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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hibiki Matsushita, Nagoya, JP;
Emiko Tominaga, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 41/48 (2013.01); C12M 21/12 (2013.01); C12M 41/32 (2013.01); C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12P 2203/00 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of producing ethanol includes: measuring a xylose concentration in a culture fluid that contains microorganisms having xylose utilizing ability, the culture fluid including a culture medium that contains saccharides derived from lignocellulose; and performing an addition control in which an additional culture medium is added to the culture fluid to conduct a continuous culture of the microorganisms, the additional culture medium containing saccharides derived from lignocellulose.