M&g USA Corporation

Beta Renewables S.p.a.

Apg Polytech, LLC

Novozymes A/s

Versalis S.p.a.

M & G Polimeri Italia S.p.a.

Simone Ferrero

Edwin Andrew Sisson

Gianluca Ferrari

Eric Abbate

Arianna Giovannini

Paolo Torre

Piero Ottonello

Francesco Cherchi

Alberto Riva

Danilo Defaveri

Maria Teresa Scrivani

Dario Giordano

David Osborn

Chiara Prefumo

Jesper Frickmann

Marco Cotti Comettini

Stefano Paravisi

Mirko Garbero

Douglas David Callander

Andrea Bonanni

Beatriz Rivas Torres

Liliane Tonet Rensi

Paolo Corbellani

Luis Oriani

Danilo De Faveri

Liliane Tonte Rensi

Daniele Riva

Federica Bosio

Geoffrey Moxley

Johan Belfrage

Piero Otonello

Micol Purrotti

A transparent article includes a continuous polyester matrix having at least one incompatible filler dispersed therein. The incompatible filler provides domains in the polyester matrix, each domain having a particular dimension, thus providing a range of dimensions for the domains in the article. To create haze, the dimensions are within the range of from about 380 nm to about 720 nm. Once the range of dimensions is determined, a light absorbent composition can be found which absorbs light at a range of wavelengths that at least substantially covers the range of dimensions of the domains. In doing so, it has been found that the haze of the article can be substantially masked. Method for producing the article and for masking the haze are also provided.

Article comprising light absorbent composition to mask visual haze and related method

The process for the hydrolysis of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of

Process for the rapid hydrolysis of high solids biomass

Disclosed in this specification is a process for the improved hydrolysis of glucans to glucose wherein a portion of the glucose is removed from the process to improve the yield of glucose.

Sugar recovery method from ligno-cellulosic biomass

The process for the hydrolysis of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of A) Contacting a ligno-cellulosic feedstock, the feedstock comprised of biomass having a dry content and water with at least a portion of a solvent, the solvent comprised of water soluble hydrolyzed species; wherein at least some of the water soluble hydrolyzed species are the same as the water soluble hydrolyzed species obtainable from the hydrolysis of the biomass in the feedstock;B) maintaining the contact between the feedstock of the feedstock stream and the solvent at a temperature in the range of 20&#xb0; C. to 200&#xb0; C. for a time in the range of 5 minutes to 72 hours to create a hydrolyzed product from the biomass in the feedstock.

This invention is to a biomass composition of 5 and 6 carbon sugars, lignin, and cellulose which has been steam exploded and the composition has a very high enzyme accessibility at 24 hours for hydrolysis.

Pre-treated biomass having enhanced enzyme accessibility

The process for treating a ligno-cellulosic biomass feed stream comprised of solids, C5's, C6's, lignin, and water comprises the steps of:

Process for acetic acid removal from pretreated biomass

This specification discloses an improved method for conducting the removal of C5 xylan based sugars from biomass. The improved method involves a series of soakings and washings of the biomass as opposed to conducting one soaking and washing step.

Process for recovering sugars from a pretreatment stream of lignocellulosic biomass

The process for the treatment of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of:

Biomass pretreatment process

An improved method of conducting the pre-soaking step involving pre-soaking the ligno-cellulosic biomass in a liquid (water) at a temperature in the range of between 100&#xb0; C. to 150&#xb0; C. prior to soaking at higher temperatures. This material can then be soaked and soaked liquid filtered by nano-filtration. When nano-filtration is used, the pre-soak temperature can be in the range of 10&#xb0; C. to 150&#xb0; C.

Pre-soaking process for biomass conversion

A polymer composition, stretched and unstretched articles and processes to make stretched and unstretched articles from that composition are set forth wherein the composition comprises a blend of a polyamide wherein the amino to carboxyl end group ratio of the polyamide polymer is less than 1.0 when the relative viscosity of the polyamide polymer is less than 2.0, and less than 0.30 when the relative viscosity is in the range of 2.0 to 2.3 and less than 0.20 when the relative viscosity is greater than 2.3, a crystallizable polyester and an interfacial tension reducing agent.

Dispersions of high carboxyl polyamides into polyesters

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