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Effective separation of succinic acid by combined crystallization

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Succinic acid, which is widely used as a building block chemical, can be produced from either petroleum or renewable resources. Bio-based production of succinic acid requires several purification steps, and the yield of any particular separation method is an important factor in facilitating an economic design. Crystallization is a common method for the purification of succinic acid, and several driving forces can be used to generate solubility changes in the solution. In this work, three driving forces of crystallization - cooling, acidification, and salting out - were examined individually and combined to achieve maximum yield from a solution of succinic acid. It was found that combined crystallization can significantly improve the yield (97.08%) compared with conventional cooling crystallization (84.31%) or acidification (66-67%). Additionally, a basic kinetic study was performed, and a total of 7 minutes of batch operation was sufficient to produce the maximum amount of crystals.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 5-1, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Korea

    Eun Hye Kim & Jeong Won Kang

  2. School of Energy, Material & Chemical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, 1600 Chungjeol-ro, Byeongcheno-myun, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 31253, Korea

    Seong-Sik You

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Kim, E.H., You, SS. & Kang, J.W. Effective separation of succinic acid by combined crystallization. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 35, 204–209 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-017-0232-9

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