Trends in polymer-grade L-lactic acid fermentation by non-food biomass.
- Author:
Bo YU
1
;
Yan ZENG
;
Xu JIANG
;
Limin WANG
;
Yanhe MA
Author Information
1. Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. yub@im.ac.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Biomass;
Biotechnology;
trends;
Cellulose;
metabolism;
Fermentation;
Insulin;
metabolism;
Lactic Acid;
metabolism;
Manihot;
metabolism;
Polymers;
metabolism
- From:
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
2013;29(4):411-421
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Lactic acid has a wide range of uses in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industry. With rapid development of poly (lactic acid) industry, the demand for polymer-grade L-lactic acid is continuously increasing. Developing low-cost, non-food-biomass-lactic-acid fermentation process and the fermentation-separation coupled technology are trends to reduce polymer-grade L-lactic acid production cost. This review summarized the most recent advances in low-cost L-lactic acid fermentation based on the use of non-food biomass, followed by addressing the key issue that might be strategically important for future development of polymer-grade L-lactic acid production in industry.
