Patents by Inventor Philip James Goodier

Philip James Goodier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lactate production process
    Patent number: 9604895
    Abstract: A process for producing lactic acid is provided. The process comprises (a) reacting a stream rich in saccharide with sodium hydroxide in the presence of water to produce a reaction mixture comprising sodium lactate; (b) reacting at least a portion of the sodium lactate with HCl to produce lactic acid and sodium chloride; (c) converting at least a portion of the sodium chloride to chlorine and sodium hydroxide; and (d) recycling at least a portion of the sodium hydroxide produced in step (c) to step (a). Also provided are processes for the production of alkyl lactate, oligomeric lactic acid, lactide, alkyl lactyllactate, poly-lactic acid, propylene glycol and acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Plaxica Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Donegan, Philip James Goodier, Edward Leslie Marshall, Urvish Rameshchandra Pandya, Ajitkumar Mukundrai Patel
  • LACTATE PRODUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20160185704
    Abstract: A process for producing lactic acid is provided. The process comprises (a) reacting a stream rich in saccharide with sodium hydroxide in the presence of water to produce a reaction mixture comprising sodium lactate; (b) reacting at least a portion of the sodium lactate with HCl to produce lactic acid and sodium chloride; (c) converting at least a portion of the sodium chloride to chlorine and sodium hydroxide; and (d) recycling at least a portion of the sodium hydroxide produced in step (c) to step (a). Also provided are processes for the production of alkyl lactate, oligomeric lactic acid, lactide, alkyl lactyllactate, poly-lactic acid, propylene glycol and acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Donegan, Philip James Goodier, Edward Leslie Marshall, Urvish Rameshchandra Pandya, Ajitkumar Mukundrai Patel