Ethanol → Malic Acid

HRID 531411Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 531411 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:8])(=[O:7])[CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5].C([OH:11])C>OCC(CO)O>[C:1]([OH:8])(=[O:7])[CH:2]([CH2:3][C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5])[OH:11]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 702EthanolHCID 1110Succinic Acid

Product 1

HCID 525Malic Acid

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 753GlycerolSolvent

Procedure

During the anaerobic cultivation the pH decreased to 3.25 after 90 hours of cultivation. After this period 19.5 g/l, succinic acid, 25.1 g/l ethanol and minimal levels of glycerol and malic acid were produced (both 0.5 g/L).

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-cf73a1e3914d4e48bd17ba1f927df290
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2016_05
Patent number
US09353387B2

Reaction notes

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