Bioprocess technology normally refers to the machinery and equipment in a biological products manufacturing facility where microbes such as yeast, bacteria, or fungi are used to produce a product by fermentation and/or enzymes to transform…
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Optimization of Aerobic Fermentation
As most renewable energy and power companies know, power consumption during aerobic fermentation is one of the major operating costs. At any given point in the process, there are many combinations of airflow and agitation…
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Ethanol in the U.S.
This is a PowerPoint by Lee Enterprises Expert, Dr. Doug Rivers, about the past, present and future of ethanol in the U.S. It discusses the history of ethanol, feedstocks currently used to produce ethanol, and…
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Aerobic Fermentation Processing
Understanding Aerobic Fermentation Aerobic fermentation is a metabolic process where cells metabolize sugars using oxygen. Unlike anaerobic fermentation, which doesn’t require oxygen, aerobic fermentation thrives when oxygen is abundant, especially in the initial stages of…
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