Asked by CMM

When sucrose is fermented to produce ethanol why is it not possible to obtain a final solution containing more than 10-15% ethanol?

Does this have to do with azeotropes? However, I thought this was possible? I am confused, please help.

Answers

Answered by Dr Russ
It is because the ethanol becomes toxic to the yeast and kills off the yeast so that alcohol production stops.
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!

Related Questions