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Lactic Acid
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Functional Organic Products
Sub-Family
Carboxylic Acids
Physical State

Solid

Product
Lactic Acid
Abbreviation
DLLA
Names
Racemic Lactic Acid; DL-Lactic Acid; Milk Acid; 2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid
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#sustainability

Description

Lactic Acid is chiral, consisting of two Enantiomers. One is known as L-Lactic Acid, (S)-Lactic Acid, or (+)-Lactic Acid, and the other, its mirror image, is D-Lactic Acid, (R)-Lactic Acid, or (−)-Lactic Acid. A Mixture of the two in equal amounts is called DL-Lactic Acid, or Racemic Lactic Acid.

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Enantiomeric forms of Lactic Acid https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00259/full
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  UserPic Lactic Acid (Racemic, D- and L-Enantiomers) added 9/16/2023
Identifiers
logo CAS Number
50-21-5
logo EC Number
200-018-0
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.000.017
logo IUPAC Name
2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid
logo PubChem ID
612
Chemical Data
Chemical Formula

C3H603

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
90.078
Boiling Point (°C)
122
Melting Point (°C)
16.8
Sulfur Content (wt%)
0
Specific Gravity
1.25
Crude Data
API Gravity
-18.21
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Modified by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 6/4/2025 12:51 PM
Added by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 9/16/2023 5:47 PM