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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Stephanopoulos, Winchester, MA (US);
Devin Hedley Currie, Somerville, MA (US);
Kristen Jean Fortnam, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 (2006.01); C12P 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 (2013.01); C12P 39/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention relate to methods for producing lactic acid from organic waste, comprising contacting organic waste with a microbial community to form a fermentation mixture, and fermenting the fermentation mixture under controlled pH and temperature conditions for a time sufficient to produce lactic acid.