Stream
Mass (g)
Methanol (%)
PDO (%) Glycerol (%) Acetic acid (%)
Butyric acid (%)
Methyl acetate (%)
Methyl butyrate (%)
1: Fermentation broth 4010 <0.1 7.80 0.5 1.80 0.91 <0.1 <0.1
2: Ultra-filtrated broth + crude glycerol 4162 <0.1 7.14 4 1.65 0.84 <0.1 <0.1
3: Dewatered broth 552 <0.1 51.90 28.24 11.50 6.10 <0.1 <0.1
4: Desalinated broth 1844 69 13.60 7.96 3.67 1.60 <0.1 <0.1
5: Esterified broth 1800 65.27 13.54 7.98 <0.1 <0.1 4.52 1.72
6: Recycled methanol 1344 86.80 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 5.87 2.27
7: Residue after polish purification 450 <0.1 53.08 30.96 0.13 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
8: Rectified PDO 240 <0.1 96 3 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
9: Residual glycerol 210 <0.1 10 71 0.31 0.28 <0.1 <0.1