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Process for the treatment of lignocellulosic biomass

US8394611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

Bruce E. Dale · Big Rapids, US
Lee R. Lynd · Meriden, US
Mark Laser · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2007
Grant date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E50/10
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the treatment of biomass to render structural carbohydrates more accessible and/or digestible using concentrated ammonium hydroxide with or without anhydrous ammonia addition, is described. The process preferably uses steam to strip ammonia from the biomass for recycling. The process yields of monosaccharides from the structural carbohydrates are good, particularly as measured by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the structural carbohydrates. The monosaccharides are used as animal feeds and energy sources for ethanol production.

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