High Lactic Acid Production from Molasses and Hydrolysed Sugarcane Bagasse

In this work is presented a process with high lactic acid production as well as high sugar conversion and low by-products formation. The microorganism Lactobacillus plantarum uses preferably 6-carbon sugars. However, the xylose consumption occurs since the hexose concentration is not high. Lb. plant...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: R.A.D. Oliveira, R. Maciel Filho, C.E. Vaz Rossel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2016-06-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/3209