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US 2016/0355849 A1Published application
Methods for conversion of food waste to chemical products
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsGregory Stephanopoulos, Devin Hedley Currie, Kristen Jean Fortnam
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention relate to methods for producing lactic acid from organic waste, comprising contacting organic waste with a microbial community to form a fermentation mixture, and fermenting the fermentation mixture under controlled pH and temperature conditions for a time sufficient to produce lactic acid.
Claims14
A method for producing lactic acid from organic waste, comprising
- contacting organic waste with a microbial community to form a fermentation mixture, and
- fermenting the fermentation mixture under controlled pH and temperature conditions for a time sufficient to produce lactic acid.
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