General Objective: To obtain lactic acid from glycerol using catalysts synthesized from residual industrial sludge.
Specific Objectives
- Modify previously obtained metallic catalysts from industrial waste sludge by introducing materials such as Cu, Co, Ni, and Pt.
- Establish on a laboratory scale the best conditions of pressure, temperature and catalyst-glycerol ratio for obtaining lactic acid and development of an Arrhenius-type kinetic model.
- Conceptual design of a pilot plant to carry out the process in the Ecuadorian state.
Participating Institutions:
UCE, UCUENCA, UDA.
Participants:
Project Director Carolina Del Rocio Montero Calderón.
- Pablo Andrés Londono Larrea
- Lourdes Elizabeth Jara Cobos
- Paulina Alejandra Echeverría Paredes
- Angelica Maria Vele Saltos
- Bolívar Andrés Pérez González
- Brian Mario Albán Robayo
- Piercosimo – Tripaldi
- Verónica Pinos Vélez
Awarded budget: $49500,00
Project status: Completed
