The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is

Molasses

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The correct option is B Molasses
Molasses are used commonly in distilleries for ethanol production. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an industrial yeast possessing most of the desirable fermentation characteristics like fast growth and fermentation rate, osmo-tolerance, high ethanol tolerance, ability to ferment molasses, and to ferment at elevated temperatures etc.

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