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Table 1 Ethanol concentration, yield and cell growth in aqueous medium after glucose fermentation by free cells and immobilized cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

From: Effect of immobilized cells in calcium alginate beads in alcoholic fermentation

 

Free cells

Immobilized cells CAB a

Immobilized cells CCCAB b

Ethanol concentration (g L -1 )

40

32.9 ± 1.7*

30.7 ± 1.4*

Yield (%)

78

64.5 ± 3.4*

61.1 ± 2.8*

Cell growth in aqueous medium (g L -1 )

17.6

0.19 ± 0.12*

0.09 ± 0.05*

  1. a CAB: calcium alginate beads.
  2. b CCCAB: chitosan-covered calcium alginate beads.
  3. * Average data for eight successive fermentation cycles.
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