Production of organic acids by an improved fermentation process

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1985-03-20

1989-03-21

Weimar, Elizabeth C.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...

Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound

435139, 435141, 435177, 435178, 435842, 435854, 435822, 426 17, C12P 754, C12P 752, C12N 1102, C12R 123

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ABSTRACT:
Acetic, propionic, and butyric acids are produced by a two-step fermentation process. Lactate salts formed in the second fermentation step, a biochemical acidification step, are used as the carbon source in the first fermentation step.

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