fermentation energy
11fermentation — n. the biochemical process by which organic substances, particularly carbohydrate compounds, are decomposed by the action of enzymes to provide chemical energy. An example is alcoholic fermentation, in which enzymes in yeast decompose sugar to… …
12fermentation — (fer men ta shun) An energy yielding process in which an energy substrate is oxidized without an exogenous electron acceptor. Usually organic molecules serve as both electron donors and acceptors …
13fermentation — noun Date: 1601 1. a. a chemical change with effervescence b. an enzymatically controlled anaerobic breakdown of an energy rich compound (as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid); broadly an enzymatically controlled… …
14fermentation — The anaerobic breakdown of complex organic substances, especially carbohydrates, by micro organisms, yielding energy. Often misused to describe large scale aerobic cell culture in specialized vessels (fermenters, bioreactors) for secondary… …
15Dark fermentation — is the fermentative conversion of organic substrate to biohydrogen. It is a complex process manifested by diverse group of bacteria by a series of biochemical reactions involving three steps similar to anaerobic conversion. Dark fermentation… …
16Ethanol fermentation — is the biological process by which sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose are converted into cellular energy and thereby producing ethanol and carbon dioxide as metabolic waste products. Yeasts carry out ethanol fermentation on sugars in… …
17Industrial fermentation — is the intentional use of fermentation by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi to make products useful to humans. Fermented products have applications as food as well as in general industry. Contents 1 Food fermentation 2 Pharmaceuticals and …
18Lactic acid fermentation — is a biological process by which sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose, are converted into cellular energy and the metabolic waste product fermental acid. It is a form of fermentation that occurs in some bacteria and animal cells in the… …
19Stuck fermentation — A stuck fermentation occurs in winemaking when the yeast become dormant before the fermentation has completed. Unlike an arrested fermentation where the winemaker intentionally stops fermentation (such as in the production of fortified wines), a… …
20Syngas fermentation — Syngas fermentation, also known as synthesis gas fermentation, is a microbial process. In this process, a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide, known as syngas, is used as carbon and energy sources, and then converted into… …
