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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
George T Tsao, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Seo Ju Lee, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Gow-Jen Tsai, Monsey, NY (US);
Jin-Ho Seo, Seoul, KR;
Donald W McQuigg, Mooresville, IN (US);
Susan L Vorhies, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ganeshkumar Iyer, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Reilly Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435139 ; 435136 ; 210660 ; 210691 ;
Abstract
Described is an improved fermentation process for producing lactic acid. The preferred process is conducted so as to form a fermentation broth containing undissociated lactic acid. The fermentation broth is contacted with an effective amount of solid-phase polymer containing pyridine groups to adsorb and increase rate of production of the free acid.