摘要:
The invention provides a process for the recovery of lactic acid from aqueous solutions containing at least one water-soluble lactate salt and having a pH of about between 4 and 14, comprising the steps of: contacting said aqueous solution with a cation exchanger which is at least partially in its acid form, said cation exchanger being water immiscible in both acid and salt form, whereby ion exchange is effected, protons are transferred from the cation exchanger to the aqueous solution to acidulate it and to form lactic acid therein and cations from the aqueous solution are bound by the cation exchanger; reacting the cations carrying cation exchanger to convert it into a cation exchanger which is at least partially in its acid form and to a second product, which second product is basic and comprises the cation of the salt; and recovering lactic acid from the lactic acid-containing acidulated aqueous solution by methods known per se.
摘要:
The invention provides a process for the recovery of erythorbic acid from an aqueous feed solution containing values of erythorbic acid at a concentration of less than 0.7 mol/kg, comprising adsorbing a major portion of said erythorbic acid with a solid phase adsorbent resin selected from resins carrying a pyridine function and resins of similar or weaker basicity; separating said erythorbic acid-containing resin from residual aqueous solution, and subjecting said erythorbic acid-containing resin to a desorbing operation with a neutral solvent at a temperature of at least 20.degree. C. higher than the temperature at which said adsorption is carried out, whereby there is obtained a solution of erythorbic acid in solvent in which the concentration of erythorbic acid is at least equal to its concentration in said aqueous feed solution.
摘要:
A hydrolysis system comprising: (a) a reactor vessel including a sprinkler at an upper portion thereof and a drain; (b) a pump re-circulating a flow of an acidic reaction liquid from a selected height in said vessel to said sprinkler; (c) an acid supply mechanism delivering a supply of HCl at a concentration≧39% to a lower portion of said reactor vessel; and (d) a flow splitter diverting a portion of the acidic reaction liquid so that a level of liquid in the vessel remains in a predetermined range.
摘要:
The invention provides a process for producing lactic acid from a medium containing an alkaline earth-metal salt of lactic acid, comprising (a) reacting a conjugated base of an alkali metal from a subsequent step with the medium to form a water soluble alkali metal lactate salt and a basic compound of the alkaline earth metal; (b) separating the water soluble alkali metal lactate salt and the basic compound of the alkaline earth-metal; (c) splitting the water soluble alkali metal lactate to form a conjugated alkali metal base and a lactic acid product, which product is selected from the group consisting of lactic acid; and (d) separating the conjugated alkali metal base and the lactic acid product; (e) reusing the separated conjugated alkali metal base or the product in the step (a); and (f) reusing the basic compound of the alkaline earth metal, separated in step (b) to form an alkaline earth metal salt of lactic acid.
摘要:
The invention provides a process for the preparation of long-chain alkyl glycosides, comprising reacting at least one substrate selected from a group consisting a carbohydrates and carbohydrates sources and at least one fatty alkanol of at least eight carbon atoms in a medium consisting of at least one glycosidase enzyme having a temperature optimum greater than 60° C. and having thermal stability half-life of greater than 24 hours at 80° C.
摘要:
Disclosed is a metathetic process of the type M'X+M"=M'Y+M"X, where M' dirs from M" and the reagents and the products are water-soluble salts, comprising the steps of (a) transferring a solution of M"Y through at least one column containing cation exchanger beads loaded with M' cations, obtained in step (b) hereinafter, whereby cation exchange takes place to form a solution of M'Y and cation exchanger beads loaded with M", and (b) transferring a solution of M'X through said column containing cation exchanger beads loaded with M" obtained in step (a) above.
摘要:
A sugar mixture comprising: monosaccharides; oligosaccharides in a ratio ≧0.06 to total saccharides; disaccharides in a ratio to total saccharides ≧0.05; pentose in a ratio to total saccharides ≧0.05; at least one alpha-bonded di-glucose; and at least one beta-bonded di-glucose. Also disclosed are methods to make and/or use such mixtures.
摘要:
The invention provides a process for the recovery of lactic acid and products thereof from an aqueous solution containing free lactic acid and at least one lactate salt at a total concentration of at least 5%, the process comprising the steps of: extracting at least 70% of the free lactic acid from the aqueous solution by contacting the solution with a basic extractant, to form a lactic acid-containing extract and a lactic acid-depleted, lactate salt-containing aqueous solution; separating the lactic acid-containing extract from the depleted aqueous solution; and stripping the extracted lactic acid from the extract by methods known per se, to form a solution of lactic acid and a stripped extractant.
摘要:
The invention provides a process for the recovery of erythorbic acid from an aqueous feed solution containing values of erythorbic acid at a concentration of less than 0.7 mol/kg, comprising extracting said erythorbic acid with a water-immiscible organic extractant composition comprising at least one secondary or tertiary alkyl amine in which the aggregate number of carbon atoms is at least 20, as a primary extractant, and a polar extraction enhancer compound; wherein said extractant composition comprises at least 2 moles of said polar extraction enhancer compound per one mole of primary extractant; separating said erythorbic acid-containing organic extractant composition from residual aqueous solution, and subjecting said erythorbic acid-containing organic extractant composition to a stripping operation with aqueous solution at a temperature of at least 20° C. higher than the temperature at which said extraction is carried out; whereby there is obtained an aqueous solution of erythorbic acid in which the concentration of erythorbic acid is higher than its concentration in said aqueous feed solution.
摘要:
The invention provides a process for the separation of amino acids and their salts from impurities contained in an aqueous feed solution containing the same, the process comprising: a) bringing the feed solution into contact with a substantially immiscible extractant phase comprising an amine and an acid, both of which are substantially water immiscible in both free and salt forms, to extract amino acid and salts thereof in the phase, wherein the extraction is carried out while the feed solution is within two pH units of the initial pH of the feed solution; and b) backwashing the extractant phase with a substantially neutral aqueous system to recover substantially all of the extracted amino acid and the extracted salts thereof.