Lactic acid

Demand for lactic acid is growing, especially, for its use in the production of biodegradable polymer (polylactate). The current method of production and separation of lactic acid is both expensive and unsustainable. This is partly due to the cost and lower efficiency of the current method for separ

The pervaporation (PV) reactor is a new technology for reaction and separation. Techno-economic studies are showing that PV reactors have good market potential. The most common reaction system studied for the application of PV is an esterification reaction between an alcohol and an acid in the prese