Bio-based crotonic acid production

The invention provides method for producing high selectivity trans-crotonic acid from bio-based resource wherein the steps comprise of treatment of poly(3-hydroxbutyrate) (PHB) biomass with mild alkali; and thermal degradation of the PHB biomass. Crotonic acid, a dehydrated monomer of PHB, can be ob...

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Main Authors: Ariffin, Hidayah, Farid, Nur Falia Shazana Manja, Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rahimi, Hassan, Mohd Ali
Format: Patent
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33967/

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