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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
Sunder Rangachari, Ballwin, MO (US);
Todd C. Friedman, Imperial, MO (US);
Greg Hartmann, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Robert B. Weisenfeld, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Sunder Rangachari, Ballwin, MO (US);
Todd C. Friedman, Imperial, MO (US);
Greg Hartmann, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Robert B. Weisenfeld, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to processes for producing and recovering cyclitolcarboxylic acids such as shikimic acid and quinic acid. In particular, the present invention is directed to processes for producing shikimic acid that comprise contacting glyphosate and an organism that has the common aromatic biosynthetic pathway. The present invention is also directed to recovery of the shikimic acid product from aqueous process streams utilizing membrane separation techniques.