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Semicontinuous fermentation using pellets of Rhizopus oryzae has been recognized as a promising technology for l-lactic acid production. In this work, semicontinuous fermentation of R. oryzae AS 3.819 for l-lactic acid production has been developed with high l-lactic acid yield and volumetric productivity. The effects of factors such as inoculations, CaCO3 addition time, and temperature on l-lactic acid yield and R. oryzae morphology were researched in detail. The results showed that optimal fermentation conditions for the first cycle were: inoculation with 4% spore suspension, CaCO3 added to the culture medium at the beginning of culture, and culture temperature of 32–34°C. In orthogonal experiments, high l-lactic acid yield was achieved when the feeding medium was (g/l): glucose, 100; (NH4)2SO4, 2; KH2PO4, 0.1; ZnSO4·7H2O, 0.33; MgSO4·7H2O, 0.15; CaCO3, 50. Twenty cycles of semicontinuous fermentation were carried out in flask culture. l-lactic acid yield was 78.75% for the first cycle and 80–90% for the repeated cycles; the activities of lactate dehydrogenases (LDH) were 7.2–9.2 U/mg; fermentation was completed in 24 h for each repeated cycle. In a 7-l magnetically stirred fermentor, semicontinuous fermentation lasted for 25 cycles using pellets of R. oryzae AS 3.819 under the optimal conditions determined from flask cultures. The final l-lactic acid concentration (LLAC) reached 103.7 g/l, and the volumetric productivity was 2.16 g/(l·h) for the first cycle; in the following 19 repeated cycles, the final LLAC reached 81–95 g/l, and the volumetric productivities were 3.40–3.85 g/(l·h).
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Financial support from Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) and Program of the Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province (2009AKSY0102) are gratefully acknowledged.
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Wu, X., Jiang, S., Liu, M. et al. Production of l-lactic acid by Rhizopus oryzae using semicontinuous fermentation in bioreactor. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 38, 565–571 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-010-0804-8
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