Method for the production of lactic acid and lactic esters

• Main Authors: KUMAGAI, AKIRA, YAGUCHI, MASAAKI, MIURA, SHIGENOBU, ARIMURA, TOMOHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.09.1994
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

A method for producing a lactic ester inexpensively by microorganic fermentation of lactic acid with a simple apparatus is provided, which method effects adjustment of the pH of a culture medium during the course of the fermentation with ammonia and, after the end of the fermentation, recovers the a...