A Century of Citric Acid Fermentation and Research
M. Roehr
Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Biochemical Technology and Microbiology, Getreidernarkt 9/172, A-1040 Wien
Article history:
Received November 5, 1997
Accepted April 28, 1998
Key words:
citric acid, fermentation, Asperginus niger
Summary:
Citric acid fermentation is one of the largest biotechnical industries with a history dating back about a century. It may be assumed tliat around two thousand scientific contributions or more, and several hundred patents are related to this endeavour. The present article wants to collect some, more or less, known historical data to review how our knowledge has increased over these hundred years, and to add some thoughts, perhaps superfluous - perhaps stimulating.
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