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Foam control of alcoholic fermentation processes

US9150886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DOW BRASIL SUDESTE INDUSTRIAL LTDA. · BR

Inventors

Abel Oliveira · Encantado, BR
Yuri Alencar Marques · Botucatu, BR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2012
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

The method of producing bioethanol by sugarcane fermentation is improved by using a polyalkylene glycol with a hydroxyl functionality of greater than 2 as a foam controlling agent.

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