Directing carbohydrates toward ethanol using mesophilic microbial communities

Bioethanol production is an established biotechnological process. Margins are low which prevent a larger scale of bioethanol. As large part the cost due to feedstock, use value unsterile feedstocks fermented by microbial communities will enable more cost-competitive bioethanol production. To select for high yield ethanol producing communities, three selective conditions proposed: acid washing cells after fermentation, pH (