Ethyl lactate production by reactive distillation - optimization of reaction kinetics and energy efficiency.

ABSTRACT: Background: Ethyl lactate is an environmentally benign solvent, which could substitute petrol-based volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in many applications if production costs are reduced. It is usually produced by the esterification of lactic acid with ethanol - two important chemical building blocks of biorefineries that are available at industrial scale. Reactive distillation is a promising alternative production process, which utilises process intensification to increase energy efficiency and space-time yield by enhancing the reaction kinetics. Methods: In this work, process intensification of ethyl lactate production by means of distillation was analysed with special focus on the efficient separation of water. Different setups were evaluated. The feedstock requirements we

SUBMITTER: Stipsitz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10445869 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature