Process Integration by SSF

One of the most important advances in the bioethanol industry is the development and implementation of processes in which the hydrolysis of the glucan (starch, cellulose) and the conversion of sugars into ethanol are carried out simultaneously in the same single unit. This process is known as simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) and has been successfully implemented in the production of ethanol from corn, especially in dry-milling plants.