Process for producing citric acid and/or citrates

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Micro-organism – tissue cell culture or enzyme using process... – Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

435136, 435803, 435917, C12P 748

Patent

active

060871393

ABSTRACT:
Citric acid and/or the salts thereof are produced from a raw material containing carbohydrates. An aqueous solution of the raw material is converted into a first solution containing citric acid by means of fermentation, and from the first solution a second solution containing citric acid is obtained by means of a cell separation. The second solution is subjected to a protein precipitation at temperatures of 2 to 70.degree. C., and protein is separated by filtration. From the filtration, a third solution containing citric acid is obtained, and the same is passed through a first anion exchanger. The solution containing citric acid, which is discharged from the first anion exchanger, is passed through a second anion exchanger, which is selectively charged with citric acid. The second anion exchanger charged with citric acid is eluted with hydroxide solution or water, and there is thus obtained a fourth solution, in which citrate or citric acid is dissolved. Water is at least partly removed from the fourth solution.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4851573 (1989-07-01), Kulprathipanja et al.
patent: 4851574 (1989-07-01), Kulprathipanja
patent: 4855494 (1989-08-01), Margureanu et al.
patent: 4924027 (1990-05-01), Kulprathipanja et al.
patent: 5237098 (1993-08-01), Bemish et al.
patent: 5759826 (1998-06-01), Ahlers et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Process for producing citric acid and/or citrates does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Process for producing citric acid and/or citrates, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Process for producing citric acid and/or citrates will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-541066

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.