Patent · US Expired

Process for making n-butyl butyrate

US4487832A · kind A · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

CPC International, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert E. Heady · Park Forest, US
Jorge Alonso · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 1982
Grant date	Dec 11, 1984
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2002

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P7/62
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A novel method for making n-butyl butyrate is disclosed. This method comprises passing a fermentation medium containing solvent-producing cells of C. acetobutylicum through a bed of activated carbon followed by desorbing the n-butyl butyrate from the carbon.

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