Succinic acid (C4H6O4) can be used in many areas such as food, chemical andpharmaceutical industries. It is often called a “green” platform chemical because itrepresents a potential building block, which can be transformed into severalcommodity and specialty chemicals. Because of the scarcity of fossil resources, highcrude oil prices, and the environmental benefit of using renewable feedstock, thefermentation technologies applied to the production of succinic acid have arisen as afeasible alternative to che...