Table 3 Summary of recent publications on lactic acid production from agro-biomass.

From: Comparison of high-titer lactic acid fermentation from NaOH- and NH3-H2O2-pretreated corncob by Bacillus coagulans using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation

Strain

Substrate

Pretreatment

Detoxification

Fermentation mode

Lactic acid

Optical purity

Ref.

titer (g/L)

yield (g/g)

productivity (g/L/h)

B. coagulans strain IPE22

wheat straw (water insoluble solid after pretreatment)

sulfuric acid

SSF

38.73

0.46a

0.43

N.D.

23

B. coagulans MXL-9

corn fiber hydrolysate

sulfuric acid

SHF

39

0.39a

0.54

99% L-LA

16

B. coagulans DSM 2314

wheat straw

lime

fed-batch SSF

40.7

0.43a/0.81c

0.68

97.2% L-LA

21

B. coagulans LA204

corn stover

NaOH

water washing

fed-batch SSF

97.59

0.68a

1.63

97.9% L-LA

12

B. coagulans JI12

hydrolysate of oil palm empty fruit bunch

sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid

fed-batch SHF

137.5

0.98b

4.4

99.5% L-LA

22

Bacillus sp. strain NL01

corn stover hydrolysate

Steam explosion followed by enzyme saccharification

water washing

fed-batch SHF

75

0.75b

1.04

N.D.

32

Lb. rhamnosus and Lb. brevis

corn stover

NaOH

water washing

fed-batch SSF

60.3

0.7a

0.58

N.D.

33

Lb. plantarum NCIMB 8826

corn stover

NaOH

fed-batch SSF

61.4

0.77d

0.32

99% D-LA

34

Lb. pentosus FL0421

corn stover

NaOH

water washing

fed-batch SSF

92.3

0.66a

1.92

98.1% L-LA

35

P. acidilactici DQ2

corn stover

dilute sulphuric acid

bio-detoxification

SSF

101.9

0.77e

1.06

63.4% L-LA

25

P. acidilactici TY112

corn stover

dilute sulphuric acid

bio-detoxification

SSF

104.4/77.76

0.72e/0.65e

1.06

99.89% L-LA

24,36

P. acidilactici ZP26

corn stover

dilute sulphuric acid

bio-detoxification

SSF

76.76

0.58e

1.02

99.32% D-LA

36

R. oryzae HZS6

corncob hydrolysate

sulfuric acid

SHF

77.2

0.80b

0.99

100% L-LA

37

B. coagulans LA204

corncob

NaOH/NH3-H2O2

water washing

fed-batch SSF

120.99/118.60

0.77a/0.74a

1.37/1.32

98% L-LA

This study

NH3-H2O2

79.47

0.43a

1.10

  1. ag/g total stover.
  2. bg/g total sugar in the hydrolysate.
  3. cg/g released total sugar.
  4. dg/g used stover.
  5. eg/g glucose from total cellulose. N.D.: not determined.