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Selective extraction of succinic acid from binary mixture of succinic acid and acetic acid

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In production of succinic acid by fermentation, succinic acid and acetic acid are co-produced. To purify the succinic acid from binary-acid mixture of succinic acid and acetic acid, the tertiary amine-based extraction was used. In 1-octanol, the selectivity for succinic acid was proportional to the chain length of tertiary amine. But, the distribution of acids into organic phase was low in n-heptane. These results are due to the different degree of intramolecular hydrogen bonding of succinic acid and hydrophobicity of each acid.

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Hong, Y.K., Hong, W.H. & Chang, H.N. Selective extraction of succinic acid from binary mixture of succinic acid and acetic acid. Biotechnology Letters 22, 871–874 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005627816323

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