{"id":875,"date":"2026-06-22T21:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/technology\/organic-acid-process-plants\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:39:49","slug":"organic-acid-process-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/technology\/organic-acid-process-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Acid Process Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Technology for Organic Acid Production<\/h2>\n<p>Owing to their organoleptic, physiological and chemical properties, organic acids are employed in wide areas of application across various industries. Organic acids are common ingredients in food and beverage products, but are also basic components in the manufacturing of personal care products, plastics, detergents and in many other end-user industries.<\/p>\n<p>On this page you can find out how organic acids are produced and how Vogelbusch can contribute to setting up an organic acid plant.<\/p>\n<h3>How are organic acids made?<\/h3>\n<p>Adapted microorganisms are used to transform carbohydrates from natural origin into organic acids. They are metabolic products of specific bacteria, yeasts and fungi, which can be cultivated in a range of substrates containing carbohydrates such as glucose, saccharose or ethanol. Following microbial conversion, the product is subject to isolation, purification and finishing steps on the basis of application.<\/p>\n<h3>Organic acid know-how and technology<\/h3>\n<p>Vogelbusch offers proprietary technology for the production of citric acid and acetic acid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/technology\/vinegar-process-plants\/\" data-vb-link=\"internal\">vinegar<\/a> and has the process and engineering knowledge about all aspects of facility design and implementation.<\/p>\n<p>With our accumulated company know-how we are also available to engineer plants applying your own or third party processes, for instance for lactic, gluconic, itaconic and ascorbic acid as well as amino acids.<\/p>\n<p>Having detailed knowledge and insights into biotechnological processes, our specialists can evaluate available 3rd party conversion technology, scale it up to industrial levels or integrate it with our unit operations, to provide you with the end-to-end process from raw material to final product.<\/p>\n<h3>Your benefits at a glance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Producer-independent citric acid technology provider with engineering know-how<\/li>\n<li>Acquainted with all relevant upstream and downstream processes<\/li>\n<li>Plant designs based on customers&#039; processes and our own bioprocessing technology<\/li>\n<li>Experienced with integration of third party technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"vb-block my-10 mx-[calc(50%_-_50vw)]\">\n  <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4\">\n    <div class=\"rounded bg-vb-light p-6 lg:p-10\">\n              <h2 class=\"!mt-0 mb-4 text-2xl font-bold text-vb-orange lg:text-3xl\">Product qualities<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"!mt-0 mb-8 max-w-3xl leading-relaxed text-vb-body\">Processes can be designed to switch raw materials as well as final product qualities.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"grid gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3\">\n      \n                \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/technology\/organic-acid-process-plants\/citric-acid-technology\/\" data-vb-card\n       class=\"reveal group relative flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded shadow-sm transition duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 hover:no-underline hover:shadow-lg border border-vb-light bg-white hover:bg-[#f1f1f1]\">\n            <div class=\"relative flex flex-1 flex-col p-6\">\n        <h3 class=\"!mt-0 text-lg font-bold leading-snug transition-colors group-hover:text-vb-orange text-vb-dark\">Citric Acid Plants<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"mt-2 flex-1\">\n                      <p class=\"!my-0 text-sm font-semibold leading-snug text-vb-gray\">Vogelbusch Citric Acid Technology<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"!mb-0 mt-1.5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-vb-body\">Citric acid is one of the most indispensable and frequently used organic acids. It is in widespread use&hellip;<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n        <span class=\"mt-4 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-vb-orange\">\n          Learn more\n          <svg class=\"h-4 w-4\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5l7 7-7 7\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"h-14 shrink-0 overflow-hidden bg-vb-light\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-header-citricacid-1024x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\n               class=\"h-full w-full object-cover transition duration-500 group-hover:scale-105\">\n        <\/div>\n          <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vb-block my-10 mx-[calc(50%_-_50vw)]\">\n  <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4\">\n    <div class=\"rounded bg-vb-light p-6 lg:p-10\">\n              <h2 class=\"!mt-0 mb-6 text-2xl font-bold text-vb-orange lg:text-3xl\">Project Development<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"grid items-start gap-8 lg:grid-cols-2\">\n                  <div class=\"reveal reveal-from-left reveal-repeat overflow-hidden rounded \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Product-Idea1.svg\" alt=\"Project Development\" class=\"w-full rounded\">\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"entry-content\"><h4>How to turn your idea into a modern industrial bioprocessing facility<\/h4>\n<p>Find some guidance for the development of a manufacturing plant, illustrating the steps to be taken from the initial product idea to the operational facility:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Product-Idea.svg\" data-vb-link=\"image\">MINDMAP Project Development <span class=\"vb-sr-only\">(image, opens in a larger view)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>Services provided by Vogelbusch are marked with orange bars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong>\u00a0Check out our FAQs on the product pages<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/technology\/organic-acid-process-plants\/citric-acid-technology\/#FAQ\" data-vb-link=\"internal\">FAQ Citric Acid Plant<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Complete our design questionnaire to\u00a0enable us to give a professional opinion on\u00a0<strong>your project<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/QFO-GP-6-04-VB-BC-Quest-CitricAcid-EN-Rev-0-00.pdf\" data-vb-link=\"file\"><strong>QUESTIONNAIRE Citric Acid Plant<\/strong> <span class=\"vb-link-meta\">(PDF, 83 KB)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology for Organic Acid Production Owing to their organoleptic, physiological and chemical properties, organic acids are employed in wide areas of application across various industries. Organic acids are common ingredients in food and beverage products, but are also basic components in the manufacturing of personal care products, plastics, detergents and in many other end-user industries. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/technology\/organic-acid-process-plants\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":863,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-875","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=875"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2939,"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/875\/revisions\/2939"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vogelbusch-biocommodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}