Evaluation of acetoin production and recovery from under‐utilized sugar streams

This work demonstrates a potential new revenue stream for the sugarcane and sugar beet processing industry. This is achieved through effective valorization of low-value molasses streams via fermentation for acetoin production. The production of acetoin, or other platform chemicals, shows promise for future development in support of improving economic sustainability of sugar crop agriculture industries. Published 2026. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.