Development of Non-Stirred Pressure Reactor for the Production of Levulinic Acid

International Journal of Applied Chemistry

© 2017 by SSRG - IJAC Journal

Volume 4 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Marcelina Ogedjo, Protibha Nath Banerjee

10.14445/23939133/IJAC-V4I4P103

How to Cite?

Marcelina Ogedjo, Protibha Nath Banerjee, "Development of Non-Stirred Pressure Reactor for the Production of Levulinic Acid," SSRG International Journal of Applied Chemistry, vol. 4,  no. 2, pp. 10-12, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939133/IJAC-V4I4P103

Abstract:

This paper presents the development and fabrication of high pressure batch reactor developed for the fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass. The availability and reliability of high pressure reactors in East African countries is very limited and expensive if imported. Therefore, a high-pressure batch reactor was developed and fabricated using SS-304 for the production of levulinic acid from Tanzanian sugarcane bagasse – a kind of lignocellulosic biomass. This high-pressure reactor was found to withhold a temperature upto 2500C and a pressure of 16 bars under acidic conditions. No leakage from any part of the reactor and corrosiveness was observed during the production of levulinic acid from Tanzanian sugarcane bagasse under acidic conditions.

Keywords:

High pressure non-stirred reactor, levulinic acid, lignocellulosic biomass, biorefinery

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