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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Luhua Zhong, Woburn, MA (US);
Robert S. Whitehouse, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Luhua Zhong, Woburn, MA (US);
Robert S. Whitehouse, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Metabolix, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of forming acrylic acid by heating a PHA are disclosed. The PHA can be derived from a biomass of a non-fossil source. The PHA can be, for example, poly 3-hydroxypropionate or a 3-hydroxypropionate containing polymer. The methods can include, for example, heating the PHA to a temperature of at least about 100° C. to form acrylic acid.