摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method of industrial-scale purification of lactic acid, the method including the steps of:(a) reduced-pressure distillation of a concentrated lactic acid solution having a total acid content of at least 95 wt % and a content of monomeric lactic acid of at least 80 wt %, based on the concentrated lactic acid solution, the ratio between the lactic acid enantiomers in the concentrated lactic acid solution not being equal to 1; and(b) subjecting the concentrated lactic acid solution to a crystallization to form a pure lactic acid.The invention also relates to the lactic acid or the lactic acid solution obtained via this method, and the use thereof. |