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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Karunakaran Narasimhan, West Chester, 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);
Angella Christine Cearley, Hamilton, OH (US);
Michael Steven Gibson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stanley James Welling, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Meredian, Inc., Bainbridge, GA (US);
Abstract
Improved processes for extracting polyhydroxyalkanoate from a biomass containing the polyhydroxyalkanoate including the steps of: combining the biomass containing the polyhydroxyalkanoate with a solvent selected from lower chain ketones, and mixtures thereof to form a biomass liquor wherein the biomass liquor comprises less than about 25% water; mixing the biomass liquor for from about 10 to about 300 minutes at a temperature in the range of from about 70° C. to about 120° C.; separating the polyhydroxyalkanoate from the biomass liquor to form a PHA-enriched liquor, wherein the separating occurs at a temperature of at least about 40° C.; mixing the PHA-enriched liquor with water to form precipitated polyhydroxyalkanoate and an impure solvent liquor, wherein the water is mixed with the PHA-enriched liquor in the ratio of from at least about 0.4-1 parts of water to one part solvent; and recovering the precipitated polyhydroxyalkanoate from the impure solvent liquor. Optional treatment with oxidizing agents or mild surfactant or mild bleach is used to enhance color and odor.