The invention discloses a method for producing
citric acid through
fermentation, and belongs to the technical field of
citric acid fermentation. Comprising the following steps: S1, crushing corn to obtain
corn flour, adding water for size mixing, adding
enzyme, and liquefying to obtain corn liquefied liquid; s2, adding the corn liquefied liquid obtained in the step S1 into a seed tank, adding
ammonium sulfate, carrying out heating disinfection, cooling to 37 DEG C, inoculating
aspergillus niger spores, and carrying out seed
liquid culture; s3, pumping the corn liquefied liquid obtained in the step S1 into a
fermentation tank, adding a
citric acid synthesis
accelerant, uniformly stirring and mixing, heating and disinfecting, and cooling to 36.5 DEG C; and S4, transferring the seed solution obtained in S2 into the fermentation tank in S3, so that the concentration of
pellets in the fermentation solution reaches 3 * 10 < 4 >
pellets / mL, and keeping ventilation until the fermentation is finished. In the
process design of fermentation production of citric acid, efficient
synergy is formed through precise optimization of each step, efficient synthesis of citric acid is finally realized, and improvement of production efficiency, control of
raw material cost and stability of
process operation are taken into account.