Recovery and Regeneration of Carboxylic Acids from Aqueous Solutions Using Process Intensification
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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by RMIT Research Repository Recovery and Regeneration of Carboxylic Acids from Aqueous Solutions Using Process Intensification A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Sumalatha Eda M.Tech (Plant Design in Chemical Engineering) B. Tech (Chemical Engineering) School of Engineering College of Science, Engineering and Health RMIT University August 2017 1 | Page Declaration I certify that except where due acknowledgement has been made, the work is that of the author alone; the work has not been submitted previously, in whole or in part, to qualify for any other academic award; the content of the thesis is the result of work which has been carried out since the official commencement date of the approved research program; any editorial work, paid or unpaid, carried out by a third party is acknowledged and ethics procedures and guidelines have been followed. Sumalatha Eda 31/08/2017 i | Page Learning gives Creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you great -A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ii | Page Acknowledgement First, I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to my supervisors A/Prof. Rajarathinam Parthasarathy, Dr. Prathap Kumar Thella, and Dr. Satyavathi Bankupally for their continuous support, invaluable guidance, and suggestions during my research work. I am always grateful to them for being such a tremendous source of inspiration, and truly appreciate the freedom given to me to explore new ideas in research and their confidence in my research skills. Their valuable encouragement and affection gave me the confidence to do good work. I wish to acknowledge and thank my supervisor Associate Professor Rajarathinam Parthasarathy at RMIT University, for his detailed and constructive comments, and for his important support throughout this work. His valuable advices, friendly help and extensive discussion around my work have been very significant for this study. His wide knowledge and his logical way of thinking have been of great value for me. I especially want to thank my supervisor at CSIR-IICT, Dr. Prathap Kumar Thella, whose support and guidance made my thesis work possible. He has been actively interested in my work and has always been available to advise me. I am very grateful for his patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge in process intensification that, taken together, make him a great mentor. Special thanks to Dr. Satyavathi Bankupally for providing all-round support and guidance to complete my research work at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India. It has been an honor to work with Dr. Satyavathi. The joy and enthusiasm she has for her research was contagious and motivational for me, even during tough times in the PhD pursuit. iii | Page Besides my supervisors, I would like to thank Prof. Suresh Bhargava and Dr. M. Lakshmi Kantam for the establishing the RMIT-IICT Joint Research Center and for encouraging the students to continue their higher studies. I extend profound regards to all staff members of Chemical Engineering Division, IICT-Hyderabad. My cordial appreciation goes to my team members in the lab, P. Sudhakar, Alka Kumari, B. Anoosha, K. Baby Jyothsna and Ch. Srinivas for their valuable assistance during experiments, assorted help and encouragement. I am also thankful to all my colleagues and lab mates in IICT, Nilesh Rane, B. Dharanija, K. Monika, Muqeet, Ramesh Tangirala, Pavan Kumar, Ramesh Ajmeera, Vineet Aniya, Balaji and Mallikarjun for their support and motivation during my research work. I would be like to thank my RMIT-IICT friends Sayana Sree, Shravanthi Joshi, Naresh, Kotaiah Naik, Ram Kumar and my seniors Dr. Shanthi Priya, Dr. Radha Kumari, Dr. Jampaiah, Dr. Srinivasa Reddy and Dr. Vijay Kumar for making my stay a pleasant experience and their support at RMIT University, Melbourne. I would also like to thank staff members of School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Dr. Emma Goethals, Dr. Lisa Dias, Dr. Ana Martins, and Piyumi Wickramaarachchi, and Rawnaq who have been there to give advice and help in their respective roles and my friends. My special thanks to my RMIT friends Pooja Takkalkar, Shwathy Ramesh, Mohammad Farook, Veena, Nizamuddin, Ahmed, Sakin and Rajeev for your help at the end of the program. I would also like to thank my mother, father and in-laws.Their love and everlasting support gave me the strength and encouragement to complete my PhD work iv | Page successfully. Thanks to my sisters Lalitha and Vijayalatha for their utmost care and encouragement during my studies. Last but not least many thanks to my husband Mr. Radha Krishna, who has always encouraged and being my side as a best friend throughout my life and career. Your love, patience, understanding and personal sacrifices made an everlasting impression on my life. This thesis dedicated to you. Sumalatha Eda v | Page Publications Journal Papers 1 Sumalatha Eda, Alka Kumari, Prathap Kumar Thella, Satyavathi Bankupally, Rajarathinam Parthasarathy, Recovery of Volatile fatty acids by reactive extraction using tri-n-octylamine and tri-butyl phosphate in different solvents: Equilibrium studies, pH and Temperature effect and Optimization using multivariate Taguchi approach. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 95(7), 2017, 1373-1387. 2 Sumalatha Eda, Prathap Kumar Thella, Satyavathi Bankupally, Sudhakar Pabbu and Rajarathinam Parthasarathy, Recovery of Succinic acid by Reactive Extraction using Tri-n-Octylamine in 1-Decanol: Equilibrium Optimization Using Response Surface Method and Kinetic Studies, International Journal of Chemical Separation Technology 1(2), 2016, 1-14. 3 Sumalatha Eda, Baby Jyothsna Kota, Prathap Kumar Thella, Satyavathi Bankupally, Suresh K Bhargava, Rajarathinam Parthasarathy, Regeneration of Levulinic Acid from Loaded-Organic Phase: Equilibrium, Kinetic Studies and Process Economics, Chemical Papers 2017, 1-13, doi: 10.1007/s11696-017- 0188-6. 4 Sumalatha Eda, Anoosha Borra, Rajarathinam Parathasarathy, Satyavathi Bankupally, Suresh Bhargava, Prathap Kumar Thella, Recovery of Levulinic acid by Reactive Extraction using Tri-n-octylamine in Methyl isobutyl ketone: Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Studies and Optimization using Taguchi vi | Page Multivariate approach (Separation and Purification Technology, Under revision: Manuscript No: SEPPUR_2017_2141) Conference Proceedings 1 Sumalatha Eda, R. Parthasarathy, T. Prathap Kumar, Reactive Extraction of Succinic acid from aqueous solutions using Tri-n-octylamine in 1-Decanol, Equilibrium and effect of Temperature International Conference: APCChE September 2015, RMIT University, Melbourne Australia. Conferences 1. Sumalatha Eda, R. Parthasarathy, T. Prathap Kumar, B. Satyavathi, Recovery of volatile fatty acids from fermentation waste by reactive extraction using tri-n- octylamine and tri-butyl phosphate in different solvents, Effective Technologies and Tools Research Centre (WETT), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2016. 2. Sumalatha Eda, Anoosha. B, Baby Jyothsna. K, Satyavathi. B, Prathap Kumar. T, R. Parthasarathy, Reactive Extraction of Succinic Acid from Aqueous Solutions using Tri-n-Octylamine in Kerosene+1-Octanol: Equilibrium, effect of temperature. National symposium on Technosmania 2k16, University College of Technology Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3. Sumalatha. Eda, P. Sudhakar, R. Parthasarathy, B. Satyavathi, T. Prathap Kumar , Reactive Extraction of levulinic acid from aqueous solution using tri-n- octylamine in methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) : Equilibrium and effect of Temperature International conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, energy and environmental Engineering (INCEEE-2015) vii | Page Table of Contents Declaration...………………………………………………………………………………….i Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………………..ii List of Publications………………………………………………………………………….vi Table of contents…………………………………………………………………………..viii List of Figures……………………………………………………………………………….xv List of Tables……………………………………………………………………………….xix Nomenclature………………………………………………………………………………xxi Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………….1 CHAPTER 1 General Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..5 1.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………6 1.1.1 Background of the work……………………………………………………………6 1.1.2 Research gap……………………………………………………………….............9 1.1.3 Research questions……………………………………………………………......9 1.1.4 Aims and objectives………………………………………………………………10 1.1.5 Thesis structure……………………………………………………………..........11 CHAPTER 2 Literature Review……………………………………………………………………………………..13 2.1 Methods for carboxylic acids recovery………………………………………………14 2.1.1 Preparation….………………………………………………………………..........14 2.1.2 Solvent extraction or liquid-liquid extraction……………………………………15 2.1.3 Membrane separation…………………………………………………………….15 2.1.4 Ionic liquid extraction………………………………………………………..........17 viii | Page 2.1.5 Chromatographic methods……………………………………………………….18 2.1.6 Distillation…………………………………………………………………………..19 2.1.7 Reactive extraction………………………………………………………………..20 2.2 Kinetic studies literature………………………………………………………………38 2.3 Regeneration/Back extraction of carboxylic acids from loaded-organic phase………………………………………………………………………………………..40 2.4 Conclusions…………………………………………………………………………….42 CHAPTER 3 Recovery of Levulinic acid by Reactive Extraction using Tri-n-Octylamine in Methyl-isobutyl Ketone: Equilibrium, Kinetics and Thermodynamic Studies and Optimization using Taguchi Multivariate Approach…………………………..43 3.1