DesinFix TM 135 in fermentation process for bioethanol production

Barth, DorotheeMonteiro, Ana Raquel de SouzaCosta, Marcelo Moreira daVirkajärvi, IlkkaSacon, VeraWilhelmsom, Annika

Brazil has the world's largest ethanol production from sugarcane, but bacterial contamination decreases the ethanol yields. It was shown that the biocide DesinFixTM 135 can reduce the contamination without decreasing the yeasts' viability or negatively affecting the ethanol production.

1. sugar cane feedstock
2. fermentation process
3. ethanol production
4. biocides
5. bioethanol