The second (lignocellulosic biomass and industrial wastes) and third (algal biomass)
generation feedstocks gained substantial interest as a source of various value-added …

Organic acids are important consumable materials with a wide range of applications in the
food, biopolymer and chemical industries. The global consumer organic acids market is …

Lactic acid (LA) is an important raw material, and can be used as a monomer in the
production of biodegradable polymer-polylactic acid, which has received extensive attention …

The environmental problems caused by the use of fossil fuels have increased the worldwide
need for biomass use. Fungal technology provides a gentle, environmentally friendly, low …

The pulp-paper industry is one of the main industrial sectors that produce massive amounts
of residual sludge, constituting an enormous environmental burden for the industries …

Paper sludge is a solid waste by-product abundantly produced in the paper industry and
contains fine minerals and lignocellulosic biomass. In this contribution, the ex-situ catalytic …

As a biodegradable and renewable material, polylactic acid is considered a major
environmentally friendly alternative to petrochemical plastics. Microbial fermentation is the …

Objective A primary drawback to simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF)
processes is the incompatibility of the temperature and pH optima for the hydrolysis and …

The prospect of utilizing yam peel hydrolysate (YPH) as a carbon source for lactic acid (LA)
production using Rhizopus orysae was investigated in batch surface and submerged …

Lactic acid plays a significant role in the food industry as a natural preservative and serves
as a platform chemical for the production of biodegradable poly-lactic acid. While its …