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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MI (US);
Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Cindy Hoppe, Superior, CO (US);
Sarah M. Hoyt, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert Tengler, Longmont, CO (US);
David DeCoster, Lyons, CO (US);
Bradley Harkrader, New York, NY (US);
Patrick H. Au-Yeung, Midland, MI (US);
Sanjib Biswas, Midland, MI (US);
Pedro R. Vargas, II, Midland, MI (US);
Raymond P. Roach, Midland, MI (US);
Timothy Charles Frank, Midland, MI (US);
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MI (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for producing high purity 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) from an aqueous medium, such as a fermentation broth, are described. Aqueous 3-HP solution can be purified by flash evaporation wherein the 3-HP is vaporized at an elevated temperature without conversion to acrylic acid. This process can be integrated with downstream processes for producing other chemical and consumer products.