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How is fermentation used in industry?


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Industrial applications of the fermentation process:

  1. There is a lot of industrial usage of the fermentation process.
  2. Fermentation is used to produce antibiotics, several vaccines, and insulin.
  3. Foods such as bread, beer, wine, and cheese are produced by the fermentation process.
  4. Single-cell protein production requires fermentation.
  5. Fermentation also helps in the waste management process by producing biofuels such as butanols, biodiesels, etc.
  6. Bio-surfactant, biopolymers such as bacterial cellulose are also produced by fermentation.

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