[Topic 1] Fermentation Flashcards
Any microbial process controlled by humans that produces useful products.
Industrial Fermentation
He showed that fermentation is directly caused by life processes of minute organisms.
Louis Pasteur
Characteristics of the Biological Component (3)
- Molds
- Yeast
- Bacteria
Multicellular filaments and increase by vegetative growth.
Molds
Unicellular, 0.004-0.010 mm in diameter, and multiply by budding.
Yeast
Unicellular, 0.007 mm in diameter, and multiply by binary fission.
Bacteria
Important Chemical Conversions (4)
- Oxidation
- Reduction
- Hydrolysis
- Esterification
Alcohol to acetic acid, sucrose to citric acid, dextrose to gluconic acid
Oxidation
Aldehyde to alcohol, sulfur to hydrogen sulfide
Reduction
Starch to glucose, sucrose to glucose and fructose, and to alcohol
Hydrolysis
Hexose and phosphoric acid to hexose phosphate
Esterification
Prerequisites for a good fermentation process (5)
- A microorganism that forms a desired end product.
- Economical raw materials for the substrate.
- Acceptable yields
- Rapid fermentation
- A product that is readily recovered and purified.
True or False: The organism needed for fermentation must be readily propagated and be capable of maintaining biological uniformity, thereby giving predictable yields.
True
Critical factors in fermentation (5)
- pH
- Temperature
- Aeration-Agitation
- Pure-culture fermentation
- Uniformity in yields
True or False: Greatest yields, least by-product, and at the lowest cost.
True
Major fermentation industries (7)
- Industrial Alcohol
- Beers, Wines, and Liquors
- Butyl Alcohol and Acetone
- Vinegar and Acetic Acid
- Citric Acid
- Lactic Acid
- Miscellaneous Compounds
It is an alcohol containing impurities that adds bad smell and taste. All this being rendered to make the alcohol unfit for human consumption.
Denatured Alcohol
It contains 95 % C2H2OH (ethyl alcohol) or more, and 5% H2O or less.
Denatured Alcohol