Consequently, S. cerevisiae mbc 2 was selected to be the most suitable for bioethanol production at 42 C. Miscanthus
was pretreated with 1.5 M NaOH at 150 C for 30 min in 1 L-vessel. As a result, 42.6% of solids containing
77.9% cellulose were recovered. Next, SSF was conducted with pretreated Miscanthus containing 3%
glucan to estimate the fermentability of S. cerevisiae mbc 2 at 42 C. In results, Ethanol concentration and
theoretical ethanol yield by S. cerevisiae mbc 2 in 48 h were 15.3 g/L and 90.1%, respectively