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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Applicant:
W.r. Grace & Co.-conn., Columbia, MD (US);
Inventors:
Demetrius Michos, Clarksville, MD (US);
Chelsea L. Grimes, Stoney Beach, MD (US);
Cristian Libanati, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Ignazio Catucci, Busto Garolfo, IT;
Assignee:
W.R. GRACE & CO.-CONN., Columbia, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 3/02 (2006.01); B01J 21/06 (2006.01); B01J 21/08 (2006.01); B01J 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 3/02 (2013.01); B01J 21/066 (2013.01); B01J 21/08 (2013.01); B01J 23/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of using silica-zirconia catalysts in processes to reduce an amount of glycidol, glycidyl ester(s), or both glycidol and glycidyl ester(s) from a triglyceride-containing composition, such as edible oils, are disclosed. Silica-zirconia catalysts and methods of making silica-zirconia catalysts are also disclosed.