Lallemand Hungary Liquidity Management LLC

Steve Licht

Aaron Argyros

Vineet Rajgarhia

John E McBride

Allan C Froehlich

Arthur J Shaw, Iv

Haowen Xu

Alan Benjamin Gilbert

William Ryan Sillers

David Anthony Hogsett

Hans Van Dijken

John E Mcbride

Arthur J Shaw Iv

Vineet B Rajgarhia

One aspect of the invention relates to a genetically modified thermophilic or mesophilic microorganism, wherein a first native gene is partially, substantially, or completely deleted, silenced, inactivated, or down-regulated, which first native gene encodes a first native enzyme involved in the metabolic production of an organic acid or a salt thereof, thereby increasing the native ability of said thermophilic or mesophilic microorganism to produce lactate or acetate as a fermentation product. In certain embodiments, the aforementioned microorganism further comprises a first non-native gene, which first non-native gene encodes a first non-native enzyme involved in the metabolic production of lactate or acetate. Another aspect of the invention relates to a process for converting lignocellulosic biomass to lactate or acetate, comprising contacting lignocellulosic biomass with a genetically modified thermophilic or mesophilic microorganism.

Detoxification of biomass derived acetate via metabolic conversion to ethanol, acetone, isopropanol, or ethyl acetate

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