Influence of the accumulation of phosphate and magnesium ions in the yeast cells on the ethanol productivity in batch ethanol fermentation

Abstract

The accumulation of phosphate and magnesium in the yeast cells is not necessary to assure the ethanol productivity of batch ethanol fermentations. To avoid the decrease of the ethanol productivity it was sufficient to use a fermentation medium containing calculated concentrations of phosphorus and magnesium sources in order to maintain practically constant the phosphorus and magnesium initial contents of the biomass during the fermentation. © 2009 Tecpar.