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Fermentation vs Bioconversion - What's the difference?

fermentation | bioconversion |

As nouns the difference between fermentation and bioconversion

is that fermentation is any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide while bioconversion is the conversion of biological material into usable products; but especially the conversion of biomass into biofuel.

fermentation

English

Noun

(wikipedia fermentation) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
  • A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.
  • * Charles Kingsley
    • a universal fermentation of human thought and faith

    Related terms

    * ferment

    Derived terms

    * alcoholic fermentation * malolactic fermentation * secondary fermentation ----

    bioconversion

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bioconversion)
  • The conversion of biological material into usable products; but especially the conversion of biomass into biofuel