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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Galen J. Suppes, Columbia, MO (US);
Inventor:
Galen J. Suppes, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates generally to a process for value-added processing of fats and oils to yield glycerol and glycerol derivatives. More particularly, the process converts glycerol to acetol and then acetol to propylene glycol to produce a propylene glycol with ultra-low amounts of ethylene glycol. The propylene glycol thus produced may be used as an antifreeze, deicing compound, or anti-icing compound.