Research Article

Fermentation of Musa paradisiaca Peels to Produce Citric Acid

Table 1

Citric acid production by solid-state fermentation of low-cost agroindustrial by-products.

SubstrateOrganismFermentation conditionsCitric acid contentReference

Apple pomaceA. niger van Tieghem MTCC 28130°C and 120 h46 g·kg−1Kumar et al. [13]
Banana peelA. niger UABN 21030°C, 96 h, 10 g·L−1 methanol, and 10 ppm copper ions82 g·kg−1Kareem and Rahman [14]
Cassava peelA. niger mutant strain30°C, 0.5% consistency, pH 4.5, 6% inoculum, and 84 h89 g·L−1Adeoye et al. [15]
Coffee huskA. niger30°C, pH 4.5, 72 h, and 50% moisture content150 g·kg−1Shankaranand and Lonsane [16]
Corn cobA. niger28°C, 144 h, 150 g·kg−1 sucrose, and 50% consistency138 g·kg−1Addo et al. [17]
Corn grainsA. niger ATCC 914225°C, 240 h, and 82% moisture content6 g·kg−1Xie and West [18]
Coconut huskA. niger KLCN230°C, 168 h, and 55% moisture content128.6 g·kg−1Lingappa et al. [19]
Mango peelsA. niger32°C, pH 5, 192 h, and 11% consistency30 g·L−1Abbas et al. [20]
Oat branA. niger28°C, pH 4.5, 72 h, 20% fructose, and 2.5 g·L−1 NH4NO362 g·kg−1Rao and Reddy [21]
Orange peelA. niger CECT-209030°C, 84 h, and 70% moisture content193 g·kg−1Torrado et al. [22]
Sweet orange peelsA. niger32°C, pH 4, 144 h, and 11% consistency11 g·L−1Abbas et al. [20]
Pineapple wasteA. niger KS-730°C, 120 h, and 65% moisture content6 g·kg−1Kareem et al. [23]
Sugar cane bagasseA. niger30°C, pH 5, and 65% moisture content3.5 g·kg−1Sharan et al. [24]
Beet root pulp wasteA. niger ATCC 16404Room temperature (min 22°C–max 32°C), 192 h, and 6% moisture content3.4 g·kg−1Bezalwar et al. [25]
Guava pulp waste4.8 g·kg−1
Indian jujube pulp waste4 g·kg−1
Papaya pulp waste3.8 g·kg−1
Pineapple pulp waste5 g·kg−1
Wood apple pulp waste5.5 g·kg−1
Grape residuesA. niger30°C, pH 2.1–3.1, after 24 h, 40 g·L−1 methanol, and 70% moisture content34.4 g·kg−1Goud et al. [26]
Mosambi peel28.6 g·kg−1
Sugar cane bagasse24.9 g·kg−1

These substrates beet root pulp waste, guava pulp waste, Indian jujube pulp waste, papaya pulp waste, pineapple pulp waste, wood apple pulp waste, belong to the reference Bezalwar et al. [25]. The substrates grape residues, mosambi peel, sugar cane bagasse belong to the reference Goud et al. [26]