Production of biofuel ethanol from pretreated seagrass by using Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S  Ravikumar; R  Gokulakrishnan; M  Kanagavel  and N  Thajuddin

doi:10.17485/ijst/2011/v4i9.8

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Production of biofuel ethanol from pretreated seagrass by using Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2011/v4i9.8

Year: 2011, Volume: 4, Issue: 9, Pages: 1087-1089

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Production of biofuel ethanol from pretreated seagrass by using Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S. Ravikumar^1*, R. Gokulakrishnan¹ , M. Kanagavel² and N. Thajuddin²

¹ School of Marine Sciences, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies, Alagappa University, Thondi Campus, Thondi-623 409, Ramanathapuram district, India.
² Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, India. [email protected]*

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Abstract

The present study was aimed to produce the bioethanol from seagrass biowastes using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It reveals that, the maximum production of ethanol (0.047 ml.g-1 ) was recorded from the fresh seagrass leaves in acid pre treatment. Hence, the fresh seagrass leaves could be used one of the suitable substrates for the production of bioethanol.
Keywords: Bioethanol; Fermentation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Seagrass