In this study, lactic acid purification using reactive distillation system was evaluated. Factorial
experimental design is used to evaluate the influence of parameters and their interactions …

In many industrial processes, the intelligent integration of chemical reactions and separation
in one unit (reactive distillation) process was found to be superior to conventional reactor …

Lactic acid, being virtually a non‐boiling compound, is difficult to separate from its aqueous
solution by conventional methods such as distillation. It is necessary to convert it to the …

Separation and purification of lactic acid from the fermentation broth are difficult because of
its non‐volatile nature and the presence of other organic acids. Esterification of lactic acid …

Lactic acid is widely used as a raw material for the production of biodegradable polymers,
food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The global market for lactic acid is set to …

Esterification of lactic acid with n-butanol may be performed to synthesize n-butyl lactate or
to recover lactic acid from its aqueous solution. In the present work, the reaction is performed …

Levulinic acid is considered among the top twelve chemicals from biomass in terms of
market potential, due to its considerable number of applications. Levulinic acid is obtained …

In this study, the feasibility of recovery of lactic acid by batch reactive distillation using cation
exchange resin as a catalyst was investigated. For the recovery of lactic acid, two reactions …

Lactic acid is commonly used in a wide range of fields, such as cosmetics, pharmaceutical
products, chemistry, and food. During recent years, its use for new applications, such as the …

Batch reactive distillation is well known for improved conversion and separation of desired
reaction products. However, for a number of reactions, the distillation can separate the …