Abstract
Source-sorted organic portion of municipal solid waste (bio-waste) can be fermented to lactic acid, a platform chemical widely used in the production of biodegradable polymers, green solvents, and chemicals. In the present study, fermentation of bio-waste using lactic acid producing bacterium (LAB) Lactobacillus delbrueckii was investigated. Results showed that adding 10% (v/v) of L. delbrueckii as LAB inoculum along with pH adjustment to 6.2 had the highest lactic acid yield (0.65 g/gtotal sugars). Nevertheless, pH adjustment without bio-augmentation could also result in relatively high yield of lactic acid (0.57 g/gtotal sugars). Furthermore, enzymatic hydrolysis was applied to boost the lactic acid production slightly increasing the yield to 0.72 g/gtotal sugars. Thus, fermentative production of lactic acid can be achieved without the addition of enzymes to reduce production costs. Overall, the results indicate that bio-waste could be a suitable substrate for the production of lactic acid.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 4 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Sustainability |
| Volume | 1 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISSN | 2673-4524 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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- Lactobacillus delbrueckii
- Fermentation
- Lactic acid
- Bio-waste
- Enzymatic hydrolysis
