Ethanol production has been carried out from molasses by yeast Saccharomyces cervisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The level of alcohol production from molasses by the use of both these organisms in continuous ethanol fermentation. The highest percentage of alcohol production by Saccharomyces cervisiae with specific gravity 1.032 was 7.20% whereas Schizosaccharomyces pombe showed 5.25% of al...

A relationship between true purity, reducing sugar and ash was developed for South African molasses. This relationship was established by equilibrating molasses with sucrose at 40°C and a viscosity of approximately 1 000 poises. The formula proposed is p = 51,02 10,89 ' / a in which p = true purity r = reducing sugars a = sulphated ash Introduction Many investigations have been carried out atte...

The average daily gain, over a 100-day feeding period, of Kenana X Friesian bulls on a ration containing 25% cane molasses (A), 50% cane molasses (B) or 45% sorghum grain (C) was 0.991, 0.698 and 1.351 kg respectively. Feed conversion ratio and the cost of a kilo gram of body gain were higher on group B followed by group A and C in descending order. The molasses fed groups lost some animals dur...

A laboratory in situ composting study was conducted as a possible alternative method for the current practice of open air burning of post-harvest sugarcane residue by sugarcane farmers. In situ composting of the sugarcane residue by the indigenous bacteria and fungi was accelerated using molasses as an initial substrate. A one-time application of molasses boosted the soil microbial population. ...

Molasses has been used as a major energy component of feedlot diets for about 15 years (Preston et al. 1967). Over the last 5 years of drought conditions molasses has been extensively fed to cattle in large areas of north-east Australia applying the principles for its use advocated by Preston and his colleagues (see Preston & Willis 1974). A prerequisite of drought feeding is for low labour cos...

Molasses exhaustion has been investigated in South Africa since 1949, and Bruijn et al. (1972) applied a laboratory exhaustion procedure which has since been used extensively (Rein and Smith, 1981). The same approach and equipment have been used to investigate the effect of selected impurities on molasses exhaustion. These impurities include fructose, glucose, inorganic ash constituents, such a...

Three different commercially available molasses-based supplements were evaluated for their effects on the performance of preconditioning calves during the fall of 2002. One hundred and forty calves (mean body weight, 465 lb) were randomly allotted to one of four treatments. Treatments offered were: 1) 16% crude protein fortified molasses slurry, 2) 16% crude protein fortified molasses slurry pl...

The Amalgamated Sugar Company has been involved for years in the application of ion exclusion chromatography to the enhanced recovery of sucrose from sugarbeet process streams. Laboratory-scale tests of a simulated moving bed chromatography system for sucrose recovery from sugarbeet molasses were initiated in August 1981 and pilot scale tests were begun shortly thereafter. The technology develo...

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) from P.fluorescens was produced using sucrose and sugarcane molasses as the carbon substrates at different concentrations (1-7%), at different incubation time (12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 hr). The extraction was carried out using ethanol precipitation technique. The lyophilized samples were analysed for its total carbohydrates content. The predominant sugar was found to b...