Technological and economic potential of poly(lactic acid) and lactic acid derivatives
Datta, R.
Tsai, S. P.
Bonsignore, P.
Moon, S. H.
Frank, J. R.
United States. Department of Energy.
Argonne National Laboratory
1993-10-01
English
Lactic acid has been an intermediate-volume specialty chemical (world production {approximately}40,000 tons/yr) used in a wide range of food processing and industrial applications. lactic acid h,as the potential of becoming a very large volume, commodity-chemical intermediate produced from renewable carbohydrates for use as feedstocks for biodegradable polymers, oxygenated chemicals, plant growth regulators, environmentally friendly ``green`` solvents, and specially chemical intermediates. In the past, efficient and economical technologies for the recovery and purification of lactic acid from crude fermentation broths and the conversion of tactic acid to the chemical or polymer intermediates had been the key technology impediments and main process cost centers. The development and deployment of novel separations technologies, such as electrodialysis (ED) with bipolar membranes, extractive distillations integrated with fermentation, and chemical conversion, can enable low-cost production with continuous processes in large-scale operations. The use of bipolar ED can virtually eliminate the salt or gypsum waste produced in the current lactic acid processes. In this paper, the recent technical advances in tactic and polylactic acid processes are discussed. The economic potential and manufacturing cost estimates of several products and process options are presented. The technical accomplishments at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and the future directions of this program at ANL are discussed.
Equipment And Processes
Economics
Reaction Intermediates 320303
Lactic Acid
32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization
Food Industry
Derivatization
Manufacturing
Synthesis
Polymers
8. international trade fair for biotechnology: research, equipment, production, agriculture, environment, food & health,Hannover (Germany),19-21 Oct 1993
Article
18 p.
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rep-no: CONF-931016--1
grantno: W-31109-ENG-38
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