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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kris A Berglund, Okemos, MI (US);
Ponnampalam Elankovan, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David A Glassner, Okemos, MI (US);
Assignee:
Michigan Biotechnology Institute, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041824 ; 2041826 ; 562593 ; 562607 ; 562608 ; 562580 ; 435136 ; 435140 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing a carboxylic acid of high purity comprises preparing an undersaturated solution of a salt of the carboxylic acid; subjecting the undersaturated salt solution to water-splitting electrodialysis to form base and a supersaturated solution of the carboxylic acid; and, then crystallizing the carboxylic acid from the supersaturated solution. In the preferred embodiment, the undersaturated solution is a fermentation broth containing sodium succinate and the carboxylic acid obtained is succinic acid.