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In-line and selective phase separation of medium-chain carboxylic acids using membrane electrolysis.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 51(31): 6847-50, 2015 Apr 21.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25792085
RESUMO
We had extracted n-caproate from bioreactor broth. Here, we introduced in-line membrane electrolysis that utilized a pH gradient between two chambers to transfer the product into undissociated n-caproic acid without chemical addition. Due to the low maximum solubility of this acid, selective phase separation occurred, allowing simple product separation into an oily liquid containing â¼90% n-caproic and n-caprylic acid.