Purification process for succinic acid produced by fermentation

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:150396

Glassner, D A ^[1]; Elankovan, P; Beacom, D R ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CA (United States)
2. Michigan Biotechnology Institute, Lansing, MI (United States); and others

Succinic acid is a versatile four-carbon dicarboxylic acid. It can be used commercially as an intermediate chemical for the manufacture of 1,4-butanediol, maleic anhydride, and many other chemicals. Succinic acid can be produced by the fermentation of carbohydrates. A complete process for the production and purification of succinic acid from carbohydrates has been developed. The process includes fermentation, desalting electrodialysis, water-splitting electrodialysis, and crystallization to produce a pure crystalline succinic acid. This article will present experimental work performed in the development of this process.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 150396
• Report Number(s): CONF-940526-; TRN: 95:007973-0008
• Resource Relation: Conference: 16. symposium on biotechnology for fuels and chemicals, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 9-13 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Sixteenth symposium on biotechnology for fuels and chemicals; Davison, B.H. [ed.] [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)]; Wyman, C.E. [ed.] [National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)]; PB: 823 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
CARBOHYDRATES
FERMENTATION
SUCCINIC ACID
PRODUCTION
PURIFICATION
CRYSTALLIZATION
ELECTRODIALYSIS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION