In this article we will discuss about undistilled and distilled alcoholic beverages. A. Undistilled Beverages: (i) Beer Fermentation: Beer is an undistilled product of grain-mash fermentation brought about by yeast. Beer fermentation involves the conversion of starchy raw materials into sugars and then into alcohol. It is generally prepared from malted barley but other starchy grains, e.g..maize, rice are also [...]
In this article we will discuss about the production of ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is the most common solvent and raw material. It is next to water and is used in laboratory and chemical industry. Much of this alcohol is obtained synthetically from ethylene. However, its production from microbial fermentation using variety of cheap sugary substrates is still commercially important. [...]
In this article we will discuss about the commercial production of various types of organic acid. The types of organic acid whose commercial production has been discussed are: 1. Lactic Acid 2. Gluconic Acid 3. Citric Acid. Organic Acid: Type # 1. Lactic Acid: Lactic acid is α-hydroxypropionic acid (CH3.CHOH.COOH) and is commonly produced from the usual cheap sources of [...]