Compositions comprising shikimic acid obtained from oil palm based materials and method of producing thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides compositions and method for production of shikimic acid based on extracts obtained from oil palm-based materials, and more particularly oil palm based waste materials and by-products. The method includes purifying shikimic acid from extracts comprising oil palm phenolics (OPP).

1 . A method for production of shikimic acid comprising the step of obtaining extracts from oil palm-based materials. 
     
     
         2 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising purifying said shikimic acid from said extracts from oil palm-based materials. 
     
     
         3 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the extracts are obtained from oil palm by-products. 
     
     
         4 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the extracts are obtained from oil palm based waste materials. 
     
     
         5 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the extracts are obtained from oil palm liquid waste materials. 
     
     
         6 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the extracts are obtained from palm oil vegetation liquor. 
     
     
         7 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the extracts are obtained from materials from oil palm based industries. 
     
     
         8 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  to  4  wherein the extracts are obtained from palm oil mill effluent (POME). 
     
     
         9 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the extracts are obtained from anyone of the following oil palm based materials; oil palm by products, palm oil milling wastes materials, materials from oil palm based industries, any ancillary oil palm vegetative matters, any part of the oil palm tree for instance but not limiting to the stem, pulp, seed, trunk, fruitlet, fruitbunch, frond, any part of the oil palm fruit and other oil palm based materials and sources. 
     
     
         10 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the extracts comprise of oil palm phenolics (OPP). 
     
     
         11 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said extracts are water soluble and enriched with anti-oxidants. 
     
     
         12 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the method further comprising treating said oil palm with glyphosate prior to obtaining the extracts from said oil palm-based materials. 
     
     
         13 . A composition containing shikimic acid, characterized in that said shikimic acid is obtained from extracts of oil palm or oil palm based materials. 
     
     
         14 . A composition as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the extracts comprise of oil palm phenolics (OPP). 
     
     
         15 . A composition as claimed in  claim 13  to  14  wherein said shikimic acid is obtained from palm oil mill effluent (POME). 
     
     
         16 . A composition as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the shikimic acid is obtained from palm oil vegetation liquor.