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Method for conversion of oil-containing algae to 1,3-propanediol

US7777085B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Inventure Chemical, Inc. · US

Inventors

William W. Berry · Lakeland, US
Mark G. Tegen · Tuscaloosa, US
William Rusty Sutterlin · Steele, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2008
Grant date	Aug 17, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P7/18
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for oxidizing renewable polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to a malonic acid intermediate which is subsequently reduced to 1,3 propanediol (PDO).

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