Lactic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid that can be used in a wide variety of
industries, such as the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and, most recently, the …

Lactic acid is an important platform chemical with a wide range of applications. Production of
lactic acid by fermentation is advantageous because renewable and low cost raw materials …

The prospective function of a novel energy efficient fermentation technology has been
getting great attention in the past fifty years due to the quick raise in petroleum costs …

Pressure from conservationists and increasing regulation, means that environmental
considerations are increasingly important for the sugar industry. This book examines the …

Solvent extraction one of the oldest approaches of separation known, remains one of the
most well-known methods operating on an industrial scale. With the availability of variety of …

Reactive extraction (RE) using amine extractants in an organic solvent has been proven a
promising downstream strategy for (di–) carboxylic acids of biocatalytic origin. Available …

Liquid− liquid equilibria for aqueous solutions of carboxylic acids, namely formic, acetic,
propionic, butyric, valeric, monochloroacetic, dichloroacetic, trichloroacetic, glyoxylic …

Recently, new processes for recovery of monocarboxylic acids have been studied. Among
these processes, liquid− liquid extraction has had special attention. This process of …

Reactive extraction is a promising technique for the recovery of carboxylic acid from dilute
aqueous solutions. Reactive extraction requires a proper combination of extractant and …

The antioxidant properties of trans-aconitic acid (TAA) alone or in the presence of usual
antioxidants were assessed by DPPH radical dot assay. The IC 50 value equal to 70 mM …