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L(+)-Lactic Acid Production Using Lactobacillus Casei in Solid-State Fermentation

Abstract

Lactobacillus casei was grown at 37 °C on sugarcane bagasse (5 g) soaked with cassava starch hydrolysate (final moistening volume 34 ml) containing 3 g reducing sugar in a solid-state condition. The maximum yield of l-lactic acid after various process optimisations was 2.9 g/5 g initial substrate corresponding to 97% conversion of sugar to lactic acid with initial substrate moisture of 72%.

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Volume 27
Pages 1685–1688
ISSN 1573-6776
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