Low-cost propionate salt as road deicer: Evaluation of cheese whey and other media constituents

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 825-832

  Vadlani, Praveen V ^a,b   Mathews, Alexander P ^c   Karr, Greg S ^a  

^a AgRenew Inc   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheese whey; Fermentation; Lactate; Lactobacillus plantarum; Propionate; Road deicer

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; LACTIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CHEESE WHEY; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42549166454     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9546-9     Document Type: Article

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