Nypa palni is the among the few palms that groiv -well in mangroves. The tapping fromfruit of nypa palm that produces the sap is a good substance for alcohol fernientation dueto its high sugar and loiv ash contents. The iniplementation of alcohol fernientation by nypa palm sap -was conducted in labo-ratory scale. The result shows that the sap of nypa palm is a good feedstock for fennentedalcohol. The best yield is obtained by fernientation of feedstock containing 25% starter,4% NPK solution, and 5% bread yeast. The yield of alcohol concentration is about 77%(88% alcohol content) of feedstock
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