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    Upgrading pasta wastes through lactic acid fermentations
    (Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2022) López-Gómez, José Pablo; Unger, Peter; Schneider, Roland; Pierrard, Marie-Aline; Venus, Joachim
    During its production process, every kilogram of pasta manufactured generates about 23 g of pasta wastes (PW). Considering the global pasta production, there are about 376 kilotonnes of PW produced every year. In this work, PW were characterised and used as the substrate in lactic acid (LA) fermentations. Enzymatic hydrolysis of 200 g/L of PW allowed for the liberation of sugars with a yield 0.81 gs/gdryPW. After the screening of several B. coagulans, the strain A559 was selected for experiments at the lab and pilot scales. Two fermentation modes were tested during lab scale experiments namely, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation and sequential hydrolysis and fermentation with the latter showing higher yields. The process was scaled up to 50 L where a LA concentration of 47.67 g/L and yield of 0.67 gLA/gdrydPW were achieved.
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    Recent advances in d-lactic acid production from renewable resources: Case studies on agro-industrial waste streams
    (Zagreb : Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 2019) Alexandri, Maria; Schneider, Roland; Mehlmann, Kerstin; Venus, Joachim
    The production of biodegradable polymers as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has gained significant attention in the past years. To this end, polylactic acid (PLA) constitutes a promising alternative, finding various applications from food packaging to pharmaceuticals. Recent studies have shown that d-lactic acid plays a vital role in the production of heat-resistant PLA. At the same time, the utilization of renewable resources is imperative in order to decrease the production cost. This review aims to provide a synopsis of the current state of the art regarding d-lactic acid production via fermentation, focusing on the exploitation of waste and byproduct streams. An overview of potential downstream separation schemes is also given. Additionally, three case studies are presented and discussed, reporting the obtained results utilizing acid whey, coffee mucilage and hydrolysate from rice husks as alternative feedstocks for d-lactic acid production. © 2019, University of Zagreb.