COLUMBUS, Ohio – A device invented at Ohio State University has dramatically boosted the production of a chemical that performs tasks as diverse as scenting perfume and flavoring Swiss cheese.

Propionic acid is a valuable bio-based platform chemical utilised widely in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries due to its preservative qualities and potential application as a precursor ...

IN recent years it has become widely accepted that acetic, propionic and butyric acids are important products of the fermentation which takes place in the rumen; but as yet the information most cogent ...

FARGO, N.D. -- This year's poor growing conditions mean corn being harvested likely contains high levels of moisture with limited likelihood of further dry-down in the field. "In situations where ...

Humans have used fermentation to produce wine, bread, and other related products for centuries. An article published in Microorganisms describes fermentation as the conversion of sugars or ...