Archer Daniels Midland Company

Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.

Jrw Bioremediation, LLC

Archer Daniels Wudland Company

Paul D Bloom

Alexandra Sanborn

Shireen S Baseeth

Bruce R Sebree

Donovan Smith

Teodora R Tabuena-Salyers

Alexandra J Sanborn

Thomas P Binder

Erik Christopher Hagberg

Chi-Cheng Ma

Surya Mallapragada

George Poppe

David P Holzgraefe

Brian C Anderson

Valerie V Sheares Ashby

Brennan Alexander Smith

Peter Reimers

Kevin J Martin

John Glenn Soper

Kevin M Moore

Perry H Doane

Inmok Lee

ChiCheng Ma

William Chris Hoffman

Kevin J Adlaf

Brad Zenthoefer

Peter K Fuge

Arthur F Rich

Karen Brown

Kevin Adlaf

William Chris Hoffmann

John G Soper

George B Poppe

The present invention discloses processes for obtaining a color from an algal biomass. The process includes subjecting an algal biomass to cavitation, thus at least partially disrupting cells of the algal biomass and extracting color from the disrupted, algal biomass.

Processes for obtaining colors from algal biomasses

A process is described for producing 1,3-butanediol, wherein an ester of poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate such as formed by transesterification with an alcohol is reduced by hydrogenation in the presence of a skeletal copper-based catalyst to provide 1,3-butanediol. The 1,3-butanediol may be transesterified by reaction with additional poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate ester to produce (R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate.

Process for producing 1,3-butanediol and for optionally further producing (R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate

Compositions comprising renewable source derived polymer oil polymerization macroinitiators and multiblock polymer compositions derived therefrom by atom transfer radical polymerization are disclosed. Hard, glossy multiblock copolymers, thermoset multiblock copolymers, thermoplastic block copolymer elastomers, and methods of making and using these types of materials are disclosed.

Renewable source-derived polymer oil macroinitiators and thermoplastic block copolymers derived therefrom

Methods of making reduced derivatives of hydroxymethyl furfural using metal catalysts are described. The derivatives may have tetrahydrofuran or furan nucleus with alkoxymethyl ether or ester moieties on the 5' carbon and methanol on the 2&#x2032; carbon. Suitable metal catalyst include Raney nickel, a nickel catalyst with a zirconium promoter, a chromite catalyst with a barium, a palladium catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, or a ruthenium catalyst. Also provided are a new class of compounds, which are n-alkoxy hexane diols (i.e., 1,2 or 1,5 hexane diol ethers) and methods of making the same by reduction of furan or tetrahydrofuran derivatives.

Reduction of HMF ethers with metal catalyst

In the process of distilling a polyol product mixture including one or both of a biobased propylene glycol and a biobased ethylene glycol from the reaction of hydrogen with a biobased feed, it has been discovered that undesirable epoxides can form, and the present invention provides means for guarding against their formation, for removing epoxides which do form by particular methods of distilling, and for removing the epoxides from a finished, otherwise commercially acceptable biobased glycol product.

Methods for producing bioderived propylene glycol

Methods are provided for the efficient fractionation of lignocellulosic biomasses into cellulosic, hemicellulosic and lignin fractions, wherein concentrated organic acid vapors are applied to the biomass at elevated temperatures at the location(s) or near the location(s) where the biomass has been harvested and gathered, to at least partly depolymerize or substantially solubilize the hemicelluloses and lignins in the biomass. The organic acid-treated biomass is in either case then dried and pelletized for extended bulk storage and/or for shipment to a second facility some distance away. The organic acid-treated biomass may be processed into desired chemicals, fuels and/or fuel additives at the local processing site or at a second facility away from the local processing site, or the pelletized material may be used as a ruminant feed locally or at a feedlot some distance removed from the local processing site.

Process for fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass

Methods for bioremediation of contaminants in water using soapstock, an acid oil of soapstock, a neutralized acid oil of soapstock or combinations thereof are described. Systems for bioremediation are also disclosed.

Microemulsion for bioremediation

Processes are described for producing liquid, biobased lubricant additives containing from 50 to 100% biobased carbon according to ASTM D6866 from heat-bodied oils by transesterification with biobased or petroleum based alcohols and by hydrotreatment of at least the resulting diesters, triesters and polyesters.

Lubricant additives

A process is provided for producing biobased propylene glycol, the process comprising placing a biobased glycerol containing solution at a concentration of at least 20% glycerol by weight and hydrogen in contact with a solid catalyst such that the biobased propylene glycol is formed.

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol and products produced therefrom

Methods of remediation of water

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Paul D Bloom