Process for polylactic acid production using monascus
US8900834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/10
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing polylactic acid (PLA) comprising the steps: fermenting in a fermentation vessel a micro-organism of the genus Monascus in a medium at a pH less than or equal to 5 under conditions which produce lactic acid into the medium, converting the lactic acid produced into lactide, and polymerizing the lactide to form PLA.
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