Gueguim Kana, Evariste Bosco.Sukai, Yeshona.David, Anthea Naomi.2024-11-272024-11-2720242024https://hdl.handle.net/10413/23437Doctoral Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.Abstract available in PDF.enWaste-based pretreatment.Artificial Intelligence modelling.Lactic acid production.Waste-based media formulation.Lactic acid production from Kraft waste-pretreated corn cobs in dairy wastewater using Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 14917: process modelling and preliminary scale-up.Thesis