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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2016
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Ames, IA (US);
Jack M. Carraher, Ames, IA (US);
Toni Pfennig, Ames, IA (US);
Brent Shanks, Ames, IA (US);
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Ames, IA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to isomerization of muconic acid. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of forming trans,trans-muconic acid. The method includes heating a starting material composition to form a product composition including trans,trans-muconic acid. The starting material composition includes cis,cis-muconic acid, cis,trans-muconic acid, or a combination thereof. The starting material composition also includes an electrophilic compound, an organic solvent, or a combination thereof.