3-hydroxypropionaldehyde detection and extraction
AssigneeEvonik Degussa GmbH
InventorsTarek Dishisha, Rajni Hatti Kaul, Roya R. R. Sardari, Bastian Grund, Oliver Thum
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of extracting 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) and/or derivatives thereof from an aqueous solution comprising 3-HPA, the method comprising: (a) contacting the aqueous solution with chitosan and/or chitosan comprising polymers; (b) separating the 3-HPA bound chitosan and/or chitosan comprising polymers; and (c) washing the 3-HPA bound chitosan and/or chitosan comprising polymers at least once with a washing medium; wherein 3-HPA and/or derivatives thereof is in the washing medium.
Claims15
A method of extracting 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) and/or derivatives thereof from an aqueous solution comprising 3-HPA, the method comprising:
- (a) contacting the aqueous solution with chitosan and/or chitosan comprising polymers;
- (b) separating the 3-HPA bound chitosan and/or chitosan comprising polymers;
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- (c) washing the 3-HPA bound chitosan and/or chitosan comprising polymers at least once with a washing medium;
- wherein 3-HPA and/or derivatives thereof is in the washing medium.
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