Methyl lactate synthesis using batch reactive distillation: Operational challenges and strategy for enhanced performance
- Submitting institution
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The University of Bradford
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 84
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.seppur.2015.12.023
- Title of journal
- Separation and Purification Technology
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- First page
- 193
- Volume
- 158
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 1383-5866
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586615303920?via%3Dihub
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The global market for lactate ester products is expected to be around 3570 kilotons by 2020. Lactate esters accounted over 30% of total market volume and emerged as the leading product segment. The limitations of the use of conventional batch distillation column (CBD) for the synthesis of Methyl Lactate (ML) is investigated here and a semi-batch reactive distillation (SBD) configuration is studied in detail. This is the first type of the model based work for production of ML and so far received a significant number of citations in the short period since publication.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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