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Some other organic acids are already made by bacterial fermentation. It's standard practice for lactic acid, and an uncommon method for succinic acid. More inf

• dekhn 10y ago
  Heck, Britain almost lost WWII because they couldn't make acetone. Chaim Weizmann invented a technique to make bacterial produce acetone.
  • mrob 10y ago
    The Acetone–butanol–ethanol process: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone%E2%80%93butanol%E2%80%93ethanol_fermentation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone%E2%80%93butanol%E2%80%... Obsoleted by cheaper petrochemical processes, but there's renewed interest now that environmental considerations are getting more attention, so maybe it will return to commercial use some day.