Yeast fermentation plays a crucial role in alcohol production, as alcohol is created by fermenting sugars derived from grains. Amylase enzymes are essential for this process because they convert starch into simple sugars that yeast can consume. Many of the metabolic reactions carried out by yeast during fermentation rely on enzymes, making them indispensable—without these enzymes, fermentation simply cannot take place.
Purified ethanol is obtained by distilling fermented grain-based alcohol. While industrial ethanol is commonly produced from fermented molasses and sugar by-products, it can also be made by fermenting various grains depending on climate conditions and production requirements. Enzymes designed for alcohol manufacturing help speed up the fermentation of materials such as maize, corn starch, millet, wheat, sweet sorghum, tapioca, and sugar beet, based on raw material availability and industry preferences.
MOLASSES BASED DISTILLERY
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Using enzymes in molasses juice helps break down leftover starch, dextrin, and proteins into simpler, fermentable sugars and amino acids. These monosaccharides are easily utilized by yeast, leading to better yeast growth and higher alcohol production.
Benefits
Significantly enhances the quality of neutral spirit.
Shortens fermentation hold time due to faster enzymatic action.
Decreases the level of volatile acids.
Produces fewer unwanted by-products in the mash
Helps prevent bacterial contamination.
Products
Greenzyme Advance
Significantly enhances the quality of neutral spirit.
Shortens fermentation hold time due to faster enzymatic action.
Decreases the level of volatile acids.
Produces fewer unwanted by-products in the mash.
Reduction of volatile acid contains.
Helps prevent bacterial contamination.
GRAIN BASED DISTILLERY
Grain alcohol is a purified form of ethanol obtained through the distillation of fermented starchy raw materials such as corn, millet, tapioca, sweet sorghum, and wheat. On an industrial scale, ethanol production generally involves three key steps: liquefaction using alpha-amylase, saccharification using gluco-amylase combined with pullulanase, and finally fermentation supported by multiple enzymes.
A continuous enzymatic process was investigated for liquefying high-concentration corn starch followed by its saccharification into glucose. This method has proven highly effective for converting starch into glucose and demonstrates strong potential for seamless integration into large-scale fermentation systems.
Benefits
Greenzyme Amylotec ultra is widely used in the starch industry for continuous starch liquefaction, including wet-milled corn and wheat starch, to produce low-dextrose starch syrups.
This enzyme offers exceptional heat stability, strong pH tolerance, and requires only minimal calcium for optimal performance.
In ethanol production, Greenzyme Amylotec ultra is applied for high-temperature liquefaction of starch-rich grain mashes, enabling efficient production of neutral spirit.
Products
- Greenzyme Amylotec ultra
