Production of lactic acid from kenaf core hydrolysate by rhizopus oryzae FTCC 5215

• Main Authors: Seeni Mohamed, Nurhafizah, Anuar, Hazleen, Mel, Maizirwan, Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Norddin, Nur Aisyah, Mohd Nasir, Nur Aimi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TP155 Chemical engineering; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/25821/1/ICCAME_038_Paper_%28Nurhafizah%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/25821/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Lactic acid (LA) is commercially produced biologically using food-derived raw materials such as potato and corn. It seems to be less economical since they have to compete with the food sources industries. Thus, kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) is found to be the best alternative to substitute the raw mat...