Title: Method for producing lactic acid from organic waste

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.

Inventors:

Stephanopoulos, Gregory; Currie, Devin Hedley; Fortnam, Kristen Jean

Issue Date:

2019-01-08

Research Org.:

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1495691

Patent Number(s):

10174347

Application Number:

15/142,877

Assignee:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {

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C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {

C12P39/00 - Processes involving microorganisms of different genera in the same process, simultaneously
C12P7/56 - Lactic acid

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DOE Contract Number:  

AR0000433

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2016 Apr 29

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English