What is the difference between lactic acid produced through fermentation and through chemical synthesis? What are some of the uses for lactic acid?…

How was lactic acid first produced? What is the difference between lactic acid produced through fermentation and through chemical synthesis? What are some of the uses for lactic acid? What are the production strains and fermentation conditions for producing lactic acid? How is the process optimized? What are some of the recent trends in the production of lactic acid?