Overview of citric acid production from Aspergillus niger

• Main Authors: Ab Aziz, Zakry Fitri, Pau, Loke Show, Oladele, Kehinde Opeyemi, Qi, Yan Siew, Chi, John Wei Lan, Tau, Chuan Ling
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45729/1/CITRIC.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45729/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21553769.2015.1033653
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Citric acid has high economic potential owing to its numerous applications. It is mostly produced by microbial fermentation using Aspergillus niger. In view of surges in demand and growing markets, there is always a need for the discovery and development of better production techniques and solutions...