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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Empire Technology Development Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Fangming Jin, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The current disclosure provides methods for producing C2-C5 carboxylic acids from a carbohydrate source. In some embodiments, the method may be: (a) contacting the carbohydrate source with an alkali to form a plurality of intermediate compounds; and (b) reducing the intermediate compounds to form at least one C2-C5 carboxylic acid. In some embodiments, the carbohydrate source may be organic waste.