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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Frank Dean, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Frank Dean, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
LidoChem, Inc., Hazlet, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G063/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Biodegradable chelating agents comprising a substituted iminodisuccinic acid having six coordination sites and a simplified method for making same are disclosed. The method calls for mixing together an acid anhydride or lactone with a polyfunctional amine to obtain an amide which is further reacted with an amine. The chelating agents are particularly useful for agricultural applications such as fertilizers.