No liquefaction and saccharification step converts 100% of starch into simple fermentable glucose. A portion always remains as un-fermentable sugar — carbohydrate fragments that yeast cannot use directly, no matter how well the fermentation stage itself is run. A fermentation booster enzyme is built to close exactly this gap, and it's often the single highest-leverage addition a grain fermentation plant can make to its process.
Alpha amylase and glucoamylase are highly effective, but starch structure isn't perfectly uniform, and enzyme action isn't perfectly complete. The result is a residual pool of sugar fragments — un-fermentable sugars — that survive liquefaction and saccharification without being reduced all the way to fermentable glucose. Left alone, this sugar simply passes through the fermentation stage unconverted, representing yield the plant paid for in raw grain but never recovered as alcohol.
The core function: BOOSTERZYME acts specifically on un-fermentable sugars, converting them into fermentable sugars that yeast can then ferment into additional ethanol — recovering yield without touching liquefaction, saccharification, or yeast dosing.
A fermentation booster enzyme is dosed during the fermentation stage itself, alongside the yeast pitch, rather than replacing or altering the liquefaction and saccharification steps. This means it can typically be introduced into an existing plant workflow without requiring new tanks, changed temperatures, or a redesigned process — it works within the fermentation window that's already there.
| Stage | Role |
|---|---|
| Liquefaction (Alpha Amylase) | Starch is liquefied into dextrins. |
| Saccharification (Glucoamylase) | Dextrins are converted into fermentable glucose. |
| Fermentation (Yeast) | Glucose is fermented into ethanol. |
| Yield Recovery (Booster Enzyme) | Un-fermentable sugars are converted into additional fermentable sugars during fermentation. |
Because a booster enzyme targets a specific, well-defined gap in the process, it's typically the most cost-efficient yield improvement available once liquefaction and saccharification are already running well — there's no equipment upgrade required to see the effect.
| Form | Powder |
|---|---|
| Packaging | 1 kg / 25 kg metalised pouches, food grade |
| Application | Grain fermentation industry |
| Shelf Life | 6 months |
| Minimum Order Quantity | 25 kg |
Full specifications and quote requests are available on the Fermentation Products page. For molasses-based operations, Leaf CleanTech's equivalent booster enzyme is MOLZYME.
An enzyme such as BOOSTERZYME that acts on un-fermentable sugars during grain fermentation, converting them into fermentable sugars and increasing overall fermentation efficiency.
Carbohydrate fragments left over from liquefaction and saccharification that yeast cannot ferment directly, because alpha amylase and glucoamylase don't convert 100% of starch into simple glucose.
No — it's dosed during the existing fermentation stage alongside yeast, working within current equipment to recover additional yield.
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