Biotechnology and Its Applications Question 13
13. 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.
