US Patent Issued to NOROO IC on Dec. 2 for "Production and separation of 3-hydroxypropionic acid" (South Korean, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,212, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to NOROO IC Co. LTD. (Suwanee, Ga.).

"Production and separation of 3-hydroxypropionic acid" was invented by Jeung Yeop Shim (Tampa, Fla.), Ki Soo Park (Yongin, South Korea), Ashok Somasundar (Suwon, South Korea) and Sung Hoon Park (Ulsan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides methods and apparatus for producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid or a salt thereof, for removing 3-hydroxypropionic acid from aqueous solution (e.g., aqueous broth), and for using it to make various chemicals."

The patent was filed on June 24, 2024, under Application No. 18/752,282.

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