Conceptual Process Design to Produce Bio-Acrylic Acid via Gas Phase Dehydration of Lactic Acid Produced from Carob Pod Extracts

  1. Ortiz Martínez, Víctor M. 1
  2. Saavedra, María I. 1
  3. Salar García, María J. 1
  4. Godínez, Carlos 1
  5. Lozano-Blanco, Luis J. 1
  6. Sanchez-Segado, Sergio 1
  1. 1 Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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    Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

    Cartagena, España

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Journal:
Processes

ISSN: 2227-9717

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 11

Issue: 2

Pages: 457

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3390/PR11020457 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This work discusses the conceptual process design for the integrated production of bio-based acrylic acid from carob pod aqueous extracts. CHEMCAD was used for the process simulation and cost estimation of the relevant equipment. The process was designed for a capacity of 68 kt of carob pod per year, operating 8000 h annually, and involving extraction, fermentation, catalytic dehydration, and distillation to achieve 99.98%w/w acrylic acid as the main product. The economic assessment for the base case suggests a fixed capital investment of EUR 62.7 MM with an internal rate of return of 15.8%. The results obtained show that carob pod is a promising biomass source for the production of bio-acrylic acid.

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