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Green process to hydrolyze carbohydrates from tobacco biomass using subcritical water

US9765411B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2014
Grant dateSep 19, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC13K1/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Processes for recovering sugars and nicotine from a tobacco biomass include feeding a biomass of tobacco plants and subcritical water to a reactor, hydrolyzing the biomass of tobacco plants with the subcritical water at a temperature between about 150° C. and 305° C. and recovering a liquid product and a solid product from the reactor, wherein the liquid product contains water-soluble sugars and nicotine.

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