Biotechnology And Its Applications Ques 5
5. The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is
(a) corn meal
(b) soya meal
(c) ground gram
(d) molasses
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Answer : d
Hints & Solutions
(d) Molasses are commonly used in distillaries for the production of ethanol. The molasses is diluted to a mash containing 10-20 wt % of sugar. By the fermentation system of molasses ethanol can be produced.
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