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. 2019 Mar 11;9(14):7854–7869. doi: 10.1039/c8ra09227c

Performance of electro-membrane processes for the recovery of organic acids.

Organic acid Technology Operation condition Results Ref.
Acetic acid ED Membrane effective area: 10 cm2 Current efficiency: 80–98% 131
Voltage: 5, 10, 15 V Recovery rate: 24.05–40.82% (configuration 1) and 91–394% (configuration 2)
EED Membrane effective area: 32 cm2 Removal efficiency: >90% 113
EDBM Membrane effective area: 98 cm2 Acid recovery: up to 70% 132
Acid concentration: 0.2% Current efficiency: 40%
Voltage: 30 V
Amino acid ED Membrane effective area: 36 cm2 Recovery rate: up to 63% 133
pH: 12.5 Current efficiency: up to 83%
Acid concentration: 25, 50, 75, 100 mM Energy consumption: 3 kW h kg−1
EDBM Lysine concentration: 146.19 M Acid concentration increase 35–50 times 134
Arginine concentration: 174.21 M
Histidine concentration: 155.16 M
Membrane effective area: 20 cm2
Current density: 2–10 mA cm−2
EDBM Methionine concentration: 24.65 g L−1 Acid purity: 99.98% 135
Membrane effective area: 945 cm2 Current efficiency: 75.10%
Current density: 150–300 mA cm−2 Energy consumption: 2.156–3.265 kW h kg−1
EDI Membrane effective area: 50 cm2 Current efficiency: 60–85% 127
Voltage: 20 V Energy consumption: 1–1.6 kW h kg−1
Resin filling: 0, 5, 10, 20 mL
Butyric acid ED Current: 0.05 A Acid purity: 85% 129
Current efficiency: 52%
EDI Membrane effective area: 10 cm2 Recovery rate: 82–89% 128
Voltage: 3.6–4.7 V Current efficiency: 81–85%
pH: 2–4.5 Energy consumption: 0.197–0.204 kW h kg−1
EDI Membrane effective area: 0.001 m2 Acid purity: 92% 129
Current: 0.05 A Current efficiency: 59%
Citric acid ED Membrane effective area: 3900 cm2 Optimum p: 7.5 136
Voltage: 10, 15, 20 V Optimum voltage: 20 V
Flow rate: 4, 8, 12 mL min−1 Optimum flow rate: 4 mL min−1
pH: 2, 4.5, 7.5
EDBM Membrane effective area: 50 cm2 Final acid concentration: up to 0.65 mol dm−3 137
Acid concentration: 0.1 mol dm−3
Current density: 52, 78, 104 mA cm−2
EDBM Membrane effective area: 220 cm2 Current efficiency: 73.7–100% 138
Current density: 30, 40, 50 mA cm−2 Energy consumption: 4–8 kW h kg−1
EDI Membrane effective area: 50 cm2 Current efficiency: 40–96% 7
Acid concentration: 500–10 000 ppm Energy consumption: 1.16 kW h kg−1
Flow rate: 1–4 L h−1
Formic acid EED Temperature: 30 °C Concentration ratio: 1.2–1.5 111
Current density: 8–29 mA cm−2 Current efficiency: 70–140%
EED Membrane effective area: 7.07 cm2 Current efficiency: >100% 110
Current density: 3, 5, 10, 15 mA cm2 Formic acid transport through the membranes: 0.004–0.120 M
Temperature: 20–40 °C
Acid concentration: 0.05–0.5 M
Anolyte and catholyte concentration: 0.1 M
Fumaric acid EDBM Membrane effective area: 0.0064 m2 Recovery ratio: up to 75% 139
Current density: 90, 120, 150 mA cm−2 Current efficiency: 80–90%
Acid concentration: 1.45–2.90 g L−1 Energy consumption: 5–13 kW h kg−1
Circulation flow rate: 6.2 L h−1
Glyceric acid ED Membrane effective area: 550 cm2 Acid recovery: 75–95% 140
Acid concentration: 32.3–130.2 g L−1 Current efficiency: 87.2–100%
pH: 7 Energy consumption: 0.19–0.31 kW h kg−1
Lactic acid ED Membrane effective area: 58 and 180 cm2 Current efficiency: 45–83% 141
Voltage: 1.5 V Final acid concentration: up to 157 g L−1
Current: 1.4 A Energy consumption: 0.26–0.87 kW h kg−1
ED Membrane effective area: 200 cm2 Acid recovery: 96.4–98.7% 3
Acid concentration: 80–100 g dm−3 Current efficiency: 77.3–83.0%
Energy consumption: 1.2–3.8
Current: 8–12 A
ED Feed: 0.1 N lactic acid and 0.1 N sodium sulfate Final acid concentration: up to 4 g L−1 97
Flow rate: 150 mL min−1
ED Membrane effective area: 57.6 and 180 cm2 Current efficiency: 66–84% 142
Voltage: 1.5 V Final acid concentration: up to 173 g L−1
Current density: 7.8 mA cm2 Energy consumption: 0.24–0.32 kW h kg−1
ED Voltage: 0–15 V Acid recovery: 40–100% 16
Acid concentration: 40 g L−1 Energy consumption: 0.163–0.910 kW h kg−1
ED Membrane effective area: 100 cm2 Acid recovery: up to 97% 143
Acid concentration: 0, 1, 5 g L−1 Energy consumption: 0.25 kW h kg−1
Voltage: 10, 15, 20
Temperature: 32 °C
ED Voltage: 7 V Mineral removal: 90% 144
Current density: 10–300 A m−2 Energy consumption: 0.004–0.014 kW h kg−1
EIS Membrane effective area: 25 cm2 Final acid concentration: up to 9 g L−1 97
Feed: 0.1 N lactic acid and 0.1 N sodium sulfate
Flow rate: 150 mL min−1
EDBM Membrane effective area: 57.6 and 180 cm2 Current efficiency: 61–92% 142
Voltage: 12 V Final acid concentration: up to 173 g L−1
Current density: 67.7 mA cm−2 Energy consumption: 0.84–1.38 kW h kg−1
EDI Membrane effective area: 90 cm2 Final acid concentration: up to 185 g L−1 123
Voltage: 0–70 V
Current density: 0–45 mA cm−2
Acid concentration: 0–80 g L−1
Malic acid EDBM Membrane effective area: 0.02 m2 Current efficiency: 30% 145
Acid concentration: 24.4 g L−1 Energy consumption: 1.15–1.27 kW h kg−1
Circulation flow rate: 300 L h−1
Propionic acid EED Membrane effective area: 20 cm2 Current efficiency: 90.5–99.2% 116
Acid concentration: 40 g L−1 Final acid concentration: 150 g L−1
Current density: 70 mA cm−2
EDBM Membrane effective area: 20 cm2 Current efficiency: 85.2–100% 116
Acid concentration: 40 g L−1 Final acid concentration: 145 g L−1
Current density: 70 mA cm−2
Salicylic acid EDBM Feed acid concentration: 1 M Current efficiency: 80–90% 121
Flow rate: 90 L h−1 Final acid concentration: up to 45 M
Circulation rate: 4.6 cm s−1 Energy consumption: 14–38 W h m2 kg−1
Current density: 30, 50, 75 mA cm−2
EDBM Membrane effective area: 7.07 cm2 Current efficiency: 99.6% 146
Acid concentration: 0.05–0.4 mol L−1 Energy consumption: 2.1 W h m2 kg
Current density: 14–50 mA cm−2
Succinic acid ED Membrane effective area: 178 cm2 Final acid concentration: 63–77.6 g L−1 147
Acid concentration: 51.5 g L−1 Current efficiency: 76.2–78.9%
ED Membrane effective area: 64 cm2 Current efficiency: 15–25% 148
Voltage: 0–20 V Total carboxylate basis: 50–60%
EDBM Membrane effective area: 80 cm2 Final acid concentration: 0.25–0.60 M 149
Acid concentration: 0.05 M Current efficiency: 90%
Circulation rate: 15 L h−1 Energy consumption: 1–4 kW h kg−1
Current density: 12.5, 25, 37.5 mA cm−2
EDBM Membrane effective area: 80 cm2 Current efficiency: 96.8% 149
Current density: 12.5–37.5 mA cm−2 Energy consumption: <4 kW h kg−1
EDBM Membrane effective area: 207 cm2 Current efficiency: 75.4% 150
Current density: 90 and 120 A m−2 Energy consumption: 1.5–3.2 kW h kg−1
Acid concentration: 43, 100, and 200 g L−1
EDBM Current density: 90 and 120 mA cm−2 Current efficiency: 14.3–19% 151
Acid concentration: 15 and 16.9 g dm−3 Final acid concentration: 13 and 15.7 g dm−3
Feed flow rate: 100 dm2 h−1
Tartaric acid ED Temperature: 25–40 °C Current efficiency: 33–65% 152
Feed: 10 kg m−3 tartaric acid and 60 kg m−3 glucose Final acid concentration: 170–300 kg m−3
Energy consumption: 5.103–12.103 kJ kg−1