Bio-Acrylic Acid Production from Raw Sugar - Cost Analysis - Acrylic Acid E41B

Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of bio-based Acrylic Acid production from raw sugar using a fermentation process. The process examined is similar to the speculative process proposed by the Delft University of Technology. In this process, a biological agent is able to convert raw sugar (sucrose) to acrylic acid through an anaerobic metabolic pathway. The final product obtained in the process is Glacial Acrylic Acid. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): Straathof, A. et al., "Feasibility of Acrylic Acid Production by Fermentation", Applied Microbiology Biotechnology, 2005, 67:727-734 Keywords: Bioacrylic Acid, Propenoic Acid, Anaerobic Fermentation, Unsaturated Carboxylic Acid, Green Acrylic Acid, Renewable Feedstock