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METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLYCERIN FROM TOBACCO

  • US 20120260929A1
  • Filed: 04/18/2011
  • Published: 10/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for producing glycerin from one or more plants of genus Nicotiana, the method comprising contacting an acylglycerol-containing starting material derived from one or more plants of genus Nicotiana with a composition comprising an alkali metal hydroxide, an alkaline earth oxide or hydroxide, a mineral acid, or an esterase for a period of time sufficient for at least some of the acylglycerol contained in the starting material to be hydrolyzed, thereby producing fatty acids and glycerin.

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