Magnesium sulphate and β-alanine enhanced the ability of Kluyveromyces marxianus producing bioethanol using oil palm trunk sap

What is it about?

Like sugarcane juice, the juice of oil palm trunk can be turned into bioethanol through fermentation and use as a fuel. In this study, a minimal supplementation of 2 simple and lower cost materials into the juice could increase the amount of bioethanol obtained.

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Why is it important?

Kluyveromyces marxianus is more robust under the industrial operating conditions as compared to baker's yeast. With defined composition of supplemented materials, like magnesium sulfate and beta-alanine, it would cut down the material cost and downstream processing cost, while increasing the productivity of bioethanol.

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