Orange and pineapple wastes as potential substrates for citric acid production

International Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-21

  Kuforiji, Olubukola Omoniyi ^a   Kuboye, Adunola Oluseye ^b   Odunfa, Sunday Ayodele ^c  

^a BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Institute of Industrial Research   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Citric acid; Moisture content; Substrates; Yield

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 79952815158     PISSN: 20370156     EISSN: 20370164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/pb.2010.e4     Document Type: Article

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