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                                                CITRIC ACID                      2.173
                                              Milk of lime
                                                slurry         Sulfuric
                                                                acid
                                         Mycelium
                      Dextrose
                    glucose syrup


                                  Fermenter       Reactor        Reactor      Adsorption









                                                              Calcium
                                                              sulfate
                                                                          Vacuum
                                                                        crystallization,
                                                    Citric acid
                                                                        evaporation,
                                                                      centrifuging, drying
                    FIGURE 1  Manufacture of citric acid.
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