RECOVERY OF OVERRIPE BANANAS FOR BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION
Maria Cristiana Garnai(*), Camelia Vizireanu, Felicia Dima
”Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Domnească Street, 47, RO-800008, Galati, Romania *Corresponding author: maria.garnai@ugal.ro
Abstract
This paper aimed the capitalization of overripe bananas that can no longer be used as fruits for consumption. Bananas fermentation was performed in several variants depending on the fermentation agent (yeasts) and on the different nutrients and growth promoters added to the fermentation media. The research aimed to establish an optimal bioconversion of the banana carbohydrates into ethanol.