Open AccessCitrus Waste Biomass Program
Author(s) -
Karel Grohman,
Sharon A. Stevenson
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/898345
Subject(s) - biomass (ecology) , fermentation , waste management , environmental science , renewable energy , biofuel , pulp and paper industry , enzymatic hydrolysis , microbiology and biotechnology , hydrolysis , food science , chemistry , engineering , biology , agronomy , biochemistry , electrical engineering
Renewable Spirits is developing an innovative pilot plant bio-refinery to establish the commercial viability of ehtanol production utilizing a processing waste from citrus juice production. A novel process based on enzymatic hydrolysis of citrus processing waste and fermentation of resulting sugars to ethanol by yeasts was successfully developed in collaboration with a CRADA partner, USDA/ARS Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory. The process was also successfully scaled up from laboratory scale to 10,000 gal fermentor level