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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher E Nelson, Des Moines, IA (US);
Douglas Howard Catron, Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
Kemin Industries, Inc., , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426648 ; 426807 ; 556114 ; 556131 ;
Abstract
A process for producing divalent metal carboxylates having the formula, M(CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.x COO.sup.-).sub.2, wherein M is the divalent metal cation, zinc (Zn.sup.+2) or copper (Cu.sup.+2) and x is zero or 1 is disclosed. In this process, an anhydrous C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 carboxylic acid is admixed with a basic divalent metal compound that is an oxide, hydroxide or carbonate of Zn.sup.+2 or Cu.sup.+2 in the absence of added solvent or other diluent. The divalent metal carboxylate so produced is used as a biologically available and economical source of trace metals for supplementation in animal diets.