Method for producing lactic acid from organic waste

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

Title: Method for producing lactic acid from organic waste

Patent · Tue Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2019

OSTI ID:1495691

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

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.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000433

Assignee:: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)

Patent Number(s):: 10,174,347

Application Number:: 15/142,877

OSTI ID:: 1495691

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Apr 29

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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