The Use of Molasses in Producing Bioethanol Catalyzed by Candida tropicalis (Isolated from Cocos nucifera. L) Immobilized MnFe2O4 Coated-Chitosan

  • Getari Kasmiarti Doctoral Program of Environmental Science, Graduate Program Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang 30139, Indonesia
  • Hermansyah Hermansyah Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indralaya 30662, Indonesia
  • Novia Novia Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Indralaya 30662, Indonesia
  • Poedji Loekitowati Hariani Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indralaya 30662, Indonesia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20884/1.jm.2024.19.1.10765

Abstract

Bioethanol is a sustainable fuel product to be an alternative energy source. Therefore, the study aims to observe and analyze the effect of MnFe2O4 coated-chitosan in increasing bioethanol production. This bioethanol was produced from molasses with a high total sugar content of up to 50% with Candida tropicalis as the microorganism. Fermentation is divided into two parts, namely using free C. tropicalis and C. tropicalis immobilized MnFe2O4 coated-chitosan. There was electrostatic interaction between MnFe2O4 and chitosan in 578 cm-1 and 659 cm-1 of FTIR, cubic spinel pattern in XRD, and SEM surface image of C. tropicalis immobilized MnFe2O4 coated-chitosan interaction. These characterization results show very good properties as a biocatalyst. The highest concentration was produced by fermentation using C. tropicalis immobilized MnFe2O4 coated-chitosan about 4.35% with residual sugar of 8.46 g/L. In summary C. tropicalis immobilized MnFe2O4 coated-chitosan have the potential to improve bioethanol products.


 

Published
2024-03-14
How to Cite
KASMIARTI, Getari et al. The Use of Molasses in Producing Bioethanol Catalyzed by Candida tropicalis (Isolated from Cocos nucifera. L) Immobilized MnFe2O4 Coated-Chitosan. Molekul, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 1, p. 180-188, mar. 2024. ISSN 2503-0310. Available at: <http://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/jm/article/view/10765>. Date accessed: 02 may 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.20884/1.jm.2024.19.1.10765.
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