Glycerin fermentation Meaning, Definition & Usage
Definitions
- the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid, butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium (
Bacillus subtilis ) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed.