Recovery of lactic acid from kitchen garbage fermentation broth was carried out by electrodialysis (ED). The effects of pH on permeation ratios of lactic acid

ammonia

reducing sugar were discussed. The experimental results showed that pH was the main factor that affected the permeation of ammonia. The rise of pH changed the equilibrium of NH+4

NH3 and NH38226;H2O

and resulted in the increase of NH3 and NH38226;H2O

thus the permeation ratio of ammonia increased. Under the conditions of weak acidity

12 h ED and 2.0 A8226;dm-2 current density

the recovery ratio of lactic acid and the average current efficiency were over 89% and 90%

respectively

whereas the permeation ratios of ammonia and reducing sugar were less than 0.15% and 0.95%

respectively. The product could be used as raw material of polylactic acid synthesis if it was further concentrated by distillation.