Ethanol fermentation by the thermotolerant yeast, <em>Kluyveromyces marxianus </em>TISTR5925, of extracted sap from old oil palm trunk

Yoshinori Murata; Hatairat Danjarean; Kiyohiko Fujimoto; Akihiko Kosugi; Takamitsu Arai; Wan Asma Ibrahim; Othman Suliman; Rokiah Hashim; Yutaka Mori; Yoshinori Murata; Hatairat Danjarean; Kiyohiko Fujimoto; Akihiko Kosugi; Takamitsu Arai; Wan Asma Ibrahim; Othman Suliman; Rokiah Hashim; Yutaka Mori

doi:10.3934/energy.2015.2.201

AIMS Energy

2015, Volume 3, Issue 2: 201-213. doi: 10.3934/energy.2015.2.201

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Ethanol fermentation by the thermotolerant yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus TISTR5925, of extracted sap from old oil palm trunk

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Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan;
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Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan;
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Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia;
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Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia;
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Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute (KAPI), Kasetsart University, 50 Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Received: 01 March 2015 Accepted: 10 May 2015 Published: 13 May 2015

Palm sap extracted from old oil palm trunks was previously found to contain sugar and nutrients (amino acids and vitamins). Some palm saps contain a low content of sugar due to differences in species or in plant physiology. Here we condensed palm sap with a low content of sugar using flat membrane filtration, then fermented the condensed palm sap at high temperature using the thermotolerant, high ethanol-producing yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus. Ethanol production under non-optimum conditions was evaluated. Furthermore, the energy required to concentrate the palm sap, and the amount of energy that could be generated from the ethanol, was calculated. The condensation of sugar in sap from palm trunk required for economically viable ethanol production was evaluated.
- Elaeis guineensis,
- oil palm trunk,
- waste,
- bioethanol,
- thermotolerant yeast,
- Kluyveromyces marxianus
Citation: Yoshinori Murata, Hatairat Danjarean, Kiyohiko Fujimoto, Akihiko Kosugi, Takamitsu Arai, Wan Asma Ibrahim, Othman Suliman, Rokiah Hashim, Yutaka Mori. Ethanol fermentation by the thermotolerant yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus TISTR5925, of extracted sap from old oil palm trunk[J]. AIMS Energy, 2015, 3(2): 201-213. doi: 10.3934/energy.2015.2.201

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Abstract

Palm sap extracted from old oil palm trunks was previously found to contain sugar and nutrients (amino acids and vitamins). Some palm saps contain a low content of sugar due to differences in species or in plant physiology. Here we condensed palm sap with a low content of sugar using flat membrane filtration, then fermented the condensed palm sap at high temperature using the thermotolerant, high ethanol-producing yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus. Ethanol production under non-optimum conditions was evaluated. Furthermore, the energy required to concentrate the palm sap, and the amount of energy that could be generated from the ethanol, was calculated. The condensation of sugar in sap from palm trunk required for economically viable ethanol production was evaluated.

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