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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roland Herwig Beck, Everberg, BE;
Hilde Odile Lemmens, Kontich, BE;
Assignee:
Cerestar Holding B.V., Las Sas van Gent, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B / ; C07H / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
510471 ; 510470 ; 514 58 ; 536103 ; 536105 ; 536124 ;
Abstract
The present invention a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid composition derived from maltodextrins by oxidation with an oxygen containing oxidant. The invention also relates to a process for the production of oxyacids from carbohydrates by oxidation with an oxygen containing oxidant. More particularly the present invention relates to the oxidation of starch hydrolysates or maltodextrins having a DE of less than 20. The invention further relates to oxidation products and the use thereof.