Alcoholic fermentation: An option for renewable energy production from agricultural residues

Abstract

BIOTECHNOLOGY OF FERS SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR GENERATING RENEWABLE ENERGY. ONE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES CONSISTS ON PRODUCING BIOETHANOL BY FERMENTATION. BIOETHANOL IS MANLY USED TO PREPARE FUEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. THIS PAPER PRESENTS A PROPOSAL TO PRO DUCE SUCH AS FUELS WITH A HUNDRED LITERS EXPERIMENTAL FERMENTATION PILOTUNIT. RESULTS DE RIVED FROM ESSAYS ARE SIMILAR, IN TERMS OF YIELD AND PRODUCTIVITY, TO THOSE PRESENTED BY OTHER SYSTEMS, IF WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT OUR UNIT WORKS UNDER NON STERILE CONDITIONS, WHICH REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT ENERGY SAVINGS. THIS TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT RE QUIRE SPECIALIZED KNOWL EDGE FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION AND IT WOULD ACCESIBLE TO GROUPS OF MEXICAN FARMERS.