Biotechnology Letters, Vol.20, No.8, 753-755, 1998
Industrial scale ethanol production using the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus IMB3 in an Indian distillery
The thermotolerant ethanol producing Kluyveromyces marxianus IMB3 yeast was used in eight 60m(3) fermenters for industrial ethanol production in India using sugarcane molasses. Ethanol ranged between 6.0-7.2% (w/v) with added advantages of elimination of cooling during fermentation and shorter fermentation periods of 20h.