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The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is

Options

  1. Asoya meal
  2. Bground gram
  3. Cmolasses
  4. Dcorn meal

Correct answer

C. molasses

Step-by-step solution

Molasses is a viscous by-product of the processing of sugarcane, grapes or sugar beets in sugar. It is the most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol. It can be used as the base material for fermentation into rum. In Australia, molasses is fermented to produce ethanol for use as an alternative fuel in motor vehicles.

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