Recovery of Methylacetoacetate Fromantibiotic Production Plant'S Waste Streams

Chemical recovery of methyi acetoacetate from the amoxicillin plant's waste stream was investigated. in process of amoxicillin production for activation of amoxicillin molecule, hydrolysis takes place at final stage. as a result methyl acetoacetate is formed. liquid-liquid extraction wasemployed for the recovery of methyi acetoacetate from the waste stream. diluted alkaline solution was used as an extractive agent for the chemical extraction process. extraction was carried out whilethe ph was adjusted to 9.5 by addition of alkaline solution. the extraction was repeated in three consecutive stages to enhance the process yield. finally, distillation was carried out to remove thevolatile compounds residues. samples were taken from each stage of separation for gc analysis. the recovered methyl acetoacetate with purity of 93 % and yield of 75 % was obtained from extractionand distillation processes.