Mixtures of chelating agents, and process for making such mixtures
US10676700B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D2111/12
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards mixtures comprising (A) 90 to 99.999% by weight of racemic methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) or of MGDA with predominantly the L-isomer in an enantiomeric excess of up to 9.5% or their respective mono-, di- or trialkali metal or mono-, di- or triammonium salts, and (B) in total 0.001 to 10% by weight of the diacetic acid derivative of aspartate as free acid or as mono-, di-, tri- or tetraalkali metal salt or as mono-, di-, tri- or tetraammonium salt, percentages referring to the sum from (A) and (B).
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