A system for producing ethanol (grain alcohol) and other volatile fermentation products; in this process, fermentation occurs continuously under reduced pressure, which lets the volatile product leave the cycle as an exhaust gas, which is then collected in a separate chamber.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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