Lactic acid: Recent advances in products, processes and technologies - A review

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1119-1129

  Datta, Rathin ^a   Henry, Michael ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactic acid; Oxychemicals purification; Polymers; Production; Solvents

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODIALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FOOD PRESERVATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PRODUCTION; PURIFICATION; SOLVENTS;

BIPOLAR MEMBRANES; LACTIC ACID; OXYCHEMICALS PURIFICATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

ACRYLIC ACID; COPOLYMER; LACTIC ACID; PLASTIC; POLYMER; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOLVENT;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FOOD PRESERVATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PRODUCTION; PURIFICATION; SOLVENTS;

BATCH PROCESS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHIRALITY; DISTILLATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTERIFICATION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FIBER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGENOLYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SHELF LIFE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33745630935     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1486     Document Type: Review

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