General Objective: Obtain lactic acid from glycerol using catalysts synthesized from residual industrial sludge.
Specific objectives
- Modify metal catalysts previously obtained from industrial waste sludge, introducing materials such as Cu, Co, Ni and Pt.
- Establish on a laboratory scale the best conditions of pressure, temperature and catalyst-glycerol relationship to obtain lactic acid and develop 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
- Angélica María Véle Saltos
- Bolívar Andrés Pérez González
- Brian Mario Albán Robayo
- Piercosimo – Tripaldi
- Pinos Vélez Veronica Pinos
Awarded budget: $49500,00
Project Status: Completed
