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Ethyl lactate as a solvent: Properties, applications and production processes – a review

Pereira, Carla S. M., Silva, Viviana M. T. M., Rodrigues, Alírio E.·2011·Green Chemistry

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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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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.
ORCID: Pereira, Carla S. M.
Rodrigues, Alírio E.
Venue: Green Chemistry
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Published: 2011
Volume: 13
Issue: 10
Pages: 2658
ISSN: 1463-9262 (ISSN-L)
1463-9270
DOI: 10.1039/c1gc15523g
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 › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › 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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