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Fermentative lactic acid production from coffee pulp hydrolysate using Bacillus coagulans at laboratory and pilot

Daniel Pleissner1, Anna-Katrin Neu2, Kerstin Mehlmann2

  • 1Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; Sustainable Chemistry, Institute of Sustainable Environmental Chemistry, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Scharnhorststr. 1, C13, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany.

Bioresource Technology
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Agricultural residue utilizationBacillus coagulansCoffee pulpRenewable resources

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