Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a process for producing an organic acid, comprising: providing an incoming stream containing an organic acid and impurities; subjecting said incoming stream to a step of chromatographic separation, using a solution of mineral acid as an eluent, so as to collect an extract and a raffinate, the organic acid being recovered in the extract; and subjecting the raffinate to an electrodialysis step, so as to collect a diluate and a concentrate, the mineral acid being concentrated in the concentrate. The invention also provides an installation for implementing this process.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 12, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2019
Assignee:
Novasep Process SAS
Inventors:
Damien Brichant, Benjamin Boissier, Patrick Dupuy
Abstract: A method for purification of a first polyunsaturated fatty acid from an initial mixture is provided. The initial mixture comprises at least one second fatty acid in addition to the first polyunsaturated fatty acid. The method may comprise separating the first polyunsaturated fatty acid and the second fatty acid in a liquid phase in at least one step of a chromatographic separation process, so as to recover, on the one hand, a stream enriched in the first polyunsaturated fatty acid, and on the other hand, a stream enriched in the second fatty acid. The method may further comprise a step of processing the stream enriched in the first polyunsaturated fatty acid to decrease the peroxide value and/or anisidine value of this stream. The disclosure also provides systems or devices suitably adapted for the implementation of such methods.
Abstract: A method for purification of a first polyunsaturated fatty acid from an initial mixture is provided where the initial mixture comprises at least one second fatty acid in addition to the first polyunsaturated fatty acid. The method may comprise: at least one step of chromatographic separation in liquid phase of the first polyunsaturated fatty acid and the second fatty acid, so as to recover, on the one hand, a stream enriched in the first polyunsaturated fatty acid, and on the other hand, a stream enriched in the second fatty acid; a step of processing the stream enriched in the first polyunsaturated fatty acid, leading to a decrease in the peroxide value and/or anisidine value of this stream. The disclosure also provides a system suitably adapted for the implementation of this method.