Method of pretreatment in saccharification and fermentation of waste cellulose resource
US4769082A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/10
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The efficiency of enzymatic saccharification and fermentation of cellulose in a waste cellulose resource can be increased by a preliminary treatment with ionizing radiation. This irradiation of the waste cellulose resource can be accelerated by the preliminary addition of an aqueous alkali solution.
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