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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
Volume 52, Issue 1, Pages 1-17Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2006.03.015
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lactic acid; reactive extraction; adsorption; electrodialysis; esterification; reactive distillation
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The possibility of manufacturing a biodegradable polymer from lactic acid has led to extensive research in recovery of lactic acid produced by fermentation, by different downstream processing routes. This paper assesses the suitability of different downstream processing options such as reactive extraction, adsorption, electrodialysis, esterification and reactive distillation. It compares the costs of different process routes. The assessment indicates that the conventional precipitation of calcium lactate, followed by acidification, esterification and hydrolysis will be the most economical route although it generates large quantity of gypsum sludge. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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