Industrial Technology Research Institute

Hou-Peng Wan

Hom-Ti Lee

Ruey-Fu Shih

Chiung-Fang Liu

Wei-Chun Hung

Chih-Hao Chen

Ying-Hsi Chang

Jia-Yuan Chen

Wen-Chang Lu

Ming-Der Bai

Tzu-Yueh Yang

Chih-Ching Chen

Hui-Tsung Lin

Chun-Yen Chen

Jo-Shu Chang

Chang-Chieh Chen

Chung-Cheng Han

Hsin-Tzu Kuo

Ching-I Juch

Hsin-Yueh Chang

Pei-Jung Yu

Ju-Shiou Chen

Yen-Ting Kuo

Chien-Yuan Su

Ming-Hua Wang

Shao-I Wu

Uei-Ting Lin

A method for separating hydrolysis product of biomass is provided. The method includes providing a mixture solution containing a hydrolysis product of biomass and a divalent metal salt, adjusting the pH value of the mixture solution to between 1-4.6, and performing a filtering procedure on the mixture solution using a nanofiltration membrane to obtain a concentrated solution and a filtrate, wherein the concentrated solution mainly includes the hydrolysis product of biomass and the filtrate mainly includes the divalent metal salt.

Method for separating hydrolyzed product of biomass

The present disclosure provides a new mutant ofwhich is deposited under Accession number DSM 32419. The present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a growth promoter for promoting microalgal cell growth, including: (a) inoculating a mutant ofinto a culturing medium to obtain a bacterial suspension, wherein the mutant ofis deposited under Accession number DSM 32419; (b) culturing the mutant ofin the bacterial suspension at least to a stationary phase to obtain a cultured medium of the mutant of; and (c) performing a vacuum heating procedure on the cultured medium of the mutant ofto obtain the growth promoter for promoting microalgal cell growth, wherein the growth promoter for promoting microalgal cell growth contains active substances for promoting microalgal cell growth.

Mutant ofand application thereof

A solid catalyst is provided. The solid catalyst includes a core particle composed of activated carbon, lignin or iron oxide, and a plurality of hydroxyl groups and sulfonic acid groups formed on the surface of the core particle. A method for preparing a sugar is also provided. The method includes mixing organic acid and the disclosed solid catalyst to form a mixing solution, adding a cellulosic biomass to the mixing solution to proceed to a dissolution reaction, and adding water to the mixing solution to proceed to a hydrolysis reaction to obtain a hydrolysis product.

Solid catalysts

Solid catalysts and method for preparing sugars using the same

The disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an active substance for inducing self-lysis in microalga cells, including: inoculating a bacterial strain belonging tointo a culturing medium to obtain a bacterial suspension; culturing the bacterial strain belonging toat least to a stationary phase to a condition in which the bacterial strain belonging toaggregates in the bacterial suspension and the bacterial suspension becomes pellucid; and after the bacterial strain belonging toaggregates in the bacterial suspension and the bacterial suspension becomes pellucid, performing a vacuum distillation procedure on the bacterial suspension to obtain an active solution, wherein the active solution contains an active substance for inducing self-lysis in microalga cells.

Method for manufacturing an active substance for inducing self-lysis in microalga cells, active substance obtained therefrom, and method for inducing self-lysis in microalga cells

Disclosed is a method of separating carbohydrate, including: mixing formic acid with heteropoly acid, chloride or bromide of lithium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, or iron, or combinations thereof to form a mixing liquid. The method also includes dissolving a cellulose biomass by the mixing liquid to form a solution, mixing water and the solution to hydrolyze the cellulose biomass for forming a carbohydrate solution, and mixing an extractant and the carbohydrate solution to extract the formic acid out of the carbohydrate solution. The heteropoly acid, the chloride or bromide of lithium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, or iron, or combinations thereof in the carbohydrate solution is separated out of the carbohydrate solution by ion exclusion chromatography separation to obtain a carbohydrate.

Method of separating carbohydrate

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a sugar product and method for fabricating the same is provided. The method includes mixing an acid compound and lithium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, zinc chloride or iron chloride or lithium bromide, magnesium bromide, calcium bromide, zinc bromide or iron bromide or heteropoly acid to form a mixing solution, adding a cellulosic biomass to the mixing solution for a dissolution reaction, and adding water to the mixing solution for a hydrolysis reaction to obtain a sugar product. The present disclosure also provides a sugar product fabricated from the method.

Sugar products and fabrication method thereof

A method for refining oil includes contacting an oil with hydrogen to perform a hydrodeoxygenation reaction using iron oxide as a catalyst. The iron oxide comprises ferrous oxide (FeO), ferrum dioxide (FeO), ferric oxide (FeO), ferroferric oxide (FeO), or combinations thereof.

Method for refining oil

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for preparing a sugar is provided. The method includes mixing an organic acid and a solid acid catalyst to form a mixing solution, adding a cellulosic biomass to the mixing solution to proceed to a dissolution reaction, and adding water to the mixing solution to proceed to a hydrolysis reaction to obtain a sugar.

Method for preparing sugars

The disclosure provides a method for liquefying biomass, including: (a) mixing a solid organic ammonium salt containing single nitrogen with at least one organic compound which is capable of forming a hydrogen bond with the solid organic ammonium salt to form a first mixture; (b) heating the first mixture until the first mixture becomes a solution; (c) mixing a biomass and an acid catalyst with the solution to form a second mixture; and (d) heating the second mixture to make the biomass therein convert into a liquefied product.

Method for liquefying biomass

In an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for preparing a phenolic compound is provided. The method includes providing a lignin depolymerization product, and hydrogenating the lignin depolymerization product under iron oxide and hydrogen gas to prepare a phenolic compound. The prepared phenolic compound is a crude phenolic composition including phenol, methylphenol, dimethylphenol or a combination thereof.

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