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Development of the VARICOL Process for the Resolution of Racemic Menthol
by Linhe Sun, Ying Yang and Jianguo Yu
Separations 2026, 13(3), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/separations13030095 - 17 Mar 2026
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This paper reports the chiral separation of menthol enantiomers using the VARICOL process to improve productivity. Amylose 3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate coated on silica gel was employed as the chiral stationary phase, and n-hexane/2-propanol (95/5, v/v) was used as the eluent. To design [...] Read more.
This paper reports the chiral separation of menthol enantiomers using the VARICOL process to improve productivity. Amylose 3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate coated on silica gel was employed as the chiral stationary phase, and n-hexane/2-propanol (95/5, v/v) was used as the eluent. To design and optimize the VARICOL process, a linear driving-force model was developed to predict the separation performance. Separation regions of the conventional simulated moving bed (SMB) and VARICOL processes were evaluated and compared. It was found that, under an outlet purity requirement of 95.0%, the five-column VARICOL process has a separation region comparable to that of the six-column conventional SMB process. As an illustrative example, a five-column VARICOL unit and a six-column conventional SMB unit, both operating under the same conditions, were employed to resolve the menthol racemate. Purities for both the extract and raffinate were above 95.0%, and a productivity of 0.400 gracemate/(LCSP∙min) and a solvent consumption of 0.355 L/gracemate were achieved in the VARICOL process. Productivity increased by 20% while solvent consumption maintained relative to the conventional SMB process, though product purities decreased slightly. Full article
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