Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for producing lactic acid from carbohydrate-containing media by continuous fermentation utilizing particular methods of media pretreatment, cell-recycle fermentation, fermentation broth acidification, and lactic acid separation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 1986
Date of Patent:
September 13, 1988
Assignee:
Neurex Corp.
Inventors:
Richard B. Bailey, Dilip K. Joshi, Stephen L. Michaels, Richard A. Wisdom