Succinic Acid (historically known as spirit of amber) is a diprotic, dicarboxylic acid with chemical formula C4H6O4 and structural formula HOOC-(CH2)2-COOH. It is a white, odorless solid. Succinate plays a role in the citric acid cycle, an energy-yielding process. The name derives from Latin succinum, meaning amber, from which the acid may be obtained.
Succinic acid is used in the food and beverage industry, primarily as an acidity regulator. Global production is estimated at 16,000 to 30,000 tonnes a year, with an annual growth rate of 10%. The growth can be attributed to advances in industrial biotechnology that seek to displace petroleum-based chemicals in industrial applications. Companies such as BioAmber, Reverdia, Myriant, BASF and Purac are progressing from demonstration scale production of bio-based succinic acid to viable commercialization.
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Succinic Acid
Chromatogram(s) using Benson Polymeric Columns
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0.10% H3PO4
0.5 ml/min
UV 210nm
Ambient
20 ul, 30 mg/ml
300 x 7.8 mm
8% H
2 – Citric Acid
3 – Tartaric Acid
4 – Malic Acid
5 – Succinic Acid
6 – Formic Acid
7 – Acetic Acid
8 – Fumaric Acid
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0.003 N H2SO4
0.5 ml/min
Conductivity
Ambient
20 ul, 30 mg/ml
300 x 7.8 mm
8% H
2 – Maleic Acid
3 – Malic Acid
4 – Succinic Acid
5 – Formic Acid
6 – Acetic Acid
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0.5 mM H2SO4
0.6 ml/min
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50 C
20 ul, 30 mg/ml
250 x 7.8 mm
8% H
2 – Glucose
3 – Fructose
4 – Succinic Acid
5 – Lactic Acid
6 – Glycerol
7 – Acetic Acid
8 – Ethanol
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DI H2O
0.5 ml/min
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35 C
20 ul, 30 mg/ml
300 x 7.8 mm
8% H
2 – Glucose
3 – Fructose
4 – Succinic Acid
5 – Glycerol
6 – Acetic Acid
7 – Methanol
8 – Ethanol
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