@article{Yesmin_Azad_Kamuruzzaman_Ali_2020, title={The potentiality of bioethanol production from corn (Zea mays L.) as a renewable source}, volume={12}, url={https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jebt/article/view/5561}, DOI={10.25081/jebt.2020.v12.5561}, abstractNote={<p style="text-align: justify;">Corn (<em>Zea mays</em> L.)  is one of the versatile crop which is used as food, feed, fodder and in recent past as a source of bio-fuel. The sub-tropical climate is very favorable for corn cultivation. Traditionally, corn was grown in South and Southeast Asia primarily as a subsistence food crop. Worldwide it is being cultivated in over 170 countries representing an area of 185 million ha with a productivity of 5.62 t ha<sup>-1</sup> (FAO, 2017). Out of world corn production of 1037 million MT, SAARC countries comprising of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka represent 3.2 % with a productivity of 3.8 t ha<sup>-1</sup>. Among SAARC countries, the highest productivity of 6.9 t ha<sup>-1</sup> is reported in Bangladesh. Corn can be an important renewable source for bioethanol production. This research was carried out to evaluate Bangladeshi Corn for optimum bioethanol production. A 100 g of corn flour was mixed with 300 ml distilled water was blended and sterilized. The experiment was conducted with a temperature of 30 <sup>o</sup>C, pH 6.0 and 20 % sugar concentration. For alcoholic fermentation, 200 ml yeast (<em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </em>CCD) was added to make the total volume 500 ml. Addition of small amount of 1750 unit α-amylase enzyme to the substrate solution was found to enhance the fermentation process quicker. After 6-days of incubation time corn produces 63.57 ml of ethanol with 13.33 % (v/v) purity. The non-filtered solution produces comparatively more ethanol (63.57 ml with 13.33 % purity) than the filtered solution (53.66 ml with 10 % purity). The purity can be increased by re-distillation process.   </p>}, journal={Journal of Ecobiotechnology}, author={Yesmin, M. N. and Azad, M. A. K. and Kamuruzzaman, M. and Ali, S.}, year={2020}, month={Sep.}, pages={1–4} }