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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Applicant:
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Inventors:
Lee R. Lynd, Meriden, NH (US);
Julie M. D. Paye, Randolph Center, VT (US);
Michael Balch, Etna, NH (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12M 1/33 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12R 1/145 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12M 45/02 (2013.01); C12P 7/06 (2013.01); C12P 7/065 (2013.01); C12R 1/145 (2013.01); C12M 21/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for converting biomass with no chemical pretreatment is disclosed. Combination of a microbial system and the use of mechanical disruption during fermentation may help achieve high conversion rate without the extra cost and undesirable by-products typically associated with the pretreatment process.