PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LACTATE

摘要

A process for producing an alkali metal lactate comprising: a) reacting a stream rich in saccharide with barium hydroxide to produce a first reaction mixture comprising barium lactate; and b) contacting at least a portion of said first reaction mixture with an alkali metal hydroxide to produce a second reaction mixture comprising alkali metal lactate and solid barium hydroxide, wherein the alkali metal is selected from the group consisting of sodium, lithium and potassium.