The invention relates to a process for preparing alpha-
ketoglutaric acid based on citrus
fermentation liquor, which comprises the following steps: inoculating AKG-producing arrowia lipolytica seed solution into the prepared citrus
fermentation liquor, regulating and controlling the dissolved
oxygen concentration and pH value in stages in a
fermentation period, and adding a fermentation
regulator, thereby obtaining the alpha-
ketoglutaric acid. AKG fermentation liquor is sequentially subjected to
centrifugation, membrane
filtration and continuous
chromatographic separation and purification, AKG seed crystals are added for induced
crystallization to obtain an AKG finished product, a
metabolic network of the arrowia lipolytica is accurately regulated and controlled in a dynamic fermentation mode of dissolved
oxygen step control, pH stage control and fermentation
regulator supplementing, the concentration of the AKG in the fermentation liquor is increased, and the yield of the AKG is increased. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of simple process and low cost, by-product accumulation is reduced, a multi-step synergistic separation and purification mode of pretreatment, membrane
filtration and continuous
chromatographic separation in the separation and purification stage is matched, fermentation products can be efficiently recovered and purified, and the separation yield and the purity of an AKG finished product are improved, so that efficient and green preparation of AKG is realized, and the method has extremely high industrial application value.