Recent Trends in the Production, Purification and Application of Lactic Acid by J. Vijayakumar,et al.

It is prepared by employing sulfuric acid to remove the calcium from the calcium lactate derived from the heated and filtered fermentation
broth, followed by filtration, concentration, and refiltration to remove additional calcium sulfate.

Recovery and purification of lactic acid from fermentation broth by adsorption Roque Lagman Evangelista

Calcium lactate crystallization. The crude extract is bleached with activated carbon and then acidified slightly before undergoing a second
bleaching. Excess water is evaporated under vacuum to obtain a density of 1.12 kg/m. At this concentration, calcium lactate crystallizes upon
cooling. The crystals may be redissolved, treated with sodium sulfide to remove heavy metals, bleached, and recrystallized to improve purity.
The product is low in residual sugars but may contain ash, which is mainly calcium sulfate. The yield is 75% based on crude calcium lactate. This
rather low recovery is due to losses that occur during the washing step.

SeparationofLacticAcid:RecentAdvances by Kailas L. Wasewar

 20% Sulfuric acid (h2so4) (0.5-
5%, v/v)

-calcium sulfate BY PRODUCT(sludge)

H2HYDROLYSIS by H2SO4 -lactic acid

Calcium Lactate ROTARY DRUM 92% yield lactic Acid from fermentation broth,
Mjx 220 rpm must be maintained 90 C, 1 atm (OPTIMAL)
FILTRER
90-120 degrees C

Acidified to ph -1.8

Gypsum/Calcium
sulfate sludge
 Rpm, and low temp must used in the article Effect of operating parameters on precipitation for recovery of lactic acid from calcium lactate
fermentation broth by Da-Jeong Min et al

Ph 1.8 used in SeparationofLacticAcid:RecentAdvances by Kailas L. Wasewar