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The present study aimed to improve the ethanol production from HSSL by S. stipitis through a two-stage aeration fermentation. Experiments with controlled dissolved oxygen tension (DOT) in the first stage and oxygen restriction in the second stage were carried out. The best results were obtained with DOT control at 50% in the first stage, where the increase of oxygen availability provided faster growth and higher biomass yield, and no oxygen supply with an agitation rate of 250 rpm, in the second stage allowed a successful induction of ethanol production. Fermentation using 60% of HSSL (v\/v) as substrate for S. stipitis provided a maximum specific growth rate of 0.07 h\u22121, an ethanol productivity of 0.04 g L h\u22121 and an ethanol yield of 0.39 g g\u22121, respectively. This work showed a successful two-stage aeration strategy as a promising aeration alternative for bioethanol production from HSSL by S. stipitis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/fermentation4040097","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,21]],"date-time":"2018-11-21T11:23:27Z","timestamp":1542799407000},"page":"97","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Two-Stage Aeration Fermentation Strategy to Improve Bioethanol Production by Scheffersomyces stipitis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6107-8117","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tiago M.","family":"Henriques","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CICECO\u2014Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universit\u00e1rio de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Susana R.","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CICECO\u2014Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universit\u00e1rio de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5802-1777","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lu\u00edsa S.","family":"Serafim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CICECO\u2014Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universit\u00e1rio de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7339-7019","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana M. 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