ABSTRACT
In this chapter, main fermentation technologies for ethanol production are discussed. The analysis of these technologies is oriented to the description of the different ways by which different sugar solutions resulting from conditioned and pretreated feedstocks are converted into ethyl alcohol. The different regimes for ethanologenic fermentation are reviewed. The role of mathematical modeling of fermentation during the design of ethanol production processes is highlighted and related illustrative examples are presented. Finally, some simulation case studies are disclosed in the framework of process synthesis procedures for fuel ethanol production.
