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History and
development of solid-
state fermentation
SONG LIU, DONGXU ZHANG, JIAN CHEN
Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education,
School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
YANG ZHU
Department of Biosciences, TNO Quality of Life, Ziest, The Netherlands
Contents
1.1 Introduction 2
1.1.1 Definition 2
1.1.2 Categories of SSF 3
1.1.3 Difference between Solid- State Fermentation and
Liquid Fermentation 4
1.2 History of Solid- State Fermentation 6
1.3 Development of Solid- State Fermentation 8
1.3.1 General Considerations 8
1.3.1.1 Industrial Strains 8
1.3.1.2 Nutritional Requirements from a Medium
and Solid Particles 9
1.3.1.3 Moisture Content of a Medium 9
1.3.1.4 pH 10
1.3.1.5 Oxygen Transfer in a Medium ...