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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2022.60.4.499

Conceptual Design of Vanillin Production Process Using Solvent Extraction  

Kim, Eunkyu (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Vu, Thang Toan (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Song, Daesung (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.60, no.4, 2022 , pp. 499-505 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents a conceptual design of vanillin production from Kraft lignin. Most of the existing Kraft lignin is used as low-quality boiler fuel or discarded as wastewater, and only 2% or less of lignin has been refined into high-quality products. We propose the process developed in this study to utilize discarded Kraft lignin. The existing vanillin production concept process consisted of alkali oxidation using NaOH, filtration, chromatography, and crystallization. Chromatography, which is difficult to commercialize, was changed to a solvent extraction process. The recovery rate of vanillin of the proposed solvent extraction process is 92.9%, and the purity is 99.5%, which is similar to the existing chromatography process. The reason why the solvent extraction process showing similar results to chromatography can replace the existing chromatography process was analyzed.
Keywords
Vanillin; Kraft lignin; Solvent extraction;
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