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Renewable chemical production from novel fatty acid feedstocks

US8222010B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2010
Grant dateJul 17, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/678
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing renewable chemicals through the manufacture of novel triglyceride oils followed by chemical modification of the oils. Methods such as transesterification, hydrogenation, hydrocracking, deoxygenation, isomerization, interesterification, hydroxylation, hydrolysis and saponification are disclosed. Novel oils containing fatty acid chain lengths of C8, C10, C12 or C14 are also disclosed and are useful as feedstocks in the methods of the invention.

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