Isolation and selection of microorganisms and development of technology for acid lactic production

• Grant number: 09/00142-4
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2009
• End date: April 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Applied Microbiology
• Principal Investigator: Jonas Contiero
• Grantee: Jonas Contiero
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this project is to isolate lactic acid producers microorganisms, mainly D (-) and L (+) isomers used in synthesis of biodegradable polymers. These isomers confer bigger resistance to the formed polymer and to permit it employed in a lot of and resistant stuffs. With the potential producer microorganism, fermentations will be carried out with sucrose and sugar cane, beyond the application of residues as hydrolyzed, autolisate of yeast and corn steep liquor as nitrogen source, to diminish the costs of production. After the lactic acid production, studies of It extraction will be carried out in the fermentation broth. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

COELHO, LUCIANA FONTES; SASS, DAIANE CRISTINA; AVILA NETO, PAULO MARCELO; CONTIERO, JONAS. Evaluation of a new method for (L+) lactic acid purification, using ethyl ether. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 26, JUL 2020. (09/00142-4)