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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2017
Basf SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE;
Marta Reinoso Garcia, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Michael Klemens Mueller, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Carsten Sueling, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Verena Mormul, Ludwigshafen, DE;
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE;
Abstract
Process for manufacturing granules of salts of at least two aminopolycarboxylic acids (A), com-prising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution of (A1) at least one alkali metal salt of a mixture of L- and D-enantiomers of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA), said mixture containing predominantly the respective L-isomer with an enantiomeric excess (ee) in the range of from 10 to 95%, (A2) at least one alkali metal salt of L- and D-enantiomers of glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA) or of enantiomerically pure L-GLDA, the weight ratio of (A1) and (A2) being in the range of from 1:9 to 9:1, (b) spray granulating said solution with a gas inlet temperature of at least 125° C. Additionally, the present invention relates to granules and to their use.