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| Title |
Citric acid: emerging applications of key biotechnology industrial product
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| Published in |
BMC Chemistry, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13065-017-0251-y |
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| Authors |
Rosaria Ciriminna, Francesco Meneguzzo, Riccardo Delisi, Mario Pagliaro |
| Abstract |
Owing to new biotechnological production units mostly located in China, global supply of citric acid in the course of the last two decades rose from less than 0.5 to more than 2 million tonnes becoming the single largest chemical obtained via biomass fermentation and the most widely employed organic acid. Critically reviewing selected research achievements and production trends, we identify the reasons for which this polycarboxylic acid will become a key chemical in the emerging bioeconomy.Graphical abstractPalermo's Fabbrica Chimica Italiana Goldenberg today. In 1930 it was Europe's largest citric acid plant (photo courtesy of Aldo Ferrande). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 33% |
| Italy | 2 | 22% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 549 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 549 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 119 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 52 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 51 | 9% |
| Researcher | 26 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 3% |
| Other | 52 | 9% |
| Unknown | 235 | 43% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 50 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 49 | 9% |
| Chemical Engineering | 45 | 8% |
| Engineering | 42 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 40 | 7% |
| Other | 75 | 14% |
| Unknown | 248 | 45% |