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US 2003/0158274 A1Published application
Methods of making intermediates from polyhydroxyalkanoates
AssigneeMetabolix, Inc.
InventorsLuhua Zhong, Edward M. Muller, James J. Barber, Joseph Pugach, Robert S. Whitehouse, Sean K. Daughtry
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Abstract
Methods of forming intermediates from PHAs are disclosed.
Claims48
A method, comprising:
- hydrogenolyzing a PHA to form a diol.
A method, comprising:
- treating a biomass containing a PHA to form a PHA intermediate;
- and
- removing at least about 10 weight percent of the PHA intermediate from the biomass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.