Lactic Acid Pre-treatment for Lactide Production – a Techno-economic Feasibility Study for the Dehydration Step

Lactic acid (LA) can be synthesized via carbohydrate microbial fermentation; such acid is a bifunctional compound containing hydroxyl and carboxylic acid as chemical groups, having optical activity due to an asymmetric carbon in its structure. A common application for lactic acid is the synthesis of...

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Main Authors: Nadia Gagliardi Khouri, Juliana Bahu, Bruna Letícia Carvalho Cunha, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, Viktor O. Cardenas Concha, Rubens Maciel Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2022-06-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/12472