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Renewable chemical production from novel fatty acid feedstocks

US8435767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2012
Grant dateMay 7, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2032

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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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