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Abstract
Bacterial contamination is a major problem in bio-fuel production industry; whether from molasses or corn. To improve ethanol yield at industrial scale fermentation, virginiamycin and sodium fluoride was tested. Virginiamycin gave maximum efficiency at 2 ppm and increased the alcohol level to about 1% in fermenters with the reduction of sulfuric acid consumption. By doing cost benefit analysis, it has been shown that use of this antibiotic saved a lot of money for the distillery industry.
Key words: Virginiamycin, sodium fluoride, distillery, ethanol.
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