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Bio-based crotonic acid production


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Hidayah Ariffin (2014) Bio-based crotonic acid production. PI2014702609.

Abstract

The invention provides method for producing high selectivity trans-crotonic acid from bio-based resource wherein the steps comprise of treatment of poly(3-hydroxbutyrate) (PHB) biomass with mild alkali; and thermal degradation of the PHB biomass. Crotonic acid, a dehydrated monomer of PHB, can be obtained by thermal degradation under controlled temperature and retention time. Currently, crotonic acid is chemically synthesized via non-renewable resources. As an alternative, it can be produced biologically within cells in its hydrated polymer PHB form, and subsequently pyrolyzed to obtain crotonic acid.The invention also provides a method of producing crotonic acid by thermal degradation of wet or dry PHB biomass in the presence of magnesium compound. The present invention provides a method for treating PHB Biomass with low concentration of sodium hydroxide with molarity in between 0.05-0.1M.


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Item Type: Patent
Application Number: PI2014702609
Filing Date: 2014-09-12
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Keywords: Trans-crotonic acid; Bio-based resource
Depositing User: Mohd Hafiz Che Mahasan
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2015 13:46
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2016 02:32
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33967
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