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Table 2 Ethanol concentration, yield and cell growth in aqueous medium after sucrose 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

33.5 ± 4.6*

31.8 ± 6.9*

Yield (%)

74.3

64.5 ± 8.6*

62.1 ± 12.8*

Cell growth in aqueous medium (g L -1 )

15.6

0.40 ± 0.38*

0.26 ± 0.30*

  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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