The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Chana W. Evans, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ralph B. Fogg, Midland, MI (US);
James H. Hand, Midland, MI (US);
Anthony Revis, Freeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chana W. Evans, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ralph B. Fogg, Midland, MI (US);
James H. Hand, Midland, MI (US);
Anthony Revis, Freeland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/42 (2006.01); C07C 51/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of a method for removing vicinal diols from a lactic acid fermentation broth comprise the steps of contacting the lactic acid fermentation broth with functionalized silica comprising at least one hydrophobic ligand to facilitate binding of the vicinal diols to the hydrophobic ligand, and separating the contacted lactic acid fermentation broth from the functionalized silica to remove the vicinal diols.