Method for the production of methionine

US7785846B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Matthias Boy · Langen, DE
• Daniela Klein · Mannheim, DE
• Hartwig Schröder · Nümbrecht, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2004
• Grant date: Aug 31, 2010
• Expiry date: Jan 16, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12P13/12
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for producing methionine by fermentation, a process for isolating the methionine formed, the methionine-containing biomass produced in isolation, use thereof for producing a feedstuff or feed supplement, and also to the use of the isolated methionine for producing foodstuffs or feedstuffs or food supplements or feed supplements.