Results of alcohol fermentation showed that date juice can
be a good feedstock for ethanol production, and it did not
negatively affect human food. However, some questions
remain to confirm the relevance of the proposed valorization
and before any transposition on an industrial scale. Indeed,
30,000 tons per year of “low quality” dates is it sufficient for an
industrial production of biofuel? Is it more interesting to
produce high added value products like glycerol? An economic
study is therefore needed before any industrial scale-up.