Table 5 Stream results table (Optimized case)
From: Development of a sustainable process for the production of polymer grade lactic acid
Parameter/stream → ↓ | LA-FEED | METHFEED | PURELACT | DISTBOT | SEP2BOT | METHREC1 | PRODUCT | FIN-PROD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature (K) | 298.1 | 298.1 | 382.4 | 414.6 | 414.6 | 346.6 | 373.1 | 489.8 |
Pressure (atm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mass flow (kg/hr) | 10.5 | 7.5 | 11.056 | 8.625 | 8.072 | 4.129 | 10.122 | 5.993 |
Mass fraction (Mass purity) | ||||||||
Lactic acid | 0.571 | 730 PPM | 935 PPM | 0.079 | 0.624 | 1 | ||
Methyl lactate | 0.733 | 0.933 | 0.997 | 0.195 | 0.08 | 41 PPM | ||
Methanol | 0.996 | 0.005 | 302 PPB | 0.54 | 0.22 | 4 PPB | ||
Water | 0.381 | 0.004 | 0.216 | 0.009 | 0.003 | 0.186 | 0.076 | 57 PPB |
Others | 0.05 | 0.045 | 0.059 | |||||