Lactic acid production from Microwave-alkali pre-treated empty fruit bunches fibre using Rhizopus oryzae pellet

• Main Authors: Hamzah, F., Idris, A., Rashid, R., Ming, S.J.
• Format: Article
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2009
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12925/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/jas.2009.3086.3091

Microwave-alkali (MW-A) pre-treated EFB consisting of 74% cellulose, 16% hemicellulose and 8% lignin was subjected to Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) of lactic acid using Rhizopus oryzae NRRL 395. Two different morphologies of Rhizopus were studied for SSF of lactic acids; i.e.,...