<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Joglekar, H. G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rahman, Imran</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Babu, Suresh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kulkarni, B. D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Joshi, Ajit</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Comparative assessment of downstream processing options for lactic acid</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Separation and Purification Technology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adsorption</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">electrodialysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Esterification</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lactic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reactive distillation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">reactive extraction</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2006</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">NOV</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">52</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-17</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The possibility of manufacturing a biodegradable polymer from lactic acid has led to extensive research in recovery of lactic acid produced by fermentation, by different downstream processing routes. This paper assesses the suitability of different downstream processing options such as reactive extraction, adsorption, electrodialysis, esterification and reactive distillation. It compares the costs of different process routes. The assessment indicates that the conventional precipitation of calcium lactate, followed by acidification, esterification and hydrolysis will be the most economical route although it generates large quantity of gypsum sludge. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.299</style></custom4></record></records></xml>