PRODUKSI BIOETANOL DARI SORGUM (SORGHUM BICOLOR)SECARA KONTINYU DARI REAKTOR UNGGUN TERFLUIDISASI (FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTOR)
<p>Abstract: Many studies have been done regarding the optimization of fermentation process to<br />produce bioethanol. This study aims to determine the effect of feed flow rate during the<br />fermentation. Fermentation is performed continuously by the method of Simultaneous<br />Saccharification Fermentation (SSF)using column Fluidized bed (fluidized bed bioreactor). The<br />used materials are sorghum which converted into glucose in the process of liquefaction and<br />saccharification. This study used the variation of the feed flow rate of 240, 260, 280, and 300<br />ml/minute with a substrate concentration of 25% (m/v). Fifteen minutes before the fermentation<br />was complete, for each flow rate was sampling every 5 minutes to calculate the levels of<br />glucose, total glucose levels, and levels of bioethanol. The results showed that the feed flow<br />rate of 240,260,280 and 300 ml/minutes produced bioethanol with the each highest levels of<br />8.32, 8.32, 8.33, 8.33g/L/h, respectively.<br />Keywords: flow rate, amobil, fluidized bed bioreactor</p>