Production of bioethanol from banana scuitched sap

Abstract

A field experiment was laid out at Banana Research Station Nanded during 2013 and 2014 in randomized block design with six treatments and four replications. For the said experiment cv. Ardhapuri and Grand Naine was selected. The scuitched sap from pseudostem, midrib and peduncle were utilized. For fermentation fungus strain saccharomyces cerevisiae was used. From the experiment it was observed that Minimum time required (72.35) for fermentation of scuitched sap was recorded from peduncle of cv. Ardhapuri. Maximum bioethaenol recovery (28.37) was recorded from peduncle of cv. Ardhapuri as well as fermentation efficiency (39.10) from peduncle of cv. Ardhapuri. The highest alcohol percentage (9.75) was found to be from peduncle of cv. Ardhapuri. The present study revealed that the weight and length of fiber and from cv. Grand Naine and strength, elongation of fiber, fermentation efficiency, bioethanol recovery and alcohol percentage from cv. Ardhapuri was found to be significantly best.