Hydrolysis of sorghum starch for ethanol production

• Main Authors: Nadir, Najiah, Mel, Maizirwan, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Mohd Yunus, Rosli
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TP155 Chemical engineering; TP250 Industrial electrochemistry; TP500 Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/4271/1/nadir-paper_for_ICPEAM.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/4271/4/Hydrolysis_of_Sorghum_Starch_for_Ethanol.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/4271/; http://www.utp.edu.my/icpeam2010/

The conversion of starch to sugar can be achieved by hydrolysis process. The two-step enzymatic hydrolysis of sweet sorghum was performed by commercially available α- amylase and glucoamylase. In order to attain a higher sugar yield, a study was carried out to investigate the effect of main fac...