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ACETIC ACID FERMENTATION

WHAT IS ACETIC ACID FERMENTATION?

Acetic Acid is when...

  • Ethanol is oxidised to form acetic acid

  • Microbes such as Acetobacter spp., Gluconobacter spp.

  • Commonly known as vinegar

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Optimal Factors

Temperature: 

25ËšC - 30ËšC

pH:

pH 5.0 - 6.5

(Lindsay, 2017), (Gomes et al., 2018)

Usages of Acetic-Acid fermentation

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Vinegar

Reactants:

Sugars, Yeast (microbe), Acetobacter (microbe), oxygen (required for acetic-acid fermentation)

Vinegar, Acetic acid, water, carbon dioxide

Products:

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(BYJUS, 2022)

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Dyeing

Reactants:

Ethanol and oxygen (required for acetic-acid fermentation), Acetobacter (microbe)

Acetic acid, water

Products:

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(Tessener, 2016)

School of Science and Technology

Ashley, Aldrey, Charmaine

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