Bio-Succinic Acid
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Engineering
Mentor Information
Dalila Kovacs
Department
Chemistry
Location
Kirkhof Center KC90
Start Date
10-4-2012 1:00 PM
Keywords
Information, Innovation, and Technology, Environment, Life Science, Physical Science
Abstract
Succinic acid is one of the key platform molecules produced from biomass and transformed into a variety of useful chemicals. The production and usage of succinic acid as a replacement of maleic anhydride, main intermediate in petroleum based technologies, will be presented here. The versatility of the two carboxylic groups and its partial solubility in water make succinic acid a convenient starting materials for a variety of chemicals such as esters, amides, alcohols and biopolymers.
Bio-Succinic Acid
Kirkhof Center KC90
Succinic acid is one of the key platform molecules produced from biomass and transformed into a variety of useful chemicals. The production and usage of succinic acid as a replacement of maleic anhydride, main intermediate in petroleum based technologies, will be presented here. The versatility of the two carboxylic groups and its partial solubility in water make succinic acid a convenient starting materials for a variety of chemicals such as esters, amides, alcohols and biopolymers.