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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2005
Karunakaran Narasimhan, West Chester, OH (US);
Isao Noda, Fairfield, OH (US);
Michael Matthew Satkowski, Oxford, OH (US);
Angella Christine Cearley, Hamilton, OH (US);
Michael Steven Gibson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stanley James Welling, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Karunakaran Narasimhan, West Chester, OH (US);
Isao Noda, Fairfield, OH (US);
Michael Matthew Satkowski, Oxford, OH (US);
Angella Christine Cearley, Hamilton, OH (US);
Michael Steven Gibson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stanley James Welling, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to processes for extracting polyhydroxyalkanoate from a biomass, comprising admixing the biomass with an organic solvent for from 1 second to 15 minutes at a first temperature of from 5° C. below the melting point of the polyhydroxyalkanoate to 10° C. above the melting point of the polyhydroxyalkanoate and at a pressure of from 1 bar to 10 bar to provide a composition comprising the organic solvent and polyhydroxyalkanoate.