Ethyl lactate as a solvent: Properties, applications and production processes – a review
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Ethyl lactate is an environmentally benign solvent with effectiveness comparable to petroleum-based solvents. The worldwide solvent market is about 30 million pounds per year, where ethyl lactate can have an important share. It is considered a chemical commodity and has attracted much attention in recent years, since it is formed by the esterification reaction of ethanol and lactic acid, which can be generated from biomass raw materials through fermentation. In this work, an overview regarding the main properties and applications of ethyl lactate, as well as its synthesis and production processes, with a particular emphasis on reactive/separation processes, is presented.
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Alkyl lactates, the alcoholysis products of PLAs, are green substitutes for petroleum-derived esters in applications such as solvents or diluents for polymeric resins, low-temperature lubricants, and emulsifiers or dispersants in pharmaceutical compositions.
“For example, alkyl lactates, the alcoholysis products of PLAs, are green substitutes for petroleumderived esters in applications such as solvents 429 or diluents for polymeric resins, 430 lowtemperature lubricants, 431 and emulsifiers or dispersants in pharmaceutical compositions.432”
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- Authors
- Pereira, C. S. M., Silva, V. M. T. M., & Rodrigues, A. E.
- Affiliations
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Silva, Viviana M. T. M.
- Venue
- Green Chemistry
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2011
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 2658
- ISSN
- 1463-9262 (ISSN-L)
- 1463-9270
- OpenAlex
- W2041169847
- Cited by
- 544
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 27 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 32 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 15.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Green Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Keywords
- ethyl lactate, green solvents, solvent properties, solvent applications, solvent production, bio-based chemicals, fermentation
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