting xylose-containing substance, such as a lignocellulosic degradation product into ethanol. Yeast of the species Pichia stipitis and/or Pichia segobiensis and/or Candida shehatae are utilized for the fermentation.
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A method for producing ethanol from a D-xylose containing substance, comprising fermenting said substance with a yeast of the genus Pichia or its imperfect forms belonging to the genus Candida, selected from the species consisting of Pichia stipitis, Pichia segobiensis and Candida shehatae, under aerobic or anaerobic conditions to produce ethanol in a yield, in the absence of constituents severely inhibitory to the process, of at least 0.43 g. ethanol, per g. of D-xylose.
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