Abstract

LOPEZ ZAMORA, Leticia; GONZALEZ CALDERON, José Amir; TRUJILLO VAZQUEZ, Evangelina  and  BOLANOS REYNOSO, Eusebio. Optimization of Ethanol Production Process from Cassava Starch by Surface Response. J. Mex. Chem. Soc [online]. 2010, vol.54, n.4, pp.198-203. ISSN 1870-249X.

This work shows the study of the optimization process for producing ethanol from cassava starch based on 2² experimental designs with three central points and using statistical software. This methodology was applied to the stage of saccharification of cassava starch by acid hydrolysis as well as to the stage of fermentation using Socchoromyces cerevisioe. From the experimental data of acid hydrolysis, we proposed a first-order kinetic model which presented an average error of 1.87 % compared to the quadratic regression obtained. The development of a semicontinuous process showed a 89.84 % conversion of starch initially considered, yielding an ethanol concentration of 49.76 % Alc/vol.

Keywords : Cassava starch; acid hydrolysis; yeast fermentation; response surface; ethanol.

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