Nishant Pal Chemistry New 2023 Correct
Nishant Pal Chemistry New 2023 Correct
Nishant Pal Chemistry New 2023 Correct
Topic
Comparative study of the rate of fermentation of-
Wheat flour, Gram flour, Potato juice and Carrot juice.
Date: ………………………..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to earnestly acknowledge the sincere efforts and
valuable time given by my chemistry teacher Vishnu D.
Tripathi sir. His valuable guidance and feedback have helped
me in completing this project.
Theory
Fermentation is the slow decomposition of complex organic
compounds into simpler compounds by the action of
enzymes. Enzymes are biological molecules that catalyse (i.e.,
increase the rates of) chemical reactions. Fruit and vegetable
juices contain sugar such as sucrose, glucose and fructose.
The chemical equations below summarise the fermentation
of sucrose, whose chemical formula is C12H22O11. One mole of
sucrose is converted into four moles of ethanol and four
moles of carbon dioxide:
C12H22O11 + H2O + Invertase 2 C6H12O6
Glucose + Fructose
Precautions:
1. All apparatus should be clean and washed properly.
2. The flask should not be rinsed with any of the solution.
Observation
Time required for the fermentation are as follows:-
✓ Wheat flour – 10 hours
✓ Gram flour – 12.5 hours
✓ Carrot juice – 15 hours
✓ Potato juice – 13 hours
Conclusion
Carrot juice takes maximum time for fermentation and wheat
flour takes minimum time for fermentation.
Alcohol production is an important fermentation because it
gives ethyl alcohol which is used for consumption as well as
industrial purpose.
It gives biproducts like CO2, Yeast biomass, fertilizer etc. It
gives effective utilization of agrowaste eg. Molasses, Sulphite
waste liquor etc.
Bibliography
Wikipedia – The free encyclopedia – (http://en.wikipedia.org)
Comprehensive Practical Chemistry