Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 238-244.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2019-0610

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Research Progress of Fuel Ethanol Fermentation Technology

GUO Zhen-qiang1, ZHANG Yong1, CAO Yun-qi1, LIU Yun-yun1, ZHAO Yu1, WU Ai-min2   

  1. 1. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering,Shaanxi University of Science & Technology,Xi’an 710021;
    2. College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642
  • Received:2019-07-05 Online:2020-01-26 Published:2020-01-08

Abstract: Based on the analysis of the principle of fuel ethanol production from lignocellulose biomass,the fermentation process of fuel ethanol production is mainly discussed. At present,the fermentation process mainly includes direct fermentation,separate enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation,simultaneous saccharification and fermentation,simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation,and consolidated bioprocessing. The research status of these technologies is analyzed and their development trends are prospected. Consolidated bioprocessing conducted by highly efficient fermentation strains constructed by genetic engineering will be the development trend of high-efficiency fermentation technology in the future. The aim of this paper is to provide an important reference for effectively improving the substrate metabolic ability of fermentation strains and obtaining high ethanol yield.

Key words: fuel ethanol, fermentation process, gene technology