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.