High doses of potassium metabisulphite are required to control the growth of native bacteria and yeasts from sugarcane juice

A major concern of ethanol production plants is the control of native microorganisms mainly derived from the sugarcane juice that may reduce the fermentative yield. In the wine industry, the sulphur dioxide (SO2) is commonly used to control the undesirable populations of yeast and bacteria, however,...

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Main Authors: Anna Livia Paraluppi, Sandra Regina Ceccato-Antonini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2019-05-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Technology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciTechnol/article/view/36779