化学の産業応用
化学が支える80件の実世界の産業プロセス
アスペルギルス・ニゲル発酵によるクエン酸製造
食品で最も広く使われる有機酸
Citric acid is the most produced organic acid globally, manufactured primarily through submerged fermentation of Aspergillus niger on sugar-based substrates. …
ビタミンC（アスコルビン酸）工業合成
ブドウ糖から世界で最も消費されるビタミンへ
Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is manufactured through the Reichstein process or its modern two-step fermentation variant, converting D-glucose into L-ascorbic …
発酵によるグルタミン酸ナトリウム（MSG）製造
細菌発酵で生産されるうま味調味料
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is produced by aerobic fermentation of Corynebacterium glutamicum on sugar substrates, followed by crystallization of the sodium …
砂糖精製と結晶化
原料サトウキビを純粋な白色ショ糖結晶に変換する
Sugar refining transforms raw cane or beet sugar into refined white sucrose through a series of dissolution, purification, and recrystallization …
食品グレードリン酸製造
コーラ飲料の酸味を生み出す酸
Food-grade phosphoric acid is produced by the thermal (furnace) process, burning elemental phosphorus in air and absorbing the resulting P₂O₅ …
食品保存のための乳酸製造
発酵食品革命を支える天然防腐剤
Lactic acid is produced commercially by fermentation of glucose or sucrose using Lactobacillus species, serving as a food preservative, acidulant, …
飲料・工業用エタノール発酵
人類史上最古のバイオテクノロジープロセス
Ethanol fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the oldest and most widely practiced biotechnological process. While beverage alcohol (beer, wine, spirits) …
高果糖コーンシロップ（HFCS）の酵素製造
トウモロコシデンプンをアメリカで最も消費される甘味料に変換する
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is produced by enzymatic isomerization of glucose derived from corn starch. The three-enzyme process converts cornstarch …