The Current State of D-lactic Acid Production Technology Using Microorganism
2011
Hong, C.H., Central Research Institute, Hyundai Motors, Republic of Korea | Kim, S.H., Central Research Institute, Hyundai Motors, Republic of Korea | Seo, J.Y., Central Research Institute, Hyundai Motors, Republic of Korea | Han, D.S., Central Research Institute, Hyundai Motors, Republic of Korea | Kim, Y.H., Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
There has been a growing attention on PDLA (poly D-lactic acid) since stereocomplex PLA, a kind of polymer alloy between PLLA and PDLA was known much thermally stable compared PLLA. Superior characteristics of stereocomplex PLA result in the elevated demand for D-lactic acid. Although many research works have been reported for L-lactic acid production especially food industry, however there are relatively few research works for D-lactic acid production since D-lactic acid cannot find any applications in food industry. Most imminent issue for D-lactic acid is the economic production process that requires low cost medium, efficient lactic acid producing microorganism and finally large scale-up design. In this review, current status of D-lactic acid production process will be summarized and discussed for the further improvement of D-lactic acid production process.
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