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Simulation of Molecular Distillation Process for Lactic Acid
Andrea Komesu1, Johnatt Allan Rocha de Oliveira2, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel1 and Rubens Maciel Filho
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7375/2016.05.005
In this work, a procedure to simulate the MD (molecular distillation) process for lactic acid purification was developed. The simulation was carried out with the aid of the Aspen Plus® Process Simulator. Flash vessel was used to represent the MD process since the software does not present this unit operation. The simulation results with efficiency factors were in agreement with previously reported experimental data.
Simulation, lactic acid, molecular distillation, separation process
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