Background Demand of dairy products is increasing in different countries, which results in
the development of the dairy industry and increases in the generation of wastes. The main …

Lactic acid is an organic compound produced via fermentation by different microorganisms
that are able to use different carbohydrate sources. Lactic acid bacteria are the main …

The production of food waste covers all the food life cycle: from agriculture, up to industrial
manufacturing and processing, retail and household consumption. In developed countries …

Fermentative production of optically pure lactic acid has roused interest among researchers
in recent years due to its high potential for applications in a wide range of fields. More …

Lactic acid, an organic acid produced by numerous microorganisms, has many applications
in the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and polymer industries, with novel applications being …

Food waste is a significant emitter of greenhouse gases (mostly methane) that causes
environmental devastation. Further, nearly onethird of produced food goes to wastage …

Butyric acid is an important platform chemical, which is widely used in the fields of food,
pharmaceutical, energy, etc. Microbial fermentation as an alternative approach for butyric …

Lactic acid (LA) is a necessary industrial feedstock for producing the bioplastic, polylactic
acid (PLA), which is currently produced by pure culture fermentation of food carbohydrates …

Dairy industry effluents were usually characterized by their high organic matter content.
Cheese whey is the most wide studied dairy reject. Though, the high polluting dairy …

Lactic acid is the meekest hydroxyl carboxylic acid (2-hydroxy propionic acid) which is a
colorless, odorless, hygroscopic, organic compound with no toxic effect, a very inevitable …