Research Article
Citric Acid Production by Aspergillus niger Cultivated on Parkia biglobosa Fruit Pulp
Table 1
Comparison of citric acid production between results in the current research and the literature values.
| Organism | Substrate | Fermentation configuration | Citric acid yield (g/L) | Reference |
| Aspergillus niger | Parkia biglobosa fruit pulp | Shake flask | 1.15 | Present study | Aspergillus niger | Coconut husk | Shake flask | 1.00 | Sukesh et al. [43] | Aspergillus niger | Whey/sucrose | Shake flask | 106.50 | El-Holi and Al-Delaimy [44] | Aspergillus niger 14/20 | Pumpkin | Shake flask | 10.35 | Majumder et al. [45] | Aspergillus niger | Tapioca | Shake flask | 1.60 | Sukesh et al. [43] | Aspergillus niger | Apple | Shake flask | 2.10 | Sukesh et al. [43] | Aspergillus niger 14/20 | Molasses | Shake flask | 7.72 | Majumder et al. [45] | Aspergillus niger | Bagasse | Shake flask | 0.24 | Vaishnavi et al. [46] | Aspergillus niger | Beet molasses | Shake flask | 240.10 | Lotfy et al. [47] | Aspergillus niger | Corn steep liquor | Shake flask | 10.50 | Lotfy et al. [47] | Aspergillus niger ATTCC 9142 | Beet molasses | Shake flask | 35.00 | Roukas [48] | Aspergillus niger CBS733.83 | Sugar cane bagasse | Shake flask | 21.24 | Pallares et al. [49] | Yarrowia lipolytica | Glycerol | Bioreactor | 124.50 |
da Silva et al. [50] | Yarrowia lipolytica | Whey/sucrose | Shake flask | 106.50 | da Silva et al. [50] | Yarrowia lipolytica | Crude glycerol | Bioreactor | 35.00 | Papanikolaou et al. [51] | Yarrowia lipolytica IMUFRJ50682 | Raw glycerol | Shake flask | 12.94 | Wojtatowicz et al. [52] | Yarrowia lipolytica ACA-DC50109 | Olive mill waste/glucose | Shake flask | 28.90 | Papanikolaou et al. [39] | Yarrowia lipolytica | Olive mill waste water | Shake flask | 18.1 | Sarris et al. [53] |
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