Patent ID: 9689007
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: C12P

Claim:
1. A method for producing lactate or lactic acid from a plant extract via fermentation comprising a. providing a fermentation medium comprising at least 25 wt. % of a plant extract containing fermentable carbohydrates; b. fermenting the fermentation medium by means of a lactic acid producing microorganism in the presence of a caustic magnesium salt to provide a fermentation broth containing at the most 9.5 wt. % magnesium lactate at the end of fermentation, the magnesium lactate being in soluble form during and at the end of fermentation; and c. recovering lactate or lactic acid from the magnesium lactate containing fermentation broth, wherein the plant extract contains fermentable carbohydrates in a concentration of 0.5-9.5 wt. %.