Fermentation strategies explored for xylitol production

D-Xylitol: Fermentative Production, Application and Commercialization

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 161-191

  Salgado, José Manuel ^a,b   Converti, Attilio ^c   Domínguez, José Manuel ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Agro food Biotechnology CITI Tecnólopole Parque Tecnológico de Galicia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Batch systems; Continuous fermentation; Fed batch systems; Fluidized bed reactors; Immobilization; Packed bed reactors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875421904     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31887-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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