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| 20120035356 | Hydroxycarboxylic Acids and Salts Compositions which inhibit corrosion and alter the physical properties of concrete (admixtures) are prepared from salt mixtures of hydroxycarboxylic acids, carboxylic acids, and nitric acid. The salt mixtures are prepared by neutralizing acid product mixtures from the o... | 02/09/2012 |
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| 20110098490 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF FORMATE SALT Processes for the recovery of formate salt from biomass and the product obtained thereof generally include subjecting an aqueous liquid mixture containing levulinic acid, formic acid and possibly furfural to a liquid-liquid extraction process, followed by the recovery o... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20100324310 | Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Progressive Removal of Oxygen to Facilitate Separation Processes and Achieve High Selectivities Described is a method to make liquid chemicals, such as functional intermediates, solvents, and liquid fuels from biomass-derived cellulose. The method is cascading; the product stream from an upstream reaction can be used as the feedstock in the next downstream reactio... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100317822 | Production of Adipic Acid and Derivatives from Carbohydrate-Containing Materials The present invention generally relates to processes for the chemocatalytic conversion of a carbohydrate source to an adipic acid product. The present invention includes processes for the conversion of a carbohydrate source to an adipic acid product via a furanic substr... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100234638 | PRODUCTION OF FORMIC ACID Processes for producing formic acid from a carbohydrate-containing material include hydrolyzing a carbohydrate-containing material (e.g., cellulose) in the presence of a mineral acid to form an intermediate hydrolysate comprising one or more sugars, and hydrolyzing the ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100121096 | ZEOLITE-CATALYZED PREPARATION OF ALPHA-HYDROXY CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ESTERS THEREOF A process for the production of lactic acid and 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid or esters thereof by conversion of glucose, fructose, sucrose, xylose and glycolaldehyde dissolved in a solvent in presence of a solid Lewis acidic catalyst.... | 05/13/2010 |
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| 20090156841 | CONVERSION OF CARBOHYDRATES TO HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL (HMF) AND DERIVATIVES A method of producing substantially pure HMF, HMF esters and other derivatives from a carbohydrate source by contacting the carbohydrate source with a solid phase catalyst. A carbohydrate starting material is heated in a solvent in a column and continuously flowed throu... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20080161601 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF CITRIC ACID The invention provides a process for the recovery of citric acid from an aqueous solution feed stream originating in germination of carbohydrates and utilizing an amine solvent extraction step for separation of impurities comprising: subjecting said aqueous solution fee... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080027236 | Processes for the preparation and purification of hydroxymethylfuraldehyde and derivatives A method for utilizing an industrially convenient fructose source for a dehydration reaction converting a carbohydrate to a furan derivative is provided. Recovery methods also are provided. Embodiments of the methods improve upon the known methods of producing furan der... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070197825 | Catalytic Wet Oxidation of Lactose A process for converting lactose into carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide using catalytic wet oxidation. Oxygen gas and an aqueous solution of lactose are fed to a reactor comprising a Pt/Al2O3 catalyst, a Mn/Ce catalyst or a Pt/Mn—Ce catalyst,... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070112186 | Method for selective carbohydrate oxidation using supported gold catalysts The present invention relates to a method for the selective oxidation of a carbohydrate in the presence of a gold catalyst which includes nanodispersed gold particles on a metal oxide support, to a method for the selective oxidation of an oligosaccharide in the presence... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070100162 | Process for the liquefaction of lignocellulosic material A process for the liquefaction of lignocellulosic or cellulosic material, wherein solid lignocellulosic or cellulosic material is heated at a temperature in the range of from 100 to 300° C. in the presence of an acid catalyst and a solvent, wherein the solvent-to-solid... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070066844 | Process for the preparation of lactic acid and glyceric acid Hexose and pentose monosaccharides are degraded to lactic acid and glyceric acid in an aqueous solution in the presence of an excess of a strongly anionic exchange resin, such as AMBERLITE IRN78 and AMBERLITE IRA400. The glyceric acid and lactic acid can be separated fr... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060142599 | Processes for the preparation and purification of hydroxymethylfuraldehyde and derivatives A method for utilizing an industrially convenient fructose source for a dehydration reaction converting a carbohydrate to a furan derivative is provided. Recovery methods also are provided. Embodiments of the methods improve upon the known methods of producing furan der... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20050085665 | Recovery and recycling of chiral tartaric acid resolving agents A process for the recovery of substituted tartaric acid resolving agents from resolution process liquors comprising organic solvents, wherein the substituted tartaric acid derivatives are neutralised by adding a base, extracted into an aqueous phase and crystallised fro... | 04/21/2005 |
