Reactive extraction of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from model aqueous solutions and real bioconversion media. Comparison with its isomer 2-hydroxypropionic (lactic) acid

摘要

BACKGROUNDBioconversion is a promising route to produce bio-based building blocks such as 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP). Reactive extraction can be used for 3-HP recovery, and ultimately integrated to the bioconversion process. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published experimental data about the reactive extraction of 3-HP. This work aimed to study the extraction of 3-HP using tri-n-octylamine and Aliquat 336 as extractants in n-decanol. Comparison was also made with its positional isomer, lactic acid. Finally, the extraction of 3-HP from model and real bioconversion broths was examined.