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US 2017/0096379 A1Published application
Production of partially refined waste glycerol
AssigneeReg Life Sciences, LLC
InventorsMyong Ko, Perry LIAO, Simon LI, Fernando Sanchez-Riera
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a novel glycerol purification process that produces partially refined waste glycerol for a variety of industrial applications. The disclosure encompasses a salt-containing partially refined glycerol composition that is suitable as a fermentation grade glycerol.
Claims10
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A partially refined waste glycerol produced by a process comprising:
- subjecting crude glycerol to a hydrophobic solvent to produce a mixture of crude glycerol and hydrophobic solvent, and separating the mixture of crude glycerol and hydrophobic solvent to produce a deoiled (DO) glycerol and a phase containing hydrophobic solvent and organic impurities.
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