US PATENT SUBCLASS 435 / 140
.~.~.~ Acetic acid


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435 /   HD   CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

41  DF  MICRO-ORGANISM, TISSUE CELL CULTURE OR ENZYME USING PROCESS TO SYNTHESIZE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION {26}
132  DF  .~ Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound {6}
136  DF  .~.~ Containing a carboxyl group {6}
140.~.~.~ Acetic acid


DEFINITION

Classification: 435/140

Acetic acid:

(under subclass 136) Processes wherein the product synthesized is ethanoic acid which by the nature of the process can not be readily used as a food product.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products,

17, for fermentation of alcohol to produce vinegar. The oxidizing of alcohol to produce acetic acid as a chemical compound is subject matter for Class 435.