Effects of temperature and neutralizing agent on lactic acid production by Rhizopus sp. fermentation

Whiny Erliana, Tri Widjaja*, Tectona Indah, Daryl Susilo, Annisa Dewi

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Abstract

Lactic acid is a raw material for Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) as a biodegradable polymer. One of the lignocellulosic biomass which has the potential as a feedstock to produce lactic acid is sugar palm starch waste (SPSW). This study purposes to investigate the effects of temperature and neutralizing agent on lactic acid production. SPSW has high cellulose content (40.10%) and lignin (27.24%). The presence of lignin content can inhibit the process of cellulose hydrolysis into reducing sugar. Therefore, the pretreatment process is necessary to remove lignin - the acid-organosolv pretreatment using H2SO4 0.2 M and 30% ethanol with 3% NaOH as a catalyst can reduce lignin content to 27%. Subsequently, The hydrolysis process using the cellulase enzyme from Trichoderma reseei for 24 h at 60 °C and 125 rpm. The concentration of reducing sugar (5.3144 g/L) was analyzed using the DNS method. Afterward, the aerobic fermentation process has carried out using Rhizopus oryzae and Rhizopus arrhizus with various temperatures (30, 34, 38, and 42 °C) and CaCO3 concentrations as neutralizing agents (0.6 and 0.8 (w/v)). The highest lactic acid concentration was obtained after incubation during 48 h at 30 °C; 150 rpm with CaCO3 concentration 0.8 g/L is 2.1751 g/L for Rhizopus oryzae and 2.7062 g/L for Rhizopus arrhizus.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th International Seminar on Chemistry
EditorsYuly Kusumawati, Adi Setyo Purnomo
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735441002
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jun 2021
Event4th International Seminar on Chemistry, ISoC 2021 - Surabaya, Indonesia
Duration: 7 Oct 20208 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2349
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference4th International Seminar on Chemistry, ISoC 2021
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CitySurabaya
Period7/10/208/10/20

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