Author(s) :
Ibrahim, H.
;
Atolaiye, B. O.
;
Aremu, M. O.
Author Affiliation :
Department of Chemistry, Federal University Lafia, PMB 146, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
Author Email :
hashimmadina@gmail.com
Journal article
:
Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
2016
Vol.51
No.2
pp.89-94
ref.24
Abstract :
The
fermentationfermentationSubject Category: Techniques, Methodologies and Equipment
see more details of tiger nut (
Cyperus esculentuscyperus esculentusSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details var. sativus) using
Saccharomyces cereviseae was carried out under varying
temperaturetemperatureSubject Category: Properties
see more details: 25°C, 30°C, 35°C, 40°C, 45°C and 50°C respectively and
pHphSubject Category: Properties
see more details of 4.0 which changes due to temperature. The fermentation time was 8 hours for all the temperatures. The effect of temperature on the rate of fermentation of juice from tiger nut was determined using the volume of
carbon dioxidecarbon dioxideSubject Category: Chemicals and Chemical Groups
see more details produced. Fermentation rate was observed to be highest at 40°C while the pH before and after fermentation were 4.10-4.29 and 3.60-3.67 respectively. The concentrations of ethanol produced were 13.35 g/L, 27.45 g/L, 31.16 g/L, 36.35 g/L, 33.39 g/L and 28.94 g/L at 25°C, 30°C, 35°C, 40°C, 45°C and 50°C respectively.
ISSN :
0304-9809
DOI :
10.3329/bjsir.v51i2.28089
Record Number :
20163235605
Publisher :
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Location of publication :
Dhaka
Country of publication :
Bangladesh
Language of text :
English
Indexing terms for this abstract:
Organism descriptor(s) :
Cyperus esculentuscyperus esculentusSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, Saccharomyces cerevisiaesaccharomyces cerevisiaeSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details
Descriptor(s) :
carbon dioxidecarbon dioxideSubject Category: Chemicals and Chemical Groups
see more details, fermentationfermentationSubject Category: Techniques, Methodologies and Equipment
see more details, pHphSubject Category: Properties
see more details, temperaturetemperatureSubject Category: Properties
see more details
Identifier(s) :
fungus, hydrogen ion concentration, potential of hydrogen
Broader term(s) :
CyperuscyperusSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, CyperaceaecyperaceaeSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, PoalespoalesSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, commelinidscommelinidsSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, monocotyledonsmonocotyledonsSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, angiospermsangiospermsSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, SpermatophytaspermatophytaSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, plantsplantsSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, eukaryoteseukaryotesSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, SaccharomycessaccharomycesSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, SaccharomycetaceaesaccharomycetaceaeSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, SaccharomycetalessaccharomycetalesSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, SaccharomycetessaccharomycetesSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, SaccharomycotinasaccharomycotinaSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, AscomycotaascomycotaSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details, fungifungiSubject Category: Organism Names
see more details