Production of glyoxylic acid from glycolic acid
US5219745A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/40
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of glyoxylic acid involving the enzymatic oxidation of glycolic acid. The process provides a commercially practical method involving the reaction of glycolic acid in an aqueous solution at a starting concentration range of 200 mM to 2,500 mM in the presence of oxygen, glycolate oxidase and catalase at a pH of 7 to 10 and in the presence of an amine such as ethylenediamine, or tris(hydroxymethyl)-methylamine.
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