Bio-Ethanol Production from Spent Grain and Its Various Applications : An Overview

J. T. Oladeji; A. O. Alade; S. A. Popoola; A. D. Ogunsola

doi:10.12816/0032667

Article Details

Bio-Ethanol Production from Spent Grain and Its Various Applications : An Overview

Authors:

J. T. Oladeji | A. O. Alade | S. A. Popoola | A. D. Ogunsola

Publisher:

JOMENAS Press

Main Topics:

Engineering and applied operations

Journal:

The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences 2016 Vol.2 Issue 4, pp.1-9

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

95790

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

24128937

pISSN:

24129763

DOI:

10.12816/0032667

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Abstract:

 The challenge to find and develop alternative sources of energy so that our decreasing reserves of crudeoil and other fossil fuels may be conserved is of concern. However, this energy source must not interfere nor competewith human means of survival. The brewery industries generate a large amount of waste with a spent grain (SG) beingthe major one, which is currently under-utilized and usually disposed off indiscriminately. This has raisedenvironmental concern. However, spent grain is a rich source of lignocellulose, which can be converted throughhydrolysis and fermentation to bio-ethanol and this can be used as pure or blended fuel for automobile and heatingpurposes. The aim of this article is to review the composition, applications and other uses of brewer’s spent grain (SG).The full utilization of existing technology and the promise of new development were also examined in this review.Also reviewed were works of few researchers who had worked on brewer’s spent grain. This study concluded thatspent grain though a waste product can be used to generate energy in form of ethanol production and that the quantityof ethanol that can be produced from spent grains depends on the quantity of reducing sugar and residual starch content.The higher the reducing sugar and residual starch content the higher the quantity of ethanol that can be extracted. Thus,spent grain is a potential biomass for the production of bio-fuel particularly in developing nations.

Article Details

Bio-Ethanol Production from Spent Grain and Its Various Applications : An Overview

Authors:

J. T. Oladeji | A. O. Alade | S. A. Popoola | A. D. Ogunsola

Publisher:

JOMENAS Press

Main Topics:

Engineering and applied operations

Journal:

The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences 2016 Vol.2 Issue 4, pp.1-9

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

95790

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

24128937

pISSN:

24129763

DOI:

10.12816/0032667

Descriptors:

GRAIN

BIOMASS

FERMENTATION

ETHANOL

ENERGY SOURCES

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Bio-Ethanol

Bio-Fuel

Biomass

Fermentation

Spent Grain

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Article Details

Authors: J. T. Oladeji | A. O. Alade | S. A. Popoola | A. D. Ogunsola

Publisher: JOMENAS Press

Main Topics: Engineering and applied operations

Journal: The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences 2016 Vol.2 Issue 4, pp.1-9

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 95790

Frequency: Monthly

eISSN: 24128937

pISSN: 24129763

DOI: 10.12816/0032667

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

J. T. Oladeji | A. O. Alade | S. A. Popoola | A. D. Ogunsola

Publisher:

JOMENAS Press

Main Topics:

Engineering and applied operations

Journal:

The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences 2016 Vol.2 Issue 4, pp.1-9

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

95790

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

24128937

pISSN:

24129763

DOI:

10.12816/0032667