Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review

Considered weak organic acid, Citric Acid (CA) finds its application in almost all the food and pharmaceutical industries as flavour, acidifier and chelating agent. CA has been found in abundance specially in citrus fruits, can also be produced by artificial means, most notably by fermentation using...

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Main Authors: Nadeem, S., Ahmed, I., Abdul Muttalib, I., Tufail, M., Khan, M.S.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2014
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spelling utp-eprints.319162022-03-29T04:03:30Z Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review Nadeem, S. Ahmed, I. Abdul Muttalib, I. Tufail, M. Khan, M.S. Considered weak organic acid, Citric Acid (CA) finds its application in almost all the food and pharmaceutical industries as flavour, acidifier and chelating agent. CA has been found in abundance specially in citrus fruits, can also be produced by artificial means, most notably by fermentation using molasses or starch by the use of micro-organisms. The current paper outlines the production of CA from Aspergillus Niger (A. Niger) keeping in view the statistical analysis that shows its importance, usage and future scope of CA if manufactured at industrial scale in Pakistan. © 2014 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2014 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84914147558&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.625.61&partnerID=40&md5=4d7b349d640429e114a53f70a8e02439 Nadeem, S. and Ahmed, I. and Abdul Muttalib, I. and Tufail, M. and Khan, M.S. (2014) Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 625 . pp. 61-64. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31916/
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description Considered weak organic acid, Citric Acid (CA) finds its application in almost all the food and pharmaceutical industries as flavour, acidifier and chelating agent. CA has been found in abundance specially in citrus fruits, can also be produced by artificial means, most notably by fermentation using molasses or starch by the use of micro-organisms. The current paper outlines the production of CA from Aspergillus Niger (A. Niger) keeping in view the statistical analysis that shows its importance, usage and future scope of CA if manufactured at industrial scale in Pakistan. © 2014 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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author Nadeem, S.
Ahmed, I.
Abdul Muttalib, I.
Tufail, M.
Khan, M.S.
spellingShingle Nadeem, S.
Ahmed, I.
Abdul Muttalib, I.
Tufail, M.
Khan, M.S.
Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review
author_sort Nadeem, S.
title Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review
title_short Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review
title_full Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review
title_fullStr Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review
title_full_unstemmed Citric acid future prospects for Pakistan, a short review
title_sort citric acid future prospects for pakistan, a short review
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