RT Journal Article
T1 Fumaric Acid Production: A Biorefinery Perspective
A1 Martín Domínguez, Víctor
A1 Estevez, Juliana
A1 Ojembarrena Jiménez, Francisco De Borja
A1 Santos Mazorra, Victoria Eugenia
A1 Ladero Galán, Miguel
AB The increasing scarcity of fossil raw materials, together with the need to develop new processes and technology based on renewable sources, and the need to dispose of an increasing amount of biomass-derived waste, have boosted the concept of biorefineries. Both 1G and 2G biorefineries are focused on the obtention of biofuels, chemicals, materials, food and feed from biomass, a renewable resource. Fumaric acid, and most compounds involved in the Kreb cycle, are considered key platform chemicals, not only for being acidulants and additives in the food industry, but also for their prospective use as monomers. This review is focused on the biotechnological processes based on fungi, mainly of the Rhizopus genus, whose main product is fumaric acid, on the process conditions, the bioreactors and modes of operation and on the purification of the acid once it is produced.
PB MDPI
SN 2311-5637
YR 2018
FD 2018-05-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12603
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12603
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIIN)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025