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Review
. 2007:13:303-43.
doi: 10.1016/S1387-2656(07)13011-8.

Citric acid production

Marin Berovic  1 , Matic Legisa
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Review

Citric acid production

Marin Berovic et al. Biotechnol Annu Rev. 2007.

Abstract

Citric acid is a commodity chemical produced and consumed throughout The World. It is used mainly in the food and beverage industry, primarily as an acidulant. Although it is one of the oldest industrial fermentations, its World production is still in rapid increasing. Global production of citric acid in 2007 was over 1.6 million tones. Biochemistry of citric acid fermentation, various microbial strains, as well as various substrates, technological processes and product recovery are presented. World production and economics aspects of this strategically product of bulk biotechnology are discussed.

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